谢尔盖·卡拉肖夫，Sergei Gennadyevich Karasev (Russian: Сергей Геннадьевич Карасёв; born 12 June 1979) is a Russian international referee. 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. 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.