Vladimir Pettay, Russian football referee, died from a plane crash he was 38.

Vladimir Leonidovich Pettay was a Russian international football referee died from a plane crash he was , 38..

 (8 May 1973 - 20 June 2011)

Pettay was born in Pudozh. In 1992 he played 24 matches as a midfielder for second-league Karelia of 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. Pettay is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.^[2]

 

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