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Luis Medina Cantalejo
1964 - Today

Luis Medina Cantalejo
Luis Medina Cantalejo (born 1 March 1964) is a Spanish former football referee. He was one of the few officials allowed to officiate the domestic clashes between Real Madrid and Barcelona. His first experience as an international referee came on 4 September 2004, between Turkey and Georgia, in a preliminary qualifier for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Medina Cantalejo is the 57th most popular referee (down from 49th in 2019), the 1,890th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,921st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Luis Medina Cantalejo ranks 57 out of 147. Before him are Herbert Fandel, Khalil Al Ghamdi, Carlos Velasco Carballo, Óscar Ruiz, Alireza Faghani, and Carlos Eugênio Simon. After him are Graham Poll, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh, Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed, Stéphanie Frappart, Kyros Vassaras, and Djamel Haimoudi.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHerbert Fandel
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 51
Khalil Al Ghamdi
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 52
Carlos Velasco Carballo
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 53
Óscar Ruiz
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 54
Alireza Faghani
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 55
Carlos Eugênio Simon
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 56
Luis Medina Cantalejo
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 57
Graham Poll
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 58
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 59
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 60
Stéphanie Frappart
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 61
Kyros Vassaras
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 62
Djamel Haimoudi
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Luis Medina Cantalejo ranks 398. Before him are James M. Kelly, Mark Valley, Nie Haisheng, Miguel Alcubierre, Koshi Inaba, and Roberto Vittori. After him are Goran Prpić, Johan Bruyneel, Osamu Taninaka, Tim Miller, Hisanori Shirasawa, and Wolfgang de Beer.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsJames M. Kelly
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 392
Mark Valley
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 393
Nie Haisheng
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 394
Miguel Alcubierre
PHYSICIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 395
Koshi Inaba
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 396
Roberto Vittori
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 397
Luis Medina Cantalejo
REFEREE
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 398
Goran Prpić
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 399
Johan Bruyneel
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 400
Osamu Taninaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 401
Tim Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 402
Hisanori Shirasawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 403
Wolfgang de Beer
1964 - 2024
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 404
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Luis Medina Cantalejo ranks 1,890 out of 3,355. Before him are Albert Serra (1975), Carlos Ruiz (1948), Álvaro Odriozola (1995), Asier Illarramendi (1990), Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona (1811), and Arturo Fernández Rodríguez (1929). After him are Manuel Alexandre (1917), José Claramunt (1946), Elena Salgado (1949), Elías Querejeta (1934), Robert Moreno (1977), and Jaime Lorente (1991).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsAlbert Serra
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 1,884
Carlos Ruiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 1,885
Álvaro Odriozola
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 1,886
Asier Illarramendi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 1,887
Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1871
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 1,888
Arturo Fernández Rodríguez
ACTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,889
Luis Medina Cantalejo
REFEREE
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,890
Manuel Alexandre
ACTOR
1917 - 2010
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1,891
José Claramunt
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1,892
Elena Salgado
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 1,893
Elías Querejeta
PRODUCER
1934 - 2013
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,894
Robert Moreno
COACH
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 1,895
Jaime Lorente
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 1,896
Among REFEREES In Spain
Among referees born in Spain, Luis Medina Cantalejo ranks 3. Before him are Manuel Mejuto González (1965), and Carlos Velasco Carballo (1971). After him are Alberto Undiano Mallenco (1973), Jesús Gil Manzano (1984), Carlos del Cerro Grande (1976), Alejandro Hernández Hernández (1982), and Eduardo Iturralde González (1967).
Manuel Mejuto González
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1
Carlos Velasco Carballo
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2
Luis Medina Cantalejo
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 3
Alberto Undiano Mallenco
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 4
Jesús Gil Manzano
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 5
Carlos del Cerro Grande
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 6
Alejandro Hernández Hernández
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 7
Eduardo Iturralde González
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 8