Sergey Lapochkin (referee, born 1981)

Sergey Sergeyevich Lapochkin (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Лапочкин; born 28 April 1981) is a Russian former professional football referee.[1]

Sergey Lapochkin
Lapochkin in 2016
Full name Sergey Sergeyevich Lapochkin
Born (1981-04-28) 28 April 1981 (age 43)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR
Domestic
Years League Role
2000–2010 Russian Second Division Referee
2005–2013 Russian First Division Referee
2011–2021 Russian Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
2013–2021 FIFA Referee

He has been a FIFA referee since 2013.

His father, also named Sergey Lapochkin also was a referee.

On 9 June 2021, it was announced that he is banned from any football activity for 10 years by UEFA. In July 2018 he was contacted by unidentified people who wanted him to influence the outcome of the Europa League qualifier between Ventspils and Bordeaux that he was refereeing, and he did not report this contact to UEFA.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Career summary by footballfacts". footballfacts. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Судья Лапочкин на 10 лет отстранен от футбола. Он не сообщил УЕФА, что через него хотели повлиять на исход матча" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 9 June 2021.
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