Full name | Esteban Daniel Ostojich Vega | ||
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Born |
San José de Mayo, Uruguay | 12 April 1982||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2013– | Primera División | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2016– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Esteban Daniel Ostojich Vega (born 12 April 1982) is a Uruguayan football referee. He has been a FIFA international referee since 2016. [1]
Ostojich began officiating in the Primera División in Uruguay in 2013. [2] In 2016, he was included on the FIFA International Referees List for the first time. [1] He officiated his first CONMEBOL club fixture on 11 August 2016 in the Copa Sudamericana in a match between Sol de América of Paraguay and Jorge Wilstermann of Bolivia. [3] The following year, he officiated his first match in the Copa Libertadores, a group stage meeting between Brazilian club Grêmio and Chilean club Deportes Iquique on 12 April 2017. [4] Ostojich officiated his first senior international fixture on 16 November 2018, a friendly match between Argentina and Mexico. [5] The following year, he was selected as a referee for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, [6] where he officiated a group stage match between Bolivia and Venezuela. [7]
He has also worked frequently as a video assistant referee (VAR), including in the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final and the first leg of the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. [8] [9] [10] He was appointed as a VAR for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, [11] [12] and was assigned to three matches including the final between Liverpool of England and Flamengo of Brazil. [13] [14] [15] Due to health reasons, Ostojich replaced his compatriot Leodán González as a referee at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, held in February 2021 in Qatar. [16] [17] He was selected to officiate a second round match between Mexican club UANL and South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai, as well as the final between German club Bayern Munich and UANL. [2]
Ostojich is a native of San José de Mayo, Uruguay. [18]
Full name | Esteban Daniel Ostojich Vega | ||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San José de Mayo, Uruguay | 12 April 1982||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2013– | Primera División | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2016– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Esteban Daniel Ostojich Vega (born 12 April 1982) is a Uruguayan football referee. He has been a FIFA international referee since 2016. [1]
Ostojich began officiating in the Primera División in Uruguay in 2013. [2] In 2016, he was included on the FIFA International Referees List for the first time. [1] He officiated his first CONMEBOL club fixture on 11 August 2016 in the Copa Sudamericana in a match between Sol de América of Paraguay and Jorge Wilstermann of Bolivia. [3] The following year, he officiated his first match in the Copa Libertadores, a group stage meeting between Brazilian club Grêmio and Chilean club Deportes Iquique on 12 April 2017. [4] Ostojich officiated his first senior international fixture on 16 November 2018, a friendly match between Argentina and Mexico. [5] The following year, he was selected as a referee for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, [6] where he officiated a group stage match between Bolivia and Venezuela. [7]
He has also worked frequently as a video assistant referee (VAR), including in the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final and the first leg of the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. [8] [9] [10] He was appointed as a VAR for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, [11] [12] and was assigned to three matches including the final between Liverpool of England and Flamengo of Brazil. [13] [14] [15] Due to health reasons, Ostojich replaced his compatriot Leodán González as a referee at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, held in February 2021 in Qatar. [16] [17] He was selected to officiate a second round match between Mexican club UANL and South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai, as well as the final between German club Bayern Munich and UANL. [2]
Ostojich is a native of San José de Mayo, Uruguay. [18]