Vladimir Leonidovich Pettay (russian: Владимир Леонидович Петтай) (8 May 1973 – 20 June 2011) was a Russian international football referee. Pettay was born in

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. In 1992, he played 24 matches as a

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for second-league

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, scoring two goals. He later played for the first-league

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team GTS Petrozavodsk. He began his career as a referee in 1996. He qualified as a

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referee in 2010 and worked in the 2011 CIS Cup. Pettay died in the crash of

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at Besovets, near

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1973 births People from the Republic of Karelia 2011 deaths Russian football referees Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Russia {{Russia-footy-bio-stub