Eduardo José Magnín (born February 17, 1969[1]) is an Argentine former football defensive player, mostly remembered for being dismissed by the English referee Gary Willard only after the showing of three yellow cards during a European club match.
[1] During this period he was involved in his most notable incident, coming in a UEFA Cup first round tie at the club's ground, the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, in September 1999.
However, the referee, Gary Willard of England, failed to realise that Magnín had been shown the first yellow card, and allowed play to continue with the player still present.
The match result (at 3–2 to Lausanne) was allowed to stand by UEFA, due to the club not having suffered a disadvantage by the incorrect application of the Laws of the game by Willard.
[5] In his later playing days he turned out for Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica,[6] Olimpia of Paraguay,[7] and finally Patronato de Paraná of the Regionalised Argentine 4th division.