Enrique Osses

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Osses and the second or maternal family name is Zenkovic.
Enrique Osses
Full name Enrique Roberto Osses Zenkovic
Born (1974-05-26) 26 May 1974 (age 50)
Santiago, Chile
Domestic
Years League Role
2003– Chilean Primera División Referee
International
Years League Role
2005–2016 FIFA listed Referee

Enrique Roberto Osses Zencovic (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.

Since March 2021, he works as Director of Training for the Referee Committee for the Mexican Football Federation.[5][6]

  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)" Archived 2012-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. 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. ^ "Enrique Osses football referee stats". WorldReferee.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  5. ^ "Enrique Osses es el nuevo director de Instrucción Técnica en México". En Cancha (in Spanish). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ Parker, Matías (17 April 2022). "Enrique Osses: "Me costaría creer que hay una mafia en el arbitraje; me dolería mucho, pero no puedo descartarlo"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 6 August 2022.