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{{short description|American soccer referee}}
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{{Infobox football official
| name                = Jair Marrufo
| image               = Jair Marrufo.jpg
| caption             = Marrufo during the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]
| fullname            =
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1977|06|07}}<!-- Use {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} ({{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} if dead ) -->
| birth_place         = [[El Paso, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date          = <!-- Use {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} if dead (death date followed by birth date) -->
| death_place         =
| otheroccupation     = Product specialist
| years1              = 2002–
| league1             = [[Major League Soccer]]
| role1               = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 2007–2022
| confederation1      = FIFA listed
| internationalrole1  = Referee
| internationalyears2 = 2007–
| confederation2      = [[CONCACAF Champions League]]
| internationalrole2  = Referee
}}

'''Jair Marrufo''' (born June 7, 1977) is an American [[association football|soccer]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]]. He has been a referee in [[Major League Soccer]] since 2002 and a [[FIFA]] referee from 2007 to 2022.

==Career==
Marrufo was 2008 MLS Referee of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Referee-Programs/2008/11/U-S-Soccer-Referee-Jair-Marrufo-Named-2008-MLS-Referee-Of-The-Year.aspx|title=U.S. Soccer Referee Jair Marrufo Named 2008 MLS Referee of the Year|date=November 6, 2008|publisher=US Soccer|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205191123/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Referee-Programs/2008/11/U-S-Soccer-Referee-Jair-Marrufo-Named-2008-MLS-Referee-Of-The-Year.aspx|archive-date=February 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Marrufo was suspended by MLS for the remainder of the 2009 MLS season as of September 1, 2009, for poor performance over the course of the season,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/09/3_mls_refs_done_for_season.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829195523/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/09/3_mls_refs_done_for_season.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 29, 2012 |title=3 MLS Refs Done for Season |date=2009-09-01 |author=Goff, Steven |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2009-09-01}}</ref> and subsequently on February 5, 2010, Marrufo was removed from the 2010 World Cup referee list.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/92/29/78/candidaterefereesrapfwc2010_22oct2008.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419063204/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/92/29/78/candidaterefereesrapfwc2010_22oct2008.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2009 |title=List of prospective referees for 2010 FIFA World Cup |date=2008-10-22 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=2008-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/09/3_mls_refs_done_for_season.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829195523/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/09/3_mls_refs_done_for_season.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 29, 2012 |title=3 MLS Refs Done for Season |date=2009-09-01 |author=Goff, Steven |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2009-09-01}}</ref>

It was announced in 2013 that Marrufo would be a member of the newly formed [[Professional Referee Organization]], the body responsible for refereeing appointments among the United States and Canada's top soccer leagues.<ref name="PRO Referee Roster">{{cite web |title=PRO Referee Roster |url=http://www.proreferees.com/roster-referees.php |publisher=PROreferees.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603223128/http://www.proreferees.com/roster-referees.php |archive-date=June 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On July 8, 2014, Marrufo was assigned to the [[2014 MLS All-Star Game]], to be played on August 6 at [[Providence Park]] between an MLS All-Star team and [[Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{citation |date=July 8, 2014 |title=PRO announce crew for 2014 MLS All-Star game |url=http://www.proreferees.com/news-pro-announce-crew-for-2014-mls-all-star-game.php |publisher=Professional Referee Organization |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715020203/http://www.proreferees.com/news-pro-announce-crew-for-2014-mls-all-star-game.php |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He also officiated a [[2017 International Champions Cup]] [[El Clásico|match]] between [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] on 29 July 2017, after which he was accused by Barcelona midfielder [[Ivan Rakitić]] of insulting him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.goal.com/s/en-india/news/105/main/2017/07/30/37433862/he-insulted-me-three-times-rakitic-reveals-angry-referee|title=Barcelona news: Rakitic reveals referee insults in Real Madrid Clasico |date=2017-07-30|work=Goal.com|access-date=2017-07-31|language=en-IN}}</ref>

Marrufo was selected to officiate in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]], and his first appointment was the [[2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]] match between Belgium and Tunisia.

Marrufo refereed the [[2018 FIFA Club World Cup final]] between [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]].

He refereed the second leg of the [[2019 CONCACAF Champions League final]] between [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] and [[Tigres UANL|Tigres]] on May 1, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/459526#tab_match=match-details|title=Game Detail|website=www.concacafchampionsleague.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-02|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802005833/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/champions-league/game-detail/459526#tab_match=match-details|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On May 17, 2019, Marrufo was appointed to be a referee for the [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldcup.org/en/article/match-officials-appointed-for-2019-concacaf-gold-cup|title=Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup|website=www.goldcup.org|language=en|access-date=2019-06-26|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517153005/https://www.goldcup.org/en/article/match-officials-appointed-for-2019-concacaf-gold-cup|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
His father, Antonio Marrufo, was a FIFA referee from [[Mexico]] and served on the Mexican Referee Commission. Jair Marrufo speaks fluent English and Spanish.
He is the husband of teacher and UTEP graduate Zinnia Mares Marrufo and they have two children together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_78551.html |title=USSF Bio |publisher=US Soccer Federation |access-date=2008-10-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516044057/http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_78551.html |archive-date=May 16, 2008 }}</ref>
He is of [[Mexicans|Mexican]] descent.

==Honors==
* FIFA panel – 2007–2022
* Two Olympic qualifier tournaments
* Beijing Olympics – 2008
* MLS Referee of the Year – 2008
* Two U-17 World Cups
* MLS Cup Playoffs
* Copa Central Americano – 2014
* MLS All-Star Game – 2014
* CONCACAF Gold Cup – 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
* MLS Cup – 2006, 2015, 2020
* Copa América – 2016
* FIFA World Cup - 2018
* CONCACAF Champions League Final – 2019

==Card statistics==
{{Fb ref cards header |title=Major League Soccer}}
{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2013 |g=13 |y=19 |r=0}}
{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2014 |g=17 |y=24 |r=2}}
{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2015 |g=19 |y=53 |r=3}}
{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2016 |g=17 |y=45 |r=1}}
{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2017 |g=7 |y=22 |r=1}}
{{Fb ref cards footer |u=July 7, 2017 |s=http://proreferees.com/stats/referee-stats/}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{PRO referee|jair-marrufo}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131002083709/http://www.proreferees.com/roster-jair-marrufo.php archive])
* {{World Referee|jair_marrufo<!-- was 1219 -->}}
* {{WorldFootball.net referee}}
* {{Soccerway referee|jair-marrufo/56149}}

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{{Succession box
 | before = {{flagicon|MEX}} [[César Arturo Ramos]]
 | after = {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Abdulrahman Al-Jassim]]
 | title = [[List of FIFA Club World Cup finals|FIFA Club World Cup final]] referee
 | years = [[2018 FIFA Club World Cup final|2018]] 
}}
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{{Major League Soccer referees}}
{{2018 FIFA World Cup referees}}

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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American soccer referees]]
[[Category:American sportspeople of Mexican descent]]
[[Category:People from El Paso, Texas]]
[[Category:CONCACAF Champions Cup referees]]
[[Category:CONCACAF Gold Cup referees]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer referees]]
[[Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) referees]]
[[Category:2018 FIFA World Cup referees]]
[[Category:Copa América Centenario referees]]


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