Ricardo Salazar
{{Short description|American soccer referee}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox football official
| name = Ricardo Salazar
| image = Ricardo Salazar.jpg
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|9|6|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Bakersfield, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| otheroccupation = Insurance agent
| years1 = 2000–present
| years2 = 2007–present
| years3 = 2009
| league1 = MLS
| league2 = CONCACAF Champions League
| league3 = Pan-Pacific Championship
| role1 = Referee
| role2 = Referee
| role3 = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 2005–2015
| confederation1 = FIFA
| internationalrole1 = Referee
}}
Ricardo Salazar (born September 6, 1972) is a referee who currently referees for the Professional Referee Organization and international matches.{{cite web |title=PRO Referee Roster |url=http://www.proreferees.com/roster-referees.php |publisher=PROreferees.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603223128/http://www.proreferees.com/roster-referees.php |archive-date=June 3, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} He became a full-time referee in 2007.
MLS
Since becoming a fully professional referee in 2007, Salazar has officiated many matches in Major League Soccer. He has also officiated many important CONCACAF Champions Cup matches, including the CONCACAF Champions Cup Semi Final between Pachuca CF and CD Motagua.{{cite web |url=http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=1648&linkType=referee&contextType=bio |title=Ricardo Salazr History |date=February 12, 2008 |publisher=WorldReferee.com |access-date=August 30, 2010}}
Salazar was also one of the referees picked to officiate in the 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship.{{cite web |url=http://ussoccer-referees.blogspot.com/2009/02/reftalk-with-ricardo-salazar.html |title=RefTalk with Ricardo Salazar |date=February 24, 2010 |publisher=U.S Soccer Referees Federation |access-date=August 30, 2010}}
On June 19, 2011, Salazar refereed an MLS match between the New York Red Bulls and Portland Timbers, in which he issued a yellow card to Adam Moffat and a red to Red Bulls star Thierry Henry after an altercation.{{cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2011/6/20/2233567/new-york-red-bulls-general-manager-erik-soler-blast-mls-officiating |title=New York Red Bulls General Manager Erik Soler Blasts MLS Officiating |author=Zack Woolsey |publisher=SB Nation |date=June 20, 2011}}
Salazar officiated the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC. He handed out six yellow cards, all six to the Sounders, who went on to lose the game.r.{{cite news |last=Rudman |first=Steve |title=Stay away from Sounders, Salazar |url=http://www.king5.com/sports/sportspress-nw/175081741.html |access-date=July 27, 2013 |newspaper=Sportspress Northwest |publisher=KING 5 News |date=October 22, 2013}}{{cite news |last=Ruiz |first=Don |title=Sounders GM: "I'm not at all happy that Salazar was assigned to this game" |url=http://blog.thenewstribune.com/soccer/2012/10/17/sounders-gm-im-not-at-all-happy-that-salazar-was-assigned-to-this-game/#storylink=cpy |access-date=July 27, 2013 |newspaper=The News Tribune |date=October 17, 2012}}
On March 17, 2013, Salazar refereed an MLS match between the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA. Chivas' Velázquez was originally shown his first yellow card of the match after a challenge on Galaxy midfielder Colin Clark. The player was then immediately shown a red card.{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Steve |title=Ricardo Salazar's explanation for red asks more questions |url=http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/18/ricardo-salazars-explanation-for-red-asked-more-questions/ |access-date=July 27, 2013 |publisher=NBC Sports |date=March 18, 2013}} The Professional Referees Organization (PRO) stated that the original caution card was shown by mistake and it was, in actuality, a red that was issued for the challenge. Chivas made a successful request to have the case reviewed by the independent panel and the card was overturned.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/03/19/independent-review-panel-rescinds-red-card-suspension-chivas-usas-joaqu%C3%ADn-ve |title=Ricardo Salazar |date=March 17, 2013 |publisher=MLSsoccer.com}}
On June 1, 2013, Salazar refereed a match between Chivas USA and the Seattle Sounders FC. Late in the game, Salazar gave a straight red to Seattle's Obafemi Martins of in the 71st minute after a tussle with Chivas player Gabriel Farfan. MLS rescinded the card.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/06/05/independent-review-panel-rescinds-red-card-suspension-seattles-obafemi-marti |title=Ricardo Salazar |date=June 1, 2013 |publisher=MLSsoccer.com}}
International
Since becoming a FIFA referee in 2005, Salazar had been chosen to officiate six international matches, four of which have been International Friendlies. On May 24, 2010 he officiated a friendly between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=33723 |title=FFA Articles Aussies snatch farewell win |date=May 24, 2010 |publisher=Football Federation Australia |access-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011063246/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=33723 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}
International matches officiated
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;width:85%; text-align:left" |
| width=20% | Date
! width=20% | Home ! width=20% | Away ! width=10% | Result ! width=50% | Competition |
|---|
| October 15, 2008
| {{flagicon|CRI}} Costa Rica | {{flagicon|HAI}} Haiti |
| May 27, 2009
| {{flagicon|ECU}} Ecuador | {{flagicon|ESA}} El Salvador | Friendly match |
| October 14, 2009
| {{flagicon|ESA}} El Salvador | {{flagicon|HON}} Honduras |
| May 10, 2010
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico | {{flagicon|SEN}} Senegal | Friendly match |
| May 24, 2010
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia | {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand | Friendly match |
| February 29, 2012
| {{flagicon|EST}} Estonia | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} El Salvador | Friendly match |
| May 29, 2013
| {{flagicon|ECU}} Ecuador | {{flagicon|GER}} Germany | Friendly match |
| June 7, 2014
| {{flagicon|ENG}} England | {{flagicon|HON}} Honduras | 0–0 | Friendly match |
| September 8, 2015
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina | {{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico | 2–0 | Friendly match |
Card statistics
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{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2013 |g=21 |y=60 |r=6}}
{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2014 |g=14 |y=46 |r=5}}
{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2015 |g=18 |y=44 |r=4}}
{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2016 |g=15 |y=40 |r=7}}
{{Fb ref cards footer |u=February 10, 2017 |s=http://www.proreferees.com/stats-referee-stats.php}}
References
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External links
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320041124/http://proreferees.com/roster-ricardo-salazar.php |date=March 20, 2017 |title=Profile at Professional Referee Organization}}
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220230/http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkType=referee&contextType=bio&linkID=1648 |date=March 3, 2016 |title=Profile at WorldReferee.com}}
- {{Soccerway referee|ricardo-salazar/84467}}
{{Major League Soccer referees}}
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Category:American soccer referees
Category:Sportspeople from Elgin, Illinois
Category:Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California