Vladimir Leonidovich Pettay (8 May 1973 - 20 June 2011) was a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n international football referee.

Pettay was born in Pudozh

Pudozh

Pudozh is a town and the administrative center of Pudozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River east of Petrozavodsk. Population: 8,000 ....

. In 1992 he played 24 matches as a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 for second-league Karelia of Petrozavodsk, scoring two goals. He later played for the first-league futsal

Futsal

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 team GTS Petrozavodsk. He began his career as a referee in 1996. He qualified as a FIFA

FIFA

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 referee in 2010 and worked in the 2011 CIS Cup

2011 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

The 19th Commonwealth of Independent States Cup took place in Saint Petersburg beginning January 15, and the final was played on 23 January 2011.-Participants:1 Zenit Saint Petersburg was represented by its junior squad U-21....

.

Pettay died in the crash of RusAir Flight 9605

RusAir Flight 9605

RusAir Flight 9605 was a scheduled RusAir flight, operated as a RusLine service between Domodedovo International Airport and Petrozavodsk Airport using Tupolev Tu-134A-3 equipment, that crashed on approach to Petrozavodsk shortly after 23:40 local time on 20 June 2011, killing 45 people and...

 at Besovets, near Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It stretches along the western shore of the Lake Onega for some . The city is served by Petrozavodsk Airport. Municipally, it is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug . Population:...

. Pettay is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.