Anastasia Vyacheslavovna Pustovoitova (russian: Анастасия Вячеславовна Пустовойтова; born 10 February 1981) is a Russian

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. Previously, she was a Russian women's international footballer who played as a defender.

Playing career

Pustovoitova was a member of the

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and the club Ryazan as a defender. She was part of the team at the

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Refereeing career

Pustovoitova became a FIFA listed referee in 2009. She was appointed to be an official at the

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in the

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. On 3 December 2018, it was announced that Pustovoitova had been appointed to be a referee for the

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. After the conclusion of the round of 16, FIFA announced that Pustovoitova was selected as one of 11 referees who would be assigned to the final phases of the tournament. In April 2019, she was featured on the YouTube channel "Krasava", which is run by former footballer

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. In May 2019, Pustovoitova was appointed to officiate the 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final between

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and

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. In August 2021, Pustovoitova was appointed to the

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at the

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-delayed

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* * * 1981 births Living people People from Jeseník Russian women's footballers Russia women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football defenders Russian football referees Women association football referees FIFA Women's World Cup referees Ryazan-VDV players {{Russia-women-footy-bio-stub