A member of U.S. Soccer since 1989, Baldomero Toledo has served as an MLS referee since 2003 and as a FIFA referee since 2006.

Toledo speaks Spanish and English, and completed his schooling in Mexico. Prior to joining U.S. Soccer, he was an assistant production manager at a Le Chef bakery plant near his home.

He is one of four officials hired full-time in early 2007 as part of U.S. Soccer’s new program designed to enhance high-level performance, training and development opportunities for the sport’s elite officials in the United States.

One of his first major assignments was an Under-20 friendly between Costa Rica and the U.S. in Southern California. Just minutes into his first MLS match, Toledo showed no nerves in properly showing a red card to Kansas City’s Jose Burciaga Jr. after he elbowed a Colorado Rapids player.

Toledo lives in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., with his wife, Erika Barjas, and son Allan Toledo, 12.

- U.S. Soccer Referee Snapshots - Jair Marrufo, Ricardo Salazar, Baldomero Toledo and Terry Vaughn   • Bios:  Marrufo  |  Salazar  |  Toledo  |  Vaughn   • Podcasts Interviews:  Marrufo  |  Salazar  |  Toledo  |  Vaughn  |  SUBSCRIBE   • Center Circle - In 3’s:  Marrufo  |  Salazar  |  Toledo  |  Vaughn  |  CENTER CIRCLE