Sergei Karasev | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name | Sergei Gennadyevich Karasev | |
Date of birth | 12 June 1979 | |
Place of birth | Moscow, ![]() | |
Domestic | ||
Years | League | Role |
Russian Premier League | Referee | |
International | ||
Years | League | Role |
2010– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Sergei Gennadyevich Karasev (born 12 June 1979) is a Russian international referee.
Refereeing career[]
Karasev became a FIFA referee in 2010. He has refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the Group A match between Scotland and Macedonia. At UEFA Euro 2020, he refereed three matches starting with Italy against Switzerland. In particular, he became the first Russian referee to be appointed to referee a World Cup or a UEFA Euro play-off match since 2008.
Personal life[]
Karasev is married with two children. His primary hobby is attending metal concerts. In his interview for RIA Novosti, he names Slayer as his favourite metal band.
UEFA Elite Referees |
Martin Atkinson (ENG) · Deniz Aytekin (GER) · Ivan Bebek (CRO) · Felix Brych (GER) · Cüneyt Çakır (TUR) · Mark Clattenburg (ENG) · William Collum (SCO) · Jonas Eriksson (SWE) · David Fernández Borbalán (ESP) · Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU) · Sergei Karasev (RUS) · Viktor Kassai (HUN) · Pavel Královec (CZE) · Björn Kuipers (NED) · Szymon Marciniak (POL) · Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) · Milorad Mažić (SRB) · Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR) · Bas Nijhuis (NED) · Daniele Orsato (ITA) · Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) · Gianluca Rocchi (ITA) · Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE) · Damir Skomina (SVN) · Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) · Craig Thomson (SCO) · Clément Turpin (FRA) · Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP) · Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP) |
UEFA Euro 2016 Referees |
Martin Atkinson (ENG) · Felix Brych (GER) · Cüneyt Çakır (TUR) · Mark Clattenburg (ENG) · Willie Collum (SCO) · Jonas Eriksson (SWE) · Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU) · Sergei Karasev (RUS) · Viktor Kassai (HUN) · Pavel Královec (CZE) · Björn Kuipers (NED) · Szymon Marciniak (POL) · Milorad Mažić (SRB) · Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR) · Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) · Damir Skomina (SVN) · Clément Turpin (FRA) · Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP) |
2018 FIFA World Cup Referees |
AFC |
CAF |
Mehdi Abid Charef · Malang Diedhiou · Bakary Gassama · Gehad Grisha · Janny Sikazwe · Bamlak Tessema Weyesa |
CONCACAF |
Joel Aguilar · Mark Geiger · Jair Marrufo · Ricardo Montero · John Pitti · César Arturo Ramos |
CONMEBOL |
Julio Bascuñán · Enrique Cáceres · Andrés Cunha · Néstor Pitana · Sandro Ricci · Wilmar Roldán |
OFC |
Matthew Conger · Norbert Hauata |
UEFA |
Felix Brych · Cüneyt Çakır · Sergei Karasev · Björn Kuipers · Szymon Marciniak · Antonio Mateu Lahoz · Milorad Mažić · Gianluca Rocchi · Damir Skomina · Clément Turpin |
UEFA Euro 2020 Referees |
Felix Brych (GER) · Cüneyt Çakır (TUR) · Carlos del Cerro Grande (ESP) · Andreas Ekberg (SWE) · Orel Grinfeld (ISR) · Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU) · Sergei Karasev (RUS) · István Kovács (ROU) · Björn Kuipers (NED) · Danny Makkelie (NED) · Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) · Michael Oliver (ENG) · Daniele Orsato (ITA) · Fernando Rapallini (ARG) · Daniel Siebert (GER) · Artur Soares Dias (POR) · Anthony Taylor (ENG) · Clément Turpin (FRA) · Slavko Vinčić (SVN) |
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