The Most Famous
REFEREES from Russia
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Russian Referees of all time. This list of famous Russian Referees is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Nikolay Latyshev (1913 - 1999)
With an HPI of 45.61, Nikolay Latyshev is the most famous Russian Referee. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
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.
2. Sergei Karasev (1979 - )
With an HPI of 39.49, Sergei Karasev is the 2nd most famous Russian Referee. His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.
Sergei Gennadyevich Karasev (Russian: Сергей Геннадьевич Карасёв; born 12 June 1979) is a Russian international referee.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as referees born between 1913 and 1979. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living referees include Sergei Karasev. The most famous deceased referees include Nikolay Latyshev. As of April 2022, 1 new referees have been added to Pantheon including Nikolay Latyshev.
