20 June 2011(2011-06-20) (aged 38) near Petrozavodsk, Russia
Domestic
Years
League
Role
1996–2011
Referee
2003–2011
Premier League
Referee
International
Years
League
Role
2010–2011
FIFA listed
Referee
Vladimir Leonidovich Pettay (Russian: Владимир Леонидович Петтай) (8 May 1973 – 20 June 2011)[1] was a Russian international football referee and former player.
Pettay was born in Pudozh. In 1992, he played 24 matches as a midfielder for second-league FC Karelia Petrozavodsk, scoring two goals.[2] He later played for the first-league futsal team GTS Petrozavodsk.[1][2] He began his career as a referee in 1996.[1][2] He qualified as a FIFA referee in 2010 and worked in the 2011 CIS Cup.[1]
Pettay died in the crash of RusAir Flight 9605[3] at Besovets, near Petrozavodsk.[2]
^ abcd"RF Football Union condoles over death of FIFA referee in air crash". ITAR-TASS. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
^ abcdПеттай Владимир Леонидович. Биографическая справка (in Russian). RIA Novosti. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
^Porritt, Richard (21 June 2011). "44 die but mother and children spared as Russia jet crashes in fog". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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