Wilmar Roldán

Colombian football referee (born 1980)
Wilmar Roldán
Roldán refereeing at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Full name Wilmar Alexander Roldán Pérez[1]
Born (1980-01-24) 24 January 1980 (age 44)[2]
Remedios, Colombia
Domestic
Years League Role
2003- Categoría Primera A Referee
International
Years League Role
2008– FIFA Referee
CONMEBOL Referee

Wilmar Alexander Roldán Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwilmaɾ rolˈdam ˈpeɾes]; born 24 January 1980 in Remedios, Antioquia) is a Colombian football referee.[3] He was ranked the World's 7th Best Referee of 2015 by the IFFHS.[4]

He has been a referee in the domestic league since 2003 and became a FIFA International in 2008.[5]

He was selected for his maiden Copa América tournament in 2011, where he officiated in two group matches and the third-place match between Venezuela and Peru.[6] He also officiated at the 2012 Olympic tournament[7] and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[8]

In March 2013, FIFA named Roldán to its list of 52 candidate referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[9] In January 2014, FIFA included him in its refereeing team for the World Cup. He was the head referee in the Group A match between Mexico and Cameroon.

In April 2017, he was selected as a referee for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[10] He was selected to officiate the tournament's opening game between the host nation Russia and New Zealand.

In June 2018, he was selected to referee England v Tunisia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]

He officiated at the Ecuador v Venezuela match during the Copa América in 2024.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Colombia - W. Roldán - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  2. ^ "Colombia - W. Roldán - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  3. ^ Henao Bolívar, Francisco (1 July 2015). "Wilmar Roldán será el árbitro de la final de la Copa América" (in Spanish). El País.
  4. ^ "The World's Best Referee 2015 | IFFHS". iffhs.de. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07.
  5. ^ FIFA. "Colombia: Referees". Retrieved on 3 May 2013.
  6. ^ Ciullini, Pablo. "Copa América 2011". RSSSF, 14 March 2013. Retrieved on 3 May 2013.
  7. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Great Britain - Korea Republic 1:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 1:1) 4:5 PSO". 4 August 2012. Retrieved on 3 May 2013.
  8. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Uruguay - Paraguay 1:1 (0:0)". 22 March 2013. Retrieved on 3 May 2013.
  9. ^ FIFA. "Open list of prospective referees & assistant referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup". 7 March 2013. Retrieved on 3 May 2013.
  10. ^ FIFA. "Match officials appointed for FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017". 27 April 2017. Retrieved on 15 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Wilmar Roldán selected as referee for England vs Tunisia for 2018 World Cup". Daily Mirror. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  12. ^ "2024 Copa América, Group Stage, Ecuador v Venezuela". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-06-22.

External links

  • WorldReferee.com - Wilmar Roldán
  • Profile on RateTheRef.net