Igor Zakharov

Igor Nikolayevich Zakharov (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Захаров; born 8 June 1966) is a Russian former professional football referee and player.

For Russian footballer born in 1975, see Igor Zakharov (footballer, born 1975).
Igor Zakharov
Personal information
Full name Igor Nikolayevich Zakharov
Date of birth (1966-06-08) 8 June 1966
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

Club career

As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1984 for FC Zorkiy Krasnogorsk.[1]

Referee career

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.

References
  1. Igor Zakharov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  2. Я капитан команды, б*я! Video of the incident
  3. Спорт-Экспресс: «Шинник» подозревает, что Игорь Захаров судил матч с «Тереком» в состоянии опьянения


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