Marco Antonio Dorantes Garcia

Marco Antonio Dorantes Garcia
Born	Marco Antonio Dorantes Garcia 14 April 1936 (1936-04-14) (age 75)[1] Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Occupation	Association football referee (retired)[1]
Years active	1972–1991[1]

Marco Antonio Dorantes Garcia (born April 14, 1936 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a retired Mexican association football referee active from as early as the 1972 Summer Olympics until the 1991-1992 UEFA Cup. Dorantes Garcia is a fluent speaker of Spanish, English, and German.^[1]

Career

Dorantes Garcia was the referee for one match in the 1972 Summer Olympics, where West Germany defeated the United States by a score of 7–0 on August 31 in the first round.^[2] He returned for the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he refereed two matches. The first was in the first round between Korea DPR and Canada, where Korea defeated Canada by a score of 3–1 on July 21.^[3] The second match was a semi-finals match between the Soviet Union and East Germany, which East Germany won by a score of 2–1 on July 27.^[4]

Later in 1976, Dorantes Garcia refereed two CONCACAF 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. The first match took place on September 24 between the United States and Canada, which ended in a draw of 1–1. The second was a second round match on December 29 between Haiti and Cuba, which Haiti won by a score of 2–0, advancing them to the championship.^[1]

In 1980, Dorantes Garcia refereed one match in the 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup on October 26. The match was between Honduras and Guatemala, which ended in a 0–0 draw.^[1]

Dorantes Garcia's last recorded match took place on November 7, 1991 during the 1991-1992 UEFA Europa League Cup. The match was a second round, second leg game between SK Sigma Olomouc and FC Torpedo Moscow, which ended in a draw of 0–0. During the game, Dorantes Garcia gave out the most yellow cards in a single match of his career, with 4 against Sigma Olomouc and 1 against Torpedo Moscow.^[1]

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} World Referee.com – Marco Dorantes Garcia
2. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972, Match Report: Germany FR - USA". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32143/report.html. Retrieved 30 June 2010. 
3. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Montreal 1976, Match Report: Korea DPR - Canada". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197121/matches/match=32170/report.html. Retrieved 30 June 2010. 
4. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Montreal 1976, Match Report: Soviet Union - German Democratic Republic". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197121/matches/match=32183/report.html. Retrieved 30 June 2010. 

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Name	Dorantes Garcia, Marco Antonio
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Date of birth	April 14, 1936
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
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