The Most Famous
REFEREES from Guatemala
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Guatemalan Referees of all time. This list of famous Guatemalan Referees is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Mario Escobar (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 36.26, Mario Escobar is the most famous Guatemalan Referee. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Mario Alberto Escobar Toca (born on 19 September 1986) is a Guatemalan football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2013. He is also one of the referees for the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. On 15 May 2019, Escobar was officially selected as a referee for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Costa Rica, Jamaica, and the United States. He was summoned to officiate the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final between Mexico and the United States, and additionally refereed the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League Final between UANL and Los Angeles FC. Escobar was also one of the appointed referees of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Guatemalan referees born between 1986 and 1986. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Guatemalan referees include Mario Escobar. As of April 2024, 1 new Guatemalan referees have been added to Pantheon including Mario Escobar.
