Edgardo Codesal
- January 10, 2024
- Association Football Referee
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Edgardo Codesal |
| Occupation | Association Football Referee |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 2, 1951(1951-06-02) |
| Age | 73 |
| Birthplace | Montevideo |
| Country | Mexico |
| Birth City | Montevideo |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Edgardo Codesal Biography
| Name | Edgardo Codesal |
| Birthday | Jun 2 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | Montevideo |
| Home Town | Montevideo |
| Birth Country | Mexico |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Parents | José María Codesal |
Edgardo Codesal is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Referee who was born on June 2, 1951 in Montevideo, Montevideo, Mexico. Edgardo Codesal Méndez (Spanish pronunciation: [eðˈɣaɾðo koˈðesal] ; born 2 June 1951 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is an Uruguayan-Mexican football (soccer) referee, who controlled the final match of the 1990 World Cup held in Italy.
Codesal was appointed for the World Cup final, which featured Argentina and West Germany. In the 83rd minute, Codesal awarded West Germany a penalty kick for a foul by Roberto Sensini against Rudi Völler. Andreas Brehme converted the penalty kick to give West Germany their third World Cup title.
FIFA observers rated Codesal 8.5 for his refereeing performance at the 1990 World Cup. Codesal had refereed the Italy vs USA match in the first round (group A), won by Italy for 1-0. He refereed the quarter final between England vs Cameroon, awarding three penalties – one to Cameroon and two to England. England won 3-2 to move into the semi-finals. Codesal was credited with keeping control of a potentially difficult match over a period of 120 minutes.
Codesal represented Mexico, as a CONCACAF referee in the 1990 World Cup. Among his international posts, Codesal was CONCACAF’s director of referees, head of refereeing for the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 1999, and member of the refereeing committee for the FIFA World U-20 Championship in Nigeria, the Confederations Cup in Mexico and the FIFA World U-17 Championship in New Zealand.
In 1980, he traveled to Mexico where he had contact with the Mexican Football Federation. He advanced in his refereeing, starting to referee international matches and finals in Mexico.
Edgardo Codesal Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Association Football Referee |
| House | Living in own house. |
Edgardo Codesal is one of the richest Association Football Referee from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Edgardo Codesal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His grandfather was from Argentina, and his father, José Maria Codesal, was a referee in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. As a child he remembered his father refereeing. Edgardo was passionate about football, played in childhood Baby Football teams in the area and in his teens he played as goalkeeper for the Club Atlético Cerro of Montevideo.
He began his career as a referee in Uruguay in 1976. By 1977 he had his debut match in the Primera División Uruguaya refereeing Cerro vs Huracán.
Codesal retired from refereeing at the top level shortly after the 1990 World Cup.
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Edgardo Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Referee. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Edgardo Codesal celebrates birthday on June 2 of every year.