Ulises Saucedo

Ulises Saucedo (March 3 1896 - November 21 1963) [http://www.geocities.com/maximolenev/1930-WM.htm] was the Bolivian coach during the first FIFA World Cup in Uruguay but is famous for his role as a referee during the tournament.

Fifteen referees participated in the tournament: four Europeans - a Frenchman, a Romanian (Costel Radulescu being the Romanian coach) two Belgians ( Henri Christophe and Jean Langenus) and eleven Americans - among them six Uruguayans.

That Saucedo and Radulescu came to officiate in games during the tournament is one of the least explained facts associated with World Cup history. In order to eliminate differences in the application of the Laws of the Game, the referees were invited to one short meeting in which to iron out the most conflicting issues arising from the game. [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.elfutbolmundial.com.ar/uruguay30.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=7&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DUlises%2BSaucedo,%2BBolivia%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRNWE,RNWE:2006-06,RNWE:en%26sa%3DN]

Of all the refereeing appointments the two that attracted most attention was that of Almeida Rego in the match between Argentina and France, in which the Brazilian referee blew up six minutes early, and Saucedo's in the Argentina and Mexico encounter, in which Argentina won 6-3. During the game Saucedo awarded three penalties.

His involvement as coach was less notable, Bolivia losing both matches 4-0 to Yugoslavia and Brazil, the second of which saw both sides wearing the exact same strip, only for Bolivia to change during a first-half stoppage. [http://www.boliviacorazon.com.ar/futbol/mun1930.htm]