Horacio Elizondo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Horacio Elizondo
Occupation	Association Football Referee
Date Of Birth	Nov 4, 1963(1963-11-04)
Age	61
Birthplace	Quilmes
Country	Argentina
Birth City	Buenos Aires
Horoscope	Scorpio

Horacio Elizondo Biography

Horacio Elizondo is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Referee who was born on November 4, 1963 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Horacio Marcelo Elizondo, born November 4, 1963 in Don Bosco (district of Quilmes), is an ex-Argentine international referee. He is best known for his officiating during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. After achieving all his goals in refereeing Elizondo retired following the match between Boca Juniors & Lanus on December 10, 2006. This was three years before the mandatory retirement age of 45.

He also served as referee in the Copa Libertadores de America’s final matches in 2002 and 2005. Conmebol lobbied for Elizondo to be the main referee in the 2005 tournament.

On August 16, 2006 Elizondo refereed the second final of the 2006 Copa Libertadores.

Elizondo was the referee for the Final of the tournament in Berlin on July 9, between France and Italy. He awarded France a penalty after Florent Malouda went down in the box under contact from Marco Materazzi. Elizondo gave Zinedine Zidane a red card after he headbutted Marco Materazzi in the chest in the 111th minute after consulting fourth official Luis Medina Cantalejo via headset.

Elizondo was ranked 5th in 2001, 12th 2005 and 1st 2006 in the annual World Referee Ranking of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

Horacio Elizondo Net Worth

Horacio Elizondo is one of the richest Association Football Referee from Argentina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Horacio Elizondo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Elizondo studied physical education and began refereeing shortly after completing the AFA course. In 1992, Elizondo made his debut in Argentina’s first division with the Deportivo Espanol vs. Belgrano de Cordoba game. In 1994, he was named international and supervised his first international match between Ecuador and Colombia at the 1998 World Cup qualifiers.

He participated in several international competitions, including the Copa America of 1997-1999, the U-17 World Cup of 2005 and 2005, and the U-20 World Youth Championships of 2003-2005. He was sent off for showing a red card in the match between Manchester United (Necaxa)

Elizondo was appointed to represent Argentina in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, together with fellow assistants Darío García and Rodolfo Otero. He officiated three group games: Germany-Costa Rica, Czech Republic-Ghana, and Switzerland- South Korea. He also took charge of the England-Portugal quarterfinal, as well as the final game between Italy and France, becoming the first referee in World Cup history to referee both the opening and final games of one World Cup, a feat later matched by compatriot Néstor Pitana in the 2018 edition (English referee George Reader also officiated the first and last matches of Brazil 1950, but the last one, also known as Maracanazo, was not technically a final). Elizondo handed out a total of 29 cards in the tournament, three of which were red, for an average of 5.8 cards per game.

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Horacio Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Referee. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Argentina. Horacio Elizondo celebrates birthday on November 4 of every year.