Nikolay Latyshev
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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.
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 Elektrozavod, Stalinets, and Dynamo Moscow.
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- Biography (Russian)
Preceded by Maurice Guigue |
FIFA World Cup final match referee 1962 Nikolay Latyshev |
Succeeded by Gottfried Dienst |
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