:Eduardo Iturralde González

{{Short description|Spanish football referee}}

{{family name hatnote|Iturralde|González|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football official

| name = Eduardo Iturralde González

| fullname = Eduardo Iturralde González

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Arrankudiaga, Biscay, Basque, Spain

| death_date =

| death_place =

| otheroccupation = Prosthodontist

| years1 = 1995–2012

| league1 = La Liga

| role1 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 1998–2012

| confederation1 = FIFA listed

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Eduardo Iturralde González (born 20 February 1967 in Arrankudiaga) is a retired Spanish football referee.

He frequently served as a referee for European matches in the Europa League and Champions League. Iturralde notably refereed the El Clásico on three occasions, in 1999, 2005{{Cite web |title=Mourinho: Barcelona happier with choice of referee |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/29/mourinho-barcelona-happier-with-choice-referee.html |quote=Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez has refereed two games between the teams, with Barcelona winning both times, in 1999 and 2005. |publisher=www.thejakartapost.com |date=29 November 2010 |access-date=30 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201222531/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/29/mourinho-barcelona-happier-with-choice-referee.html |archive-date=1 December 2010 }} and most recently in November 2010, in which he was praised by Barcelona for his performance.{{Cite web |title=Referee Watch: Eduardo Iturralde González In The Clasico Between Barcelona And Real Madrid |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/88/spain/2010/11/29/2238093/referee-watch-eduardo-iturralde-gonzalez-in-the-clasico |publisher=goal.com |date=30 November 2010 |access-date=30 November 2010}}

Iturralde González was the referee of the Republic of Ireland's 2–1 win over Armenia in the last Euro 2012 qualifying match. Early in the game, he sent off Armenian goalkeeper Roman Berezovsky for a handball, although video replays indicated that the ball hit his chest.{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/1014/1224305756276.html |title=Armenia file protest to Uefa over goalkeeper's red card |date=14 October 2011 |work=Irish Times |access-date=14 October 2011 |archive-date=14 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014155140/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/1014/1224305756276.html |url-status=dead }} Two days after the match, the Football Federation of Armenia officially filed a protest to UEFA over the goalkeeper's dismissal.{{Update after|2016|11|17|reason=What was the result? Is it notable enough for inclusion i.e. was it upheld.}}

On 23 March 2012 he announced his retirement from refereeing due to disagreements with the Spanish Technical Committee, although it was already time for him to retire at the end of the 2011–12 season. His last game was Real Betis vs Real Madrid (2–3) on 10 March 2012. He could not finish this game due to a muscle injury, being substituted by the fourth referee, Gorka Sagués Oscoz, during half time.