Valeri Pavlovich Butenko (Russian: Валерий Павлович Бутенко; 16 July 1941 – 13 February 2020[1]) was a Russian football midfielder and referee, and a Master of Sports of the USSR, known for having acted as referee at one 1986 FIFA World Cup Group D match - the game between Algeria and Northern Ireland on 3 June 1986. After retiring, Butenko served as a match supervisor. His younger brother Andrei Butenko was a football referee as well.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeri Pavlovich Butenko | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 13 February 2020 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966 | Dynamo-d Moscow | ||
| 1967 | Dynamo Makhachkala | ||
| 1968–1969 | Shakhter Kiselevsk | ||
| 1969–1970 | Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | ||
| 1971–1974 | Soyuz Moscow | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Domestic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1976–1991 | Soviet Top League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1981-1991 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
References
edit- ^ "Умер Валерий Бутенко" [Valeri Butenko has died] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 13 February 2020.
External links
edit- Profile
- Short bio
- Biography at Yandex Dictionary
- Valeri Butenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
