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Igor Zakharov
Russian footballer and referee
Igor Nikolayevich Zakharov (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Захаров; born 8 June 1966) is a Russian former professional football referee and player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Nikolayevich Zakharov | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-06-08) 8 June 1966 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Kaluga, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Zarya Kaluga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984 | FC Zorkiy Krasnogorsk | 22 | (0) |
| 1985–1990 | FC SKA Khabarovsk | 151 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | FC Okean Nakhodka | 80 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | FC Luch Vladivostok | 14 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | 19 | (3) |
| 1995 | FC Zenit St. Petersburg | 17 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 42 | (3) |
| 1997 | FC Kuban Krasnodar | 11 | (1) |
| 1998 | FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow (amateur) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1984 for FC Zorkiy Krasnogorsk.[1]
He had several memorable incidents in his referee career. On 25 July 2006 in the game between FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Moscow he gave FC Moscow a corner kick. Dynamo goalkeeper Sergei Ovchinnikov thought that FC Moscow player touched the ball last and aggressively attacked Zakharov, at one point grabbing his shirt. Ovchinnikov was sent off and received a long disqualification. That turned out to be the last professional game Ovchinnikov played.[2] On another occasion a dog ran onto a field in the game Zakharov was officiating. Zakharov showed the dog the yellow card. On 27 July 2008 after a game between FC Shinnik Yaroslavl and FC Terek Grozny Shinnik wanted to test Zakharov for alcohol, claiming he refereed the game while drunk. Zakharov refused to go through the test.[3]
He was an international FIFA referee from 2005 to 2008, retiring from refereeing after the 2008 season.
- Igor Zakharov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Я капитан команды, б*я! Video of the incident
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