| Full name | José Luis Munuera Montero | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1983-05-19)19 May 1983 (age 42)[1] Jaén, Spain | ||
| Other occupation | Restaurateur | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2010–2013 | Segunda División B | Referee | |
| 2013–2016 | Segunda División | Referee | |
| 2016– | La Liga | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2019– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
José Luis Munuera Montero (born 19 May 1983) is a Spanishfootball referee who officiates inLa Liga. He has been aFIFA referee since 2019, and is ranked as aUEFA second category referee .[2]
Munuera Montero began officiating in theSegunda División B in 2010, theSegunda División in 2013 andLa Liga in 2016.[3] He officiated his first match in La Liga on 22 August 2016 betweenCelta Vigo andLeganés.[4] In 2019, he was put on theFIFA referees list. He officiated his firstUEFA club competition match on 1 August 2019, a meeting between Romanian clubViitorul Constanța and Belgian clubGent in the2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.[5] His first senior international match as referee was on 7 October 2020 betweenAndorra andCape Verde.[6]
As part of a referee exchange programme between UEFA andCONMEBOL, Munuera Montero was selected on 21 April 2021 as avideo assistant referee for the2021 Copa América in Argentina and Colombia.[7] He will be joined by four of his compatriots at the tournament, marking the first time a team of European referees were selected to officiate at theCopa América.[8][9] After an incident that he privately owns sports company he has been suspended.
Munuera Montero was born inJaén, and owns several restaurants inCórdoba.[1]
