Carlos Velasco Carballo
 Velasco Carballo warming up prior to the Spartak Moscow–Chelsea Champions League match in October 2010 | |||
| Born |
16 March 1971 Madrid, Spain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Industrial Engineer | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2004–2016 | La Liga | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2008–2016 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos βeˈlasko kaɾˈβaʎo];[a] born 16 March 1971)[1] is a retired Spanish professional football referee.
Career[edit]
He is affiliated with the Madrid committee and has officiated in Spanish Primera División since 2004, as well as in international matches since 2008.[2][3]
Velasco officiated 2011 UEFA Europa League Final match in Dublin, between Porto and Braga.[4]
On 20 December 2011, UEFA named him one of the twelve referees for UEFA Euro 2012.[5] Velasco took charge of the tournament's opening match between Poland and Greece, issuing a first-half red card to Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, before sending-off Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny in the second period as the teams drew 1–1 in Warsaw.[6] He was also a referee in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in which he officiated the quarterfinal match between Brazil and Colombia.[7] He was criticized for making bad calls and favoring Brazil by many people, including former referee Graham Poll and Radamel Falcao, who tweeted, "For the next match remember to call the referee who didn't show up today".[8] A Colombian lawyer also claimed to be suing FIFA for $1.3 billion because of their bad referee choices.[9][10]
Since 2017, Velasco is responsible for video assistant referee system integration into Spanish La Liga starting from season 2018/2019. [11]
Notes[edit]
- ^ In isolation, Velasco is pronounced [beˈlasko].
References[edit]
- ^ Liga 2006 - 2007 | elmundo.es | DEPORTES
- ^ Velasco Carballo, nuevo árbitro internacional - Marca.com
- ^ Anorthosis F.C
- ^ "Porto-Braga 2011 Historia | UEFA Europa League". Archived from the original on 2011-05-10.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2012 referees named". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ Glendenning, Barry (8 June 2012). "Euro 2012: Poland 1–1 Greece – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Brazil's joy turns to pain; Neymar out of Cup". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ "Brazil vs. Colombia referee faces criticism". ESPN.com. 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ Payne, Marissa (14 August 2014). "Colombian lawyer says he's suing FIFA for $1.3 billion for bad refereeing". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Fifa 'sued' over World Cup refereeing". BBC Sport. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Referees Media Briefing" hosted by Pierluigi Collina, Massimo Busacca and Roberto Rosetti.
External links[edit]
- Carlos Velasco Carballo at WorldReferee.com
- Carlos Velasco Carballo referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Carlos Velasco Carballo referee profile at EU-Football.info
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