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
MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...
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Biography
Nikolay Latyshev
FIFA World Cup Final match officials
Russian football referees
Soviet football referees
FC Dynamo Moscow players
1913 births
1999 deaths
1962 FIFA World Cup referees
Sportspeople from Moscow
Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Russian academics
Association footballers not categorized by position
Soviet footballers
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