Jesús Gil Manzano

{{short description|Spanish football referee (born 1984)}}

{{family name hatnote|Gil|Manzano|lang=Spanish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox football official

| name = Jesús Gil Manzano

| image = Gil Manzano.jpg

| caption = Gil Manzano in 2017

| fullname = Jesús Gil Manzano

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|2|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Don Benito, Spain

| death_date =

| death_place =

| years1 = 2001–2006

| league1 = Tercera

| role1 = Referee

| years2 = 2006–2009

| league2 = Segunda B

| role2 = Referee

| years3 = 2009–2012

| league3 = Segunda

| role3 = Referee

| years4 = 2012–

| league4 = La Liga

| role4 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 2014–

| confederation1 = FIFA listed

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Jesús Gil Manzano ({{IPA|es|xeˈsus ˈxil manˈθano}}; born 4 February 1984) is a Spanish football referee. He officiates in the Spanish Primera División. He made his La Liga debut on 25 August 2012 in a game between Málaga and Mallorca. Gil Manzano also appeared in the 2013–14 Copa del Rey quarterfinals game between Racing de Santander and Real Sociedad, where Racing refused to play after one minute.{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2014/01/30/futbol/copa_rey/1391112428.html |title=Con el honor no se juega |newspaper=Marca |language=es |date=30 January 2014 |access-date=31 January 2014 |publisher=Unidad Editorial}}{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/racing-santander-match-suspended-after-boycott-1.1674143 |title=Racing Santander match suspended after boycott |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=30 January 2014 |access-date=31 January 2014 }}

Following the game between Barcelona and Girona on 23 September 2018, that ended 2–2,{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20180923/451991258540/lenglet-expulsado-tras-la-intervencion-del-var.html|title=Lenglet, sent off unfairly|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20180924/451995305813/gil-manzano-historial-barcelona-polemicas.html|title=Gil Manzano's history against Barcelona|newspaper= Mundo deportivo (in Spanish)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20180924/452001679402/gil-manzano-errores-barca-madrid.html|title=Gil Manzano's mistakes against Barcelona and in favour of Madrid|newspaper= Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish)}} Lionel Messi refused to shake his hand after the match.{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20180923/451992108693/la-reaccion-de-messi-con-el-arbitro-gil-manzano.html|title=Messi's reaction on referee Gil Manzano|newspaper= Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish)}} He has also refereed in top league matches of various countries, such as on 10 February 2019, in the derby PAOK - Olympiacos 3–1.{{Cite web |title=ΠΑΟΚ - Ολυμπιακός 3-1: Πάρτι τίτλου για τον Δικέφαλο |url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/paok-olympiakos-3-1-parti-titloy-gia-ton-dikefalo.8848299.html |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=www.sport24.gr |language=el}}