Rómulo Méndez Molina (21 December 1938 – 6 January 2022) was a Guatemalan football referee. He was the first Guatemalan referee ever to participate in World Cup finals,[1] refereeing one match in the 1982 World Cup and one match in the 1986 edition. Méndez was born in Cobán on 21 December 1938. He died on 6 January 2022, at the age of 83.[2]

References

  1. Source: (in Spanish) http://www.lahora.com.gt/02/05/22/paginas/deportes.htm#n3
  2. Lopez, Fernando (6 January 2022). "Fallece Rómulo Méndez el árbitro guatemalteco que estuvo en los mundiales de 1982 y 1986". Prensa Libre (Guatemala). Retrieved 6 January 2022.


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