Ricardo Montero (born 6 March 1986) is a Costa Rican football referee.
Montero became a FIFA referee in 2011.Costa Rica Referees FIFA He was seleceted for the U-17 FIFA World Cup in 2015 and 2017 and the Copa America in 2016. He refereed the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2018.
On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that he would officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Montero became a referee with the Professional Referees Organization in 2024, and began refereeing Major League Soccer matches.
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