Nikolay Latyshev
Russian footballer, referee
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| Intro | Russian footballer, referee | |
| Places | Russia | |
| was | Sports official Athlete Referee Football player Association football player Association football referee Association football manager | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 21 November 1913, Moscow, Russia | |
| Death | 18 February 1999Moscow, Russia (aged 85 years) |
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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.