Carlos Clos Gómez (born 30 June 1972 in
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...
,
Spain
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) is a First Division
football referee. He became a
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
class referee in January 2009.
He began refereeing football matches in 1988, after a year in futsal. In 2001 he played his first game in the Second Division and in 2006 he made his debut in First. In 2009 he became FIFA referee, which allowed him to participate in international matches. Thus, he refereed the Europa League matches and the preparation of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and was an assistant referee in Euro 2012 and the Champions League. In 2017 he had to retire at the age of 45, the age limit for refereeing.
In 2008, Clos Gómez was forced to abandon a match between
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...
and
Athletic Bilbao after an Athletic player was struck by a bottle thrown from the crowd.
Clos Gómez was named to FIFA's international list in 2009, and has served as a referee during qualification for the
2014 FIFA World Cup, beginning with the 7 September 2012 match between
Lithuania and
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
.
"Match Report: Lithuania - Slovakia 1:1 (1:1)"
FIFA. 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 15 April 2013.
References
Carlos Clos Gómez
1972 births
Living people
Spanish football referees
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