César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos (born 5 December 1983) is a Mexican professional

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. He has been a full international for

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since 2014. He refereed matches in

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, in the

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in the

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, and in the

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Refereeing career

Ramos made his debut on 28 October 2006, in a

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match between Zacatepec and Santos Laguna 1a. 'A'. Ramos made his First Division debut as a fourth official on 15 January 2011, in a match between San Luis and

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. Later that year, Ramos made his First Division debut as a central referee in a match between

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and

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. The first player Ramos booked in the First Division was

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while the first player he sent off was

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after he booked him twice in 15 minutes. Ramos refereed the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final between

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and Gremio. Ramos was the only Mexican center referee assigned to referee at the

. In 2019, Ramos participated in a referee exchange program between the

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and

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, where Ramos would referee in the

and

Abdulrahman Al-Jassim Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Jassim ( ar, عبد الرحمن الجاسم; born 14 October 1987) is a Qatari football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2013. Career He was one of the referees for the 2017 FIFA U-20 ...

of Qatar would referee at the

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. Ramos refereed the

semi-final match between France and Morocco on 14 December.

Record

FIFA World Cup

AFC Asian Cup

References

External links

1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Culiacán Mexican football referees CONCACAF Champions League referees CONCACAF Gold Cup referees 2018 FIFA World Cup referees 2022 FIFA World Cup referees FIFA World Cup referees Football referees at the 2016 Summer Olympics AFC Asian Cup referees {{Mexico-footy-bio-stub