Vladislav Yuryevich Bezborodov (russian: Владислав Юрьевич Безбородов; born 15 January 1973) is a Russian professional

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referee and former footballer.

Playing career

Bezborodov played for

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, Dynamo St. Petersburg, Dinamo Minsk, and

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. He took a six-year break from football after five matches for Zenit in 1991 to study in the

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, where he earned a degree in sports management and business administration. He made his return to Russia in 1998 with Dynamo St. Petersburg in the

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Refereeing career

Bezborodov became a

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in 2009. He was selected as one of three Russian referees in the summer of 2010, alongside

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and Stanislav Sukhina, to work

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matches for the upcoming season. Starting in 2012, he officiated in 2014 World Cup qualifying, taking charge of the match between the

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and

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."Match Report - Czech Republic - Bulgaria 0:0"
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Family and personal life

Bezborodov's father Yuri Bezborodov played professionally in 1960s and 1970s for

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and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bezborodov, Vladislav 1973 births Living people Footballers from Saint Petersburg Soviet footballers Russian footballers Association football midfielders Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Latvia Expatriate footballers in Belarus FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FK Ventspils players FC Dinamo Minsk players FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players FC Torpedo Minsk players Russian football referees FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players