Anastasia Pustovoitova
Russian association football player
Anastasia Vyacheslavovna Pustovoitova (Russian: Анастасия Вячеславовна Пустовойтова; born 10 February 1981) is a Russian association football referee. She previously played as a defender on the Russian women's international football team.
Playing career
Pustovoitova was a member of the Russia women's national football team and the club Ryazan as a defender. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Refereeing career
Pustovoitova became a FIFA listed referee in 2009. She was appointed to be an official at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.
On 3 December 2018, it was announced that Pustovoitova had been appointed to be a referee for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. After the conclusion of the round of 16, FIFA announced that Pustovoitova was selected as one of 11 referees who would be assigned to the final phases of the tournament.
In April 2019, she was featured on the YouTube channel "Krasava", which is run by former footballer Yevgeny Savin.
In May 2019, Pustovoitova was appointed to officiate the 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final between Olympique Lyonnais and FC Barcelona in Budapest.
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