Tofiq Bahramov
Tofiq Bahramov | |
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Tofiq Bəhramov | |
Bahramov in 1967 | |
| Born | Tofiq Bəhram oğlu Bəhramov 29 January 1925 |
| Died | 26 March 1993 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | USSR Azerbaijan |
| Occupation(s) | Football player and referee |
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Tofiq Bahramov (Azerbaijani: Tofiq Bəhramov; Russian: Тофик Бахрамов; 29 January 1925 – 26 March 1993) was a Soviet footballer and football referee from Azerbaijan.
He was the linesman who helped to award England’s controversial third goal in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final against West Germany. He came to be wrongly referred to as "the Russian linesman" in England as a result of his decision and his Soviet citizenship, although he was not Russian but Azerbaijani.
After his death in 1993, Azerbaijan's then national stadium was renamed the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium in his honor.