Nikolay Latyshev
Nikolay Gavrilovich Latyshev (Russian: Николай Гаврилович Латышев; November 22, 1913 – February 18, 1999) was the referee in the 1962 FIFA World Cup final staged in Santiago between Brazil and Czechoslovakia.[1]
He was the first FIFA referee from the Soviet Union (since 1952), as well as the first Soviet to be appointed to officiate in a World Cup final.
Prior to the referee career, Latyshev played for FC Elektrozavod, Stalinets, and Dynamo Moscow.[2]
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- 1913 births
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- Sportspeople from Moscow
- FIFA World Cup finals match officials
- Russian football referees
- Soviet football referees
- FC Dynamo Moscow players
- 1962 FIFA World Cup referees
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
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- Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery