Luis Enrique Santander

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santander and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.

Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre (born 24 January 1983) is a Mexican professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2015.^[2]

Luis Enrique Santander

Full name	Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
Born	(1983-01-24) January 24, 1983 (age 42)[1] Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico[1]
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2006–2012	Liga de Ascenso	Referee
2011–present	Liga MX	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2015–present	FIFA listed	Referee

Career

Refereeing since 2004, Santander made his official debut on 10 September 2006 in a match between Salamanca and Santos Laguna 1a. 'A'.^[1] After four years of refereeing in the youth levels, Santander would make his First Division debut as a fourth official on 29 January 2011 in a match between Atlante and Puebla at Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.^[3] The following year on 21 July 2012, Santander made his First Division debut as a central referee in an Apertura 2012 match between Cruz Azul and Morelia at Estadio Azul.^[4]

Santander officiated his first international game on 31 March 2015, a friendly between Panama and Costa Rica at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City.^[5]

On 9 July 2014 Santander was the referee for the first leg of the 2014 Supercopa MX between Morelia and Tigres UANL at Estadio Morelos.^[6] Santander was the referee for the Clausura 2015 Copa MX Final between Puebla and Guadalajara at Estadio Universitario BUAP, the first major final he officiated.^[7] The following year, Santander was the referee for the first leg of the Clausura 2016 final between Pachuca and Monterrey at Estadio Hidalgo, the first Liga MX final he officiated.^[8]

Santander has since officiated three other Liga MX finals: Guadalajara vs Tigres UANL (Clausura 2017), América vs Monterrey (Apertura 2019), and Atlas vs León (Apertura 2021).^[8]

References

1. "Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre Árbitro Central". ligamx.net. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
2. "Ficha técnica de Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre". ligamx.net. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
3. "Atlante vs Puebla Box score". ligamx.net. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
4. "Cruz Azul vs Morelia Box score". ligamx.net. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
5. "Panama vs. Costa Rica 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
6. "Morelia vs Tigres UANL Box score". ligamx.net. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
7. "Puebla vs Guadalajara Box score". ligamx.net. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
8. "Luis Enrique Santander dirigirá el partido de ida de la final entre León y Atlas". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 11 October 2022.