Mario Escobar (referee)
Guatemalan association football referee (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mario Alberto Escobar Toca (born on 19 September 1986) is a Guatemalan football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2013.[4] He is also one of the referees for the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Toca.
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Full name | Mario Alberto Escobar Toca[1] | ||
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Born |
(1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 37)[2][3] Guatemala[1] | ||
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Years | League | Role | |
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala | Referee | ||
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Years | League | Role | |
2013– | FIFA | Referee | |
CONCACAF | Referee |
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On 15 May 2019, Escobar was officially selected as a referee for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Costa Rica, Jamaica, and the United States.[5] He was summoned to officiate the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final between Mexico and the United States, and additionally refereed the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League Final between UANL and Los Angeles FC.
Escobar was also one of the appointed referees of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[6][7]