Vladislav Bezborodov
{{Short description|Russian footballer and referee}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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| name= Vladislav Bezborodov
| fullname = Vladislav Yuryevich Bezborodov
| image = Vladislav Bezborodov 2017.jpg
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| caption = Bezborodov in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
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| position = Forward
Midfielder
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| years1 = 1991
| years2 = 1998
| years3 = 1999–2001
| years4 = 2001
| years5 = 2001
| years6 = 2002
| clubs1 = Zenit St. Petersburg
| clubs2 = Dynamo St. Petersburg
| clubs3 = Ventspils
| clubs4 = Dinamo Minsk
| clubs5 = Shakhtyor Soligorsk
| clubs6 = Torpedo-MAZ Minsk
| caps1 = 5
| caps2 = 40
| caps3 = 48
| caps4 = 5
| caps5 = 12
| caps6 = 22
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 9
| goals3 = 27
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 6
| goals6 = 6
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Vladislav Yuryevich Bezborodov ({{langx|ru|Владислав Юрьевич Безбородов}}; born 15 January 1973) is a Russian professional football referee and former footballer.
Playing career
Bezborodov played for Zenit St. Petersburg, Dynamo St. Petersburg, Dinamo Minsk, and Ventspils. He took a six-year break from football after five matches for Zenit in 1991 to study in the United States, where he earned a degree in sports management and business administration.{{cite news|url=http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2009-12-25/4_1/|title=РОСГОССТРАХ-ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ. ПРЕМЬЕР-ЛИГА|language=ru|publisher=European Sports Media|work=Sport-Express.ru}} He made his return to Russia in 1998 with Dynamo St. Petersburg in the Russian Second Division.[http://www.klisf.info/numeric/index.app?cmd=ln&lang=ru&id=769083401765983 Playing career summary]{{dead link|date=August 2018}} KLISF
Refereeing career
Bezborodov became a FIFA referee in 2009.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070918020254/http://fifa.com/associations/association=rus/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html "Russia: Referees"] FIFA.com; Retrieved 2 May 2013 He was selected as one of three Russian referees in the summer of 2010, alongside Maksim Layushkin and Stanislav Sukhina, to work UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches for the upcoming season. Starting in 2012, he officiated in 2014 World Cup qualifying, taking charge of the match between the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026181110/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300182234/report.html "Match Report - Czech Republic - Bulgaria 0:0"] FIFA.com, 16 October 2012; Retrieved 2 May 2013
At the of the 2022/23 season, the Russian Football Union honoured as the best referee. This recognition based on his performance in 26 matches conducted during the championship and the Russian Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://sportrbc.ru/news/64a44a709a79476d78836da9|title=РФС назвал лучшего арбитра сезона|language=ru|date=2023-07-04|website=Sportrbc.ru}}
Family and personal life
Bezborodov's father Yuri Bezborodov played professionally in 1960s and 1970s for FC Irtysh Omsk and FC Dynamo Leningrad.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
References
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Category:Footballers from Saint Petersburg
Category:Soviet men's footballers
Category:Russian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Russian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
Category:FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
Category:FC Dinamo Minsk players
Category:FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players
Category:FC Torpedo Minsk players
Category:Russian football referees