Javier Castrilli
 Castrilli in 2019 | |
| Highest governing body | FIFA |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | El Sheriff |
| First refereed match | 1980 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Field officiating |
| Equipment | Whistle, cards, notebook |
| Venue | Football pitch |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | Yes, for officiating Olympic football matches |
| World Championships | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| Obsolete | Yes |
Javier Alberto Castrilli (born May 22, 1957) is a former football referee from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Refereeing career
[edit]Castrilli worked as a referee from 1980 to 1998, earning the nickname El Sheriff due to his character and decisions on the field by strictly imposing the rules of the game. Castrilli was notorious for officiating a league match between River Plate and Newell's Old Boys in May 1992. He issued four red cards to River Plate players, and also issued a red card to the club's manager Daniel Passarella.[1]
He was a referee in the 1998 World Cup held in France and retired in the same year.[2]
After his retirement, Castrilli served as head of the Chilean Referees Committee from September 2021 until April 2022.[3][2]
Political career
[edit]Castrilli entered politics and is director the Argentine Ministry of Internal Affairs' program of security at football events (ProSEF). He ran for mayor of Buenos Aires in 2011, landing in ninth place with under 1% of the vote.
References
[edit]- ^ "A 20 años del Tarjetazo de Castrilli en el Monumental" (in Spanish). Clarín. 10 May 2012.
- ^ a b Torres, Cristián (7 February 2023). "El árbitro argentino Javier Castrilli le ganó un juicio a la Federación de Fútbol de Chile y cobrará una importante indemnización". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Parker, Matías (6 April 2022). "Remezón total en el referato: Castrilli y la comisión de árbitros son despedidos de la ANFP". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Biography at La voz del Interior newspaper (in Spanish)
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Argentine football referees
- Copa América referees
- 1998 FIFA World Cup referees
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Argentine sportsperson-politicians
- 21st-century Argentine politicians
- Buenos Aires Province politicians
- Republican Proposal politicians