Nikolay Latyshev
Nikolay Gavrilovich Latyshev (; 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.

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Nikolay Latyshev

1913 births
1999 deaths
Sportspeople from Moscow
FIFA World Cup finals match officials
Russian football referees
Soviet football referees
FC Dynamo Moscow players
1962 FIFA World Cup referees
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Russian academics

Men's association football players not categorized by position
Soviet men's footballers

Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery