Alberto Undiano Mallenco
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| Full name | Alberto Undiano Mallenco | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 October 1973 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain | ||
| Other occupation | Sociologist | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2000– | La Liga | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2004– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Alberto Undiano Mallenco (born 6 October 1973 in Pamplona) is a Spanish football referee who currently resides in Ansoáin. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004. Undiano is also a part-time sociologist .
Career
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Undiano was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the match between Canada and Chile on 1 July 2007. He also refereed the final match between Argentina and Czech Republic on 23 July 2007.
2010 FIFA World Cup
Undiano was selected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was the only Spanish referee at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1] The group stage game between Germany and Serbia resulted in a 1-0 win for Serbia. Undiano gave a second yellow card to German player Miroslav Klose in the 36th minute, thus resulting in a red card. In the 59th minute Nemanja Vidić received a yellow card for handball, also resulting in a penalty. Undiano awarded yellow cards to Klose (2), Branislav Ivanović, Aleksandar Kolarov, Sami Khedira, Philipp Lahm, Neven Subotić, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Nemanja Vidić – a total of nine yellow cards.[2][3]
Honours
- Don Balón Award (Best Spanish Referee) : 2005 and 2007.
See also
References
- ↑ Exclusives (2010-04-17). "Exclusive: Alberto Undiano Mallenco, World Cup referee, on video evidence, Africa, & love of the game". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ↑ "Germany vs Serbia in World Cup 2010 - Football". Football-lineups.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ↑ "Football - Match World Cup : Germany vs. Serbia". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2010-06-18.