Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Alberto Undiano Mallenco (; born 6 October 1973) is a retired Spanish football referee. He was a full international referee for FIFA from 2004 to 2019. Undiano is also a part-time sociologist.

Career Mallenco was born in Pamplona.

Club On 8 May 2019, Mallenco refereed the 2018–19 Armenian Cup between Alashkert and Lori.

He refereed in La Liga from 2000 to 2019.

International 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup Undiano was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the match between Canada and Chile on 1 July 2007. He also refereed the final match between Argentina and Czech Republic on 22 July 2007.

2010 FIFA World Cup Undiano was selected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was the only Spanish referee at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group stage game between Germany and Serbia resulted in a 1–0 win for Serbia. Undiano gave a second yellow card to German player Miroslav Klose in the 36th minute, thus resulting in a red card. In the 59th minute Nemanja Vidić received a yellow card for handball, also resulting in a penalty. Undiano awarded yellow cards to Klose (2), Branislav Ivanović, Aleksandar Kolarov, Sami Khedira, Philipp Lahm, Neven Subotić, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Nemanja Vidić – a total of nine yellow cards.

Nations League He refereed the 2019 UEFA Nations League Final. It was his last game as a professional referee.

Honours Don Balón Award (Best Spanish Referee) : 2005 and 2007

Selected performances 2010 FIFA World Cup – South Africa Date Match Result Round Venue 18 June 2010 – 0–1 Group stage Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 25 June 2010 – 0–3 Group stage Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit 28 June 2010 – 2–1 Round of 16 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup – Canada 22 July 2007 – 1–2 Final BMO Field, Toronto