Alberto Undiano Mallenco
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| Full name | Alberto Undiano Mallenco | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 October 1973 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain | ||
| Other occupation | Sociologist | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2000–2019 | La Liga | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2004–2019 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto wnˈdjano maˈʎeŋko]; born 6 October 1973) is a retired Spanish football referee. He was a full international referee for FIFA from 2004 to 2019. Undiano is also a part-time sociologist.
Career
[edit]Mallenco was born in Pamplona.
Club
[edit]On 8 May 2019, Mallenco refereed the 2018–19 Armenian Cup between Alashkert and Lori.[1][2]
He refereed in La Liga from 2000 to 2019.
International
[edit]2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
[edit]Undiano was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the match between Canada and Chile on 1 July 2007. He also refereed the final match between Argentina and Czech Republic on 23 July 2007.
2010 FIFA World Cup
[edit]Undiano was selected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was the only Spanish referee at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[3] The group stage game between Germany and Serbia resulted in a 1–0 win for Serbia. Undiano gave a second yellow card to German player Miroslav Klose in the 36th minute, thus resulting in a red card. In the 59th minute Nemanja Vidić received a yellow card for handball, also resulting in a penalty. Undiano awarded yellow cards to Klose (2), Branislav Ivanović, Aleksandar Kolarov, Sami Khedira, Philipp Lahm, Neven Subotić, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Nemanja Vidić – a total of nine yellow cards.[4][5]
Nations League
[edit]He refereed the 2019 UEFA Nations League Final. It was his last game as a professional referee.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Don Balón Award (Best Spanish Referee) : 2005 and 2007
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "FC ALASHKERT - LORI FC". ffa.am/. Football Federation Armenia. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "ALASHKERT 1-0 LORI". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Exclusives (17 April 2010). "Exclusive: Alberto Undiano Mallenco, World Cup referee, on video evidence, Africa, & love of the game". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Germany vs Serbia in World Cup 2010 - Football". Football-lineups.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Football - Match World Cup : Germany vs. Serbia". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Porto swansong for proud Undiano". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alberto Undiano at FIFA U-20 World Cup at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 June 2017)
- Alberto Undiano referee profile at Soccerway
- Alberto Undiano referee profile at EU-Football.info
- Alberto Undiano referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Alberto Undiano refereeing career statistics at Soccerbase
- Alberto Undiano at WorldReferee.com
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