Nikolay Latyshev

Nikolay Gavrilovich Latyshev
Born (1913-11-22)22 November 1913
Died 18 February 1999(1999-02-18) (aged 85)
Other occupation footballer
Years Role
1947–1962 Referee
International
Years League Role
1952–1962 FIFA-listed Referee

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 FC Elektrozavod, Stalinets, and Dynamo Moscow.

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