Enrique Osses

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Osses and the second or maternal family name is Zenkovic.
Enrique Osses
Full nameEnrique Roberto Osses Zenkovic
Born26 May 1974
Santiago, Chile
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
2003–Chilean Primera DivisiónReferee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2005–FIFA listedReferee

Enrique Roberto Osses Zencovich (born May 26, 1974) is a football referee from Chile for Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Chile (ANFP) and CONMEBOL. Osses has officiated international matches which include the 2011 Copa América,[1] Copa Sudamericana, Copa Libertadores, 2010[2] and 2014 South American World Cup qualifiers,[3] and the 2009 South American Youth Championship.

In 2005 he sent off 21 players in 16 league games. During a 2005 match that faced San Felipe against Unión Española, the latter's goalkeeper Ignacio González received his second yellow card, and consequently a red card. Upset by this, González brought Osses to the ground after hitting him in the face. Afterwards the player was held in police custody for two hours. He faced a ban of up to 50 matches, which he did not serve because he left the team, to play in Argentina.[4]

In March 2013, FIFA named Osses to its list of 52 candidate referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[5] Several of his calls during the Costa Rica v. Italy match was hotly disputed in various social media.

References

  1. ↑ Ciullini, Pablo. "Copa América 2011". RSSSF, March 14, 2013. Retrieved on May 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ FIFA. "Match Report - Venezuela - Ecuador 3:1 (0:1)". October 15, 2008. Retrieved on May 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ FIFA. "Match Report - Bolivia - Argentina 1:1 (1:1)". March 26, 2013. Retrieved on May 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=1047&linkType=referee&contextType=dyk
  5. ↑ FIFA. "Open list of prospective referees & assistant referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup". March 7, 2013. Retrieved on May 3, 2013.