Aleksei Nikolaev (referee)
Aleksei Nikolaev | |
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 Aleksei Nikolayev in 2016
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| Born |
Aleksei Valeryevich Nikolaev Russian: Алексей Валерьевич Николаев
August 1, 1971 |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Occupation | Referee |
Aleksei Valeryevich Nikolaev (Russian: Алексей Валерьевич Николаев; born 1 August 1971 in Moscow) is a former Russian football referee. He has been a FIFA international referee from 2007 to 2017. In 2011, he was selected for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. Nikolaev has also officiated in 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
He works in the Russian Football Union refereeing committee since retiring as a referee.