Spanish La Liga referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea is currently in the news for sending off Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr with a red card, in the final minutes of the Real Madrid vs Valencia match, know all his stats
Ricardo’s actions came as a shock especially for Madrid fans because it seemed like Vinicius was actually the victim in the brawl.
Who is Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea referee who gave Vinicius Jr red card vs Valencia, bio, age and stats
Incredible!
The referee's report makes ZERO reference to racist abuse towards Vinicius Junior. Despite audible chanting and visible player complaints.
Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea sent-off Vinicius for striking Hugo Duro, but not Duro for choking the throat of Vini. pic.twitter.com/hZ0HGLOBNw
— Colin Millar (@Millar_Colin) May 21, 2023
🚨ATENÇÃO: O árbitro Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea que comandou a partida da La Liga entre Real Madrid x Valencia, na Espanha, não relatou nenhum caso de racismo contra Vini Jr. e disse em relatório que apenas objetos foram lançados no gramado. pic.twitter.com/JkabL3Ezcy
— CHOQUEI (@choquei) May 21, 2023
Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea spoke to stadium officials, who made an announcement calling for racist insults to stop before play resumed around 10 minutes later.
— The FTBL Index 🎙 ⚽ (@TheFootballInd) May 21, 2023
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea recently officiated his second El Clasico during the 2023 Spanish Supercup Final, which ended in 3-1 in Barca’s favour.
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea sends off Vinicius Jr. with a red card
The incident took place in the final minutes of the Real Madrid vs Valencia La Liga match on Sunday. Ricardo showed Vinicius a red card after he got embroiled in a physical confrontation with several Valencia players. Vinicius allegedly raised his hand to Hugo Duro’s face.
Ricardo’s official report described that Vinicius was shown a red card for:
Hitting an opponent’s face with his arm when the ball was not in play, in a massive confrontation between players from both teams”
However, Vinicius claims to have been put in a headlock and been the victim of alleged racial abuse by opposing fans during the incident. Valencia fans were reportedly slandering racist chants at Vinicius in the stands. Interestingly, Ricardo’s did not mention anything about this matter.
While speaking at the post-game interview, Vinicius Jr said:
It wasn’t the first time, nor the second, nor the third.
“Racism is normal in La Liga. In football, they think it’s normal, the federation does too and the opponent encourages it. I’m so sad.
“The championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi today belongs to racism.”
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea brief bio and age
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea is a Spanish football official referee who was born on March 16, 1986. He is currently 37 years old and works in the La Liga. He has been working as a FIFA referee ever since 2018 and he is also a UEFA first-class referee. De Burgos Bengoetxea is a native of Bilbao, an industrial port city in Northern Spain.
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea career
De Burgos Bengoetxea started out his career serving as a referee in the Segunda División in 2011. Following which he got promoted to La Liga in 2015. His first game as an official was the Levante vs. Celta Vigo match back in August 23, 2015. His first ever El Clasico where he served as the match official was during the first game of the 2017 Supercopa de Espaa.
Ricardo famously sent off Cristiano Ronaldo for diving inside Barcelona’s box. Following his achievements at the club level, he was finally added to the FIFA referees list later in 2018. Ricardo officiated his first ever senior international game on October 10, 2019. It was a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match between Belarus and Estonia.
| Tournament | Apps | Fouls pg | Fouls/Tackles | Pen pg | Yel pg | Yel | Red pg | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.LaLiga | 21 | 20.33 | 0.63 | 0.24 | 4.62 | 97 | 0.38 | 8 | |
| 2.Europa League | 2 | 19.00 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 9 | 0.50 | 1 | |
| 3.UEFA Nations League B | 1 | 15.00 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | |
| 4.UEFA Nations League C | 1 | 14.00 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Total / Average | 25 | 19.76 | 0.63 | 0.28 | 4.40 | 110 | 0.40 | 10 |
| Team | Apps | Fouls pg | Fouls/Tackles | Pen pg | Yel pg | Yel | Red pg | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Barcelona | 5 | 9.20 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 2.60 | 13 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2.Sevilla | 4 | 10.50 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 2.75 | 11 | 0.25 | 1 |
| 3.Real Valladolid | 4 | 7.25 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 8 | 0.25 | 1 |
| 4.Atletico Madrid | 4 | 9.75 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 5 | 0.25 | 1 |
| 5.Villarreal | 4 | 10.50 | 0.82 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 8 | 0.50 | 2 |
| 6.Cadiz | 3 | 12.00 | 0.62 | 0.33 | 4.00 | 12 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 7.Real Madrid | 3 | 7.33 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 6 | 0.33 | 1 |
| 8.Valencia | 3 | 12.00 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 3.67 | 11 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 9.Real Betis | 2 | 14.00 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4 | 0.50 | 1 |
| 10.Celta Vigo | 2 | 8.50 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 11.Almeria | 2 | 9.50 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 2.50 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 12.Elche | 2 | 11.50 | 0.88 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 13.Girona | 1 | 16.00 | 1.45 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 14.Rayo Vallecano | 1 | 8.00 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 15.Mallorca | 1 | 12.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 16.Espanyol | 1 | 12.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 17.Lazio | 1 | 8.00 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 18.Ajax | 1 | 9.00 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 19.Feyenoord | 1 | 8.00 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 20.Northern Ireland | 1 | 9.00 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |