Vladislav Yuryevich Bezborodov (; born 15 January 1973) is a Russian professional

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referee and former footballer.

Playing career

Bezborodov played for Zenit St. Petersburg, Dynamo St. Petersburg, Dinamo Minsk, and

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. He took a six-year break from football after five matches for Zenit in 1991 to study in the

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, where he earned a degree in sports management and business administration. He made his return to Russia in 1998 with Dynamo St. Petersburg in the

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Refereeing career

Bezborodov became a FIFA referee in 2009. He was selected as one of three Russian referees in the summer of 2010, alongside Maksim Layushkin and Stanislav Sukhina, to work

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matches for the upcoming season. Starting in 2012, he officiated in 2014 World Cup qualifying, taking charge of the match between the

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. At the end of the 2022/23 season, the

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recognized him as the best referee. The decision was made based on the results of 26 matches played in the championship and the Russian Cup.

Family and personal life

Bezborodov's father Yuri Bezborodov played professionally in 1960s and 1970s for FC Irtysh Omsk and FC Dynamo Leningrad.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bezborodov, Vladislav 1973 births Living people Footballers from Saint Petersburg Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FK Ventspils players FC Dinamo Minsk players FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players FC Torpedo Minsk players Russian football referees FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players 20th-century Russian sportsmen