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Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (born 28 July 1971), also referred to as Teixeira I, is a Spanish former
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, affiliated to the Committee of Referees of
Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...
. Born in
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on 28 July 1971, he promoted to
La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...
in the 2003–04 season. He held the rank of international referee from 2009 to 2014. He refereed at
2012–13 UEFA Europa League The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League was the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 4th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played at the Amsterdam Aren ...
. Demoted from the top tier of Spanish football along his brother , he retired after the
2014–15 La Liga The 2014–15 La Liga season (known as the ''Liga BBVA'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of the premier association football league in Spain. The campaign began on 23 August 2014 and ended on 24 May 2015. Barcelona won its 23rd tit ...
season. His last game was at
Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas (originally Nuevo Estadio de Vallecas and previously Estadio Teresa Rivero) is a football stadium in the Madrid district of Puente de Vallecas, Spain. It currently hosts football matches and is the home of Primera ...
, a 2–4 win of
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against
Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Lig ...
played on 23 May 2015.


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1971 births Sportspeople from Cantabria Living people Spanish football referees UEFA Europa League referees {{Spain-footy-bio-stub