Nikolay Latyshev

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.^[1]

Nikolay Gavrilovich Latyshev

Born	(1913-11-22)22 November 1913
Died	18 February 1999(1999-02-18) (aged 85)
Other occupation	footballer
Years		Role
1947–1962		Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1952–1962	FIFA-listed	Referee

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.^[2]

Prior to the referee career, Latyshev played for FC Elektrozavod, Stalinets, and Dynamo Moscow.^[3]