Igor Egorov


Igor Vyacheslavovich Egorov is a Russian football official and a former referee and player. He works as a team director with FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.

Refereeing career

He has been a FIFA international referee since 2003. He lives in Nizhny Novgorod and is a businessman. He was named best Russian referee by the Sport Express newspaper in 2006 and 2007. He has refereed games in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup, as well as UEFA Euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life

He is the father of former Dzerzhinsk defender Yegor Yegorov, who became a referee himself in 2014.