Kirill Nikolayevich Levnikov (; born 11 February 1984) is a Russian professional

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and a former player. He has been a FIFA referee since 2016. His father

Nikolai Levnikov Nikolai Vladislavovich Levnikov (; born 15 May 1956 in Pinsk, Belarus) is a retired Russian football referee. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He is known to have served as a FIFA referee during th ...

was also an international referee.

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1984 births Footballers from Saint Petersburg Living people Russian men's footballers FC Salyut Belgorod players Russian football referees Men's association football defenders FC Sever Murmansk players 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-defender-1980s-stub