Luis Enrique Santander

Refereeing since 2004, Santander made his official debut on 10 September 2006 in a match between Salamanca and Santos Laguna 1a. 'A'.^[1] After four years of refereeing in the youth levels, Santander would make his First Division debut as a fourth official on 29 January 2011 in a match between Atlante and Puebla at Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.^[3] The following year on 21 July 2012, Santander made his First Division debut as a central referee in an Apertura 2012 match between Cruz Azul and Morelia at Estadio Azul.^[4]

Santander officiated his first international game on 31 March 2015, a friendly between Panama and Costa Rica at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City.^[5]

On 9 July 2014 Santander was the referee for the first leg of the 2014 Supercopa MX between Morelia and Tigres UANL at Estadio Morelos.^[6] Santander was the referee for the Clausura 2015 Copa MX Final between Puebla and Guadalajara at Estadio Universitario BUAP, the first major final he officiated.^[7] The following year, Santander was the referee for the first leg of the Clausura 2016 final between Pachuca and Monterrey at Estadio Hidalgo, the first Liga MX final he officiated.^[8]

Santander has since officiated three other Liga MX finals: Guadalajara vs Tigres UANL (Clausura 2017), América vs Monterrey (Apertura 2019), and Atlas vs León (Apertura 2021).^[8]