After reaching the sixth division in his playing career as a striker, Jorge Larrionda has been refereeing in Uruguay's top flight since 1993. He made his international debut in the 1998 Copa Libertadores.

The following year brought his first experience with senior national sides, in a Chile-Bolivia friendly, as well as appearances in the finals of the Sudamericano U-20, in which his total of 12 games makes him the tournament record-holder.

His career boasts a healthy crop of finals: four in the Copa Libertadores (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007), one in the Intercontinental Cup (2004, Once Caldas-Porto), one in the Recopa Sudamericana (2004) and three in the Copa Sudamericana.

When it comes to national teams, he has been part of two Copa América competitions (2001 and 2007), the FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003, where he was in charge of the France-Turkey semi-final, and the Men's Olympic Football Tournament Athens 2004, with the bronze medal play-off between Italy and Iraq. In 2005, he was selected for both of FIFA's age-category World Cups, taking charge of the match for third place at the U-17s and one of the U-20 semi-finals.

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ he became the first Uruguayan referee to take part since Ernesto Filippi in 1994, officiating in four matches, including the France-Portugal semi-final.

In addition to South American competitions and the Ecuadorean league, he has also taken charge of FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers in the CONCACAF region.

Larrionda, a keen animal breeder, also holds an unusual record: whilst refereeing Penarol-Villa Espanola in 2000, he awarded no fewer than five penalties.