Valentin Nikolayev (footballer)
Valentin Nikolayev| Personal information |
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| Full name | Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev |
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| Place of birth | Yerosovo, Vladimir Oblast, USSR |
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| Playing position | Striker |
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| Youth career |
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| Kazanka Moscow |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1940-1952 | CDKA Moscow | 187 | (79) |
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| 1952 | Kalinin City Team | 4 | (2) |
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| 1953 | MVO Moscow | 0 | |
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| National team |
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| 1952 | USSR | 2 | (0) |
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| Teams managed |
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| 1964-1965 | CSKA Moscow |
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| 1967-1968 | SKA Khabarovsk |
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| 1970-1971 | Soviet Union |
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| 1970-1973 | CSKA Moscow |
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| 1974-1985 | Soviet Union U-21 |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev (Russian: Валентин Александрович Николаев) (August 16, 1921 in Yerosovo, Vladimir Oblast - died October 9, 2009 in Moscow) was a Soviet football player and coach.
Honours
- Soviet Top League winner: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1970 (as manager).
- Soviet Top League runner-up: 1945, 1949.
- Soviet Top League bronze: 1964, 1965 (both as manager).
- Soviet Cup winner: 1945, 1948, 1951.
- Soviet Top League top scorer: 1946 (16 goals), 1947 (14 goals).
- Grigory Fedotov Club member: 111 goals.
- As a manager: Europe U-23 champion: 1976, Europe U-21 champion: 1980.
International career
Nikolayev made his debut for USSR on July 20, 1952 in an Olympics game against Bulgaria. As a manager, he was in charge of USSR national football team from October 1970 until the end of 1971.
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