 Marrufo during the2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Born | (1977-06-07)June 7, 1977 (age 48) El Paso, Texas, U.S. | ||
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| Other occupation | Product specialist | ||
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 2002– | Major League Soccer | Referee | |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007–2022 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
| 2007– | CONCACAF Champions League | Referee | |
Jair Marrufo (born June 7, 1977) is an Americansoccerreferee. He has been a referee inMajor League Soccer since 2002 and aFIFA referee from 2007 to 2022.
Marrufo was 2008 MLS Referee of the Year.[1]
Marrufo was suspended by MLS for the remainder of the 2009 MLS season as of September 1, 2009, for poor performance over the course of the season,[2] and subsequently on February 5, 2010, Marrufo was removed from the 2010 World Cup referee list.[3][4]
It was announced in 2013 that Marrufo would be a member of the newly formedProfessional Referee Organization, the body responsible for refereeing appointments among the United States and Canada's top soccer leagues.[5]
On July 8, 2014, Marrufo was assigned to the2014 MLS All-Star Game, to be played on August 6 atProvidence Park between an MLS All-Star team andBayern Munich.[6]
He also officiated a2017 International Champions Cupmatch betweenBarcelona andReal Madrid on 29 July 2017, after which he was accused by Barcelona midfielderIvan Rakitić of insulting him.[7]
Marrufo was selected to officiate in the2018 FIFA World Cup, and his first appointment was theGroup G match between Belgium and Tunisia.
Marrufo refereed the2018 FIFA Club World Cup final betweenReal Madrid andAl Ain.
He refereed the second leg of the2019 CONCACAF Champions League final betweenMonterrey andTigres on May 1, 2019.[8]
On May 17, 2019, Marrufo was appointed to be a referee for the2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States.[9]
His father, Antonio Marrufo, was a FIFA referee fromMexico and served on the Mexican Referee Commission. Jair Marrufo speaks fluent English and Spanish.He is the husband of teacher and UTEP graduate Zinnia Mares Marrufo and they have two children together.[10]He is ofMexican descent.
| Season | G |  Tot | PG |  Tot | PG |
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| 2013 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 24 | 1.41 | 2 | 0.12 |
| 2015 | 19 | 53 | 2.79 | 3 | 0.16 |
| 2016 | 17 | 45 | 2.65 | 1 | 0.06 |
| 2017 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 1 | 0.14 |
Updated to matches played on July 7, 2017.
Source:http://proreferees.com/stats/referee-stats/
| Preceded by | FIFA Club World Cup final referee 2018 | Succeeded by |
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