Nikolay Latyshev

{{Short description|Russian football referee (1913–1999)}}

{{Infobox football official

| name = Nikolay Gavrilovich Latyshev

| image = File:Nikolay Latyshev.jpg

| caption =

| birth_place =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|11|22|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|2|18|1913|11|22|df=y}}

| otheroccupation = footballer

| role1 = Referee

| league1 =

| years1 = 1947–1962

| internationalyears1 = 1952–1962

| confederation1 = FIFA-listed

| internationalrole1 = Referee

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Nikolay Gavrilovich Latyshev ({{langx|ru|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.[http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/prntxt.cgi?19920101,114,7 Накануне юбилея. Первые шаги]

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.{{Cite web |title=European national football teams matches database |url=https://eu-football.info/_referee.php?id=1257}}

Prior to the referee career, Latyshev played for FC Elektrozavod, Stalinets, and Dynamo Moscow.[http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2003-11-21/14_1/ Первый арбитр]