Baldomero Toledo (born February 6, 1970) is a Mexican-born American soccer referee.[1] He has been a Major League Soccer referee since 2004 and a FIFA referee from 2007 to 2017.[2][3]
| Born |
February 6, 1970 Mexico | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Baker | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2004–2021 | MLS | Referee | |
| 2011–2017 | NASL | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007–2017 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Career
editToledo was born in Mexico, where he started refereeing at the age of 15 in local school leagues. Later, he moved to Southern California and continued working as a referee in local leagues until he made it to the U.S. Soccer academies.[4]
He was the referee for the 2008 MLS Cup,[2] the 2010 MLS Cup,[2] and the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final.[5]
US Soccer hired Toledo as a full-time referee in 2007.[6] Toledo was selected to referee at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
In 2017, Toledo was involved in a controversial situation when he refereed a friendly match between Mexico and Ghana, that Mexico won 1–0. Ghana's manager at the time, James Kwesi Appiah, complained that Toledo was assigned to the game: "I was really, really shocked that in a game like this they would allow a Mexican to be the center referee when we were playing Mexico", despite the fact that Toledo had worked in the United States for decades.[8]
Toledo retired following the 2021 MLS season.[9]
References
edit- ^ "2014 MLS Roster" Archived May 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Referee Magazine.
- ^ a b c "Baldomero Toledo" Archived February 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. proreferees.com.
- ^ "Football Officials – Referees". FIFA.com.
- ^ "Baldomero Toledo". US Referee Connection. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Referee Assignment Announced 2016 US Open Cup Final". MLS Soccer. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer launches full-time pro ref program". Soccer America. February 22, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Marrufo and Toledo picked for Concacaf championship". Soccer America. May 19, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ Bell, Arch (29 June 2017). "Ghana 'surprised' Mexican-American referee worked Mexico friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Five PRO officials retire – Professional Referee Organization ®". 19 December 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
External links
edit- Baldomero Toledo at the Professional Referee Organization (archive)
- Baldomero Toledo at WorldReferee.com
- Baldomero Toledo referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Baldomero Toledo referee profile at Soccerway
- Baldomero Toledo refereeing career statistics at Soccerbase
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