Rubén Selman
{{Infobox football official
| name = Rubén Selmán
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Rubén Marcos Selmán Albornoz
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1963|7|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Santiago, Chile
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|2|10|1963|7|25|df=y}}
| death_place =
| otheroccupation = Football commentator, Politician
| years1 = 1990s–2008
| league1 = Chilean Primera División
| role1 = Referee
| years2 =
| league2 =
| role2 =
| internationalyears1 = 1998–2008
| confederation1 = FIFA listed
| internationalrole1 = Referee
}}
{{Short description|Chilean football referee (1963–2020)}}
{{family name hatnote|Selmán|Albornoz|lang=Spanish}}
Rubén Marcos Selmán Albornoz (25 July 1963 – 10 February 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.lacuarta.com/deportes/noticia/fallecio-ruben-selman-historico-arbitro-del-futbol-chileno/456387/|title=Falleció Rubén Selmán, el histórico árbitro del fútbol chileno|accessdate=2020-02-10|date=2020-02-10|work=La Cuarta|language=es-CL}}) was an association football referee from Chile.
Refereeing career
Selman was born in Santiago, and started refereeing in his twenties at games featured in the minor Chilean divisions. In the 1990s he started in the Primera División de Chile. In 1998, he received his FIFA badge and appeared in CONMEBOL tournaments. He officiated matches in the Copa Libertadores, Copa Mercosur, Copa Sudamericana, international friendlies and South American World Cup qualifiers.{{cite web|url=http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=1016&linkType=referee&contextType=bio|title=WorldReferee.com – referee – Rubén Selman – bio|publisher=Worldreferee.com|accessdate=20 October 2014}}
During his career the directors of Colo-Colo were adamant in processing a formal complaint with the domestic club organization Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Chile. The directors felt that the institution was being persecuted by Selman after a series of ejections. This followed after player Jorge Valdivia stated that Selman threatened with throwing him out of the game, which he eventually did.{{cite web|url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/p4_noticias/site/artic/20060423/pags/20060423202842.html|title=En Colo Colo acusaron persecución de Rubén Selman hacia Jorge Valdivia|work=Cooperativa.cl|accessdate=20 October 2014}} According to Selman, Valdivia was red carded after receiving two consecutive yellow cards. The first for a foul and the second after Valdivia ran up to a television camera. Valdivia had gone up to the camera and declared that Selman had threatened him with expulsion.[http://www.elgrafico.cl/index.php?op=1&cod_n=152] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218082731/http://www.elgrafico.cl/index.php?op=1&cod_n=152 |date=December 18, 2008 }}
Ruben Selman's final match was in the home leg of the Chilean club championship game between Colo-Colo and Palestino. He ended his profession by red carding two Palestino players and ejecting Palestino's manager from the match.{{cite web|url=http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias_v2/site/artic/20081214/pags/20081214235848.html|title=IBANEZ LED THE ARAB RESISTANCE|publisher=Lanacion.cl|accessdate=20 October 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204125220/http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias_v2/site/artic/20081214/pags/20081214235848.html|archivedate=4 February 2009}}
Media career
In 2014 he performed as a football commentator for the TV program Fox Sports Radio from Fox Sports Chile.[https://www.facebook.com/liganortechicureo/videos/queremos-compartir-con-todos-ustedes-el-saludo-que-le-envió-nuestro-árbitro-don-/835920579769575/ Queremos compartir con todos ustedes el saludo que le envió nuestro árbitro don Rubén Selman en el programa Fox Sports Radio de ayer...] Liga Norte Chicureo on Facebook {{inlang|es}} Previously he had worked for Canal del Fútbol (CDF). He also performed as a show business commentator for the TV program Secreto a voces (Open secret) from Mega.{{cite web |title=Lo hemos visto todo: ¡Selman a la farándula! {{!}} Espectacular |url=https://www.lacuarta.com/espectacular/noticia/lo-hemos-visto-todo-selman-a-la-farandula/129070/?outputType=amp |publisher=La Cuarta |access-date=21 October 2022 |language=es |date=5 January 2012}}
Political career
In 2016, Selman was a candidate to councillor for Quinta Normal as a Independent Democratic Union representative.{{cite news |title=Selman se pasa a la política |url=https://www.latercera.com/diario-impreso/selman-se-pasa-a-la-politica/ |access-date=27 January 2024 |work=La Tercera |date=8 July 2016 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=Resultados de las Elecciones Municipales 2016 – Especial de Emol.com |url=https://www.emol.com/especiales/2016/actualidad/nacional/elecciones-municipales/resultados.asp#c4109 |website=www.emol.com |publisher=El Mercurio |access-date=27 January 2024 |language=es}}
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Santiago, Chile
Category:Chilean football referees
Category:Copa América referees
Category:Chilean people of English descent
Category:Chilean association football commentators
Category:Canal del Fútbol color commentators
Category:Chilean sportsperson-politicians
Category:21st-century Chilean politicians
Category:Independent Democratic Union politicians
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