Said Martínez
Full name | Héctor Said Martínez Sorto | ||
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Born |
Tocoa, Honduras | 7 August 1991||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras | Referee | ||
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2017– | FIFA | Referee | |
CONCACAF | Referee |
Héctor Said Martínez Sorto (born 7 August 1991) is a Honduran football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2017.[1] He is also one of the referees for the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.
Biography[]
Said Martínez was born in Tocoa on 7 August 1991. At the age of ten, he began the dream of being a referee with the example of his father, and made the decision in becoming a referee. With dedication and determination, he was the youngest to make his debut in football matches in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras with just 18 years of age.[2][3]
With many hopes in his professional life, he decided to move to Tegucigalpa due to the lack of opportunities in Tocoa. He entered the , where in a few years he would become a professional in mathematics, which makes this promise of refereeing one of the most prepared in this career.[4][5]
Refereeing career[]
Martínez became an international referee for FIFA and CONCACAF in 2017.[6] He had officiated at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States, Costa Rica and Jamaica,[7] the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[8]
Martínez had recently officiated the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[9] and had officiated the final between the United States and Mexico.[10]
References[]
- ^ "FIFA list of referees" (PDF). resources.fifa.com. 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Said Martínez: El joven que soñó con ser árbitro". Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Said Martínez: 'Con el jugador hay que ser 'cara de tubo' - Diario El Heraldo". Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "'Un maestro me descubrió el don de los números...': Saíd Martínez, tocapitos y matemático". Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Said Martínez, el licenciado en matemáticas que pitará la final en Honduras". Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "FIFA list of referees" (PDF). resources.fifa.com. 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Concacaf Golden Cup - List Of Match Officials" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "List of appointed Match Officials" (PDF). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Match Officials Appointed for 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Game Details". Gold Cup. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Honduran football referees
- People from Colón Department (Honduras)