José Torres Cadena
Colombian football referee (born 1952)
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José Joaquín Torres Cadena (born July 15, 1952), also known as J.J. Torres, is a former association football referee from Colombia.
| Full name | José Joaquín Torres Cadena | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
15 July 1952 Colombia | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| Categoría Primera A | Referee | ||
| Categoría Primera B | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1989–1994 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Torres served as a FIFA referee for several international tournaments, including the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship[1] and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2] He also worked as a referee for the 1994 World Cup's South American qualifiers.[3]
Torres is mostly known for supervising four matches in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. He officiated two group stage matches: the first one between Belgium and Morocco[4] and the second one between the Republic of Ireland and Norway,[4] as well as the quarter-final match between Germany and Bulgaria[4] and the semi-final match between Brazil and Sweden.[4]
