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Ricardo Montero (referee)

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Ricardo Montero
Montero 2026
Born (1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 (age 40)[1]
Costa Rica
Domestic
Years League Role
2009-2024 Costa Rican Primera División Referee
2024- Major League Soccer Referee
International
Years League Role
2011–2024 FIFA listed Referee

Ricardo Montero (born 6 March 1986) is a Costa Rican football referee.

Montero became a FIFA referee in 2011.[2] He was seleceted for the U-17 FIFA World Cup in 2015 and 2017 and the Copa America in 2016. [3] He refereed the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2018.[4]

On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that he would officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[5]

Montero became a referee with the Professional Referees Organization in 2024, and began refereeing Major League Soccer matches. [6]

References

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  1. Ricardo MONTERO at FIFA
  2. Costa Rica Referees FIFA
  3. Usry, Rob (2016-05-25). "Mark Geiger headlines Copa America referee list". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
  4. mlssoccer. "Toronto FC vs. Club America | Concacaf Champions League Match Preview | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
  5. "List of Match Officials at 2018 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). fifa.com. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. "Referees". Retrieved 2026-07-31.