Valeri Butenko

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.

Valeri Butenko

Personal information
Full name	Valeri Pavlovich Butenko
Date of birth	(1941-07-16)16 July 1941
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	13 February 2020(2020-02-13) (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

Valeri Butenko

Domestic
Years	League	Role
1976–1991	Soviet Top League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1981-1991	FIFA listed	Referee

References

1. "Умер Валерий Бутенко" [Valeri Butenko has died] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 13 February 2020.

External links

• Profile
• Short bio
• Biography at Yandex Dictionary
• Valeri Butenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)