Madrid: Former referee Marco Rodriguez, a Mexican who officiated Brazil’s 7-1 loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals, is set to take over as coach of third-division Spanish club Salamanca. [caption id=“attachment_7196331” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Marco Rodriguez pictured during the 2014 World Cup match between Germany and Brazil. Reuters[/caption] It will be Rodriguez’s first coaching job since retiring as a referee after the World Cup in Brazil. In addition to the Brazil-Germany semi-final match, Rodriguez also officiated the Uruguay-Italy group game in which Luis Suárez bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. Rodriguez, who also has Spanish citizenship, had already officiated in two other World Cups — 2006 and 2010. He also used to work as a soccer commentator in Mexico.
Former FIFA World Cup referee Marco Rodriguez set to take over as head coach of Spanish third-division side Salamanca
The Associated Press
• August 20, 2019, 21:56:14 IST
Rodriguez, who also has Spanish citizenship, had already officiated in two other World Cups — 2006 and 2010. He also used to work as a soccer commentator in Mexico
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