Yuri Nyrkov

Yuri Nyrkov
Personal information
Full nameYuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov
Date of birthJune 29, 1924
Place of birthVyshny Volochyok, Russian SFSR
Date of deathDecember 20, 2005 (aged 81)
Place of deathMoscow, Russia
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Yunye Pionery Stadium Moscow
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1946–1947GVSG?
1948–1952CDKA aka CDSA Moscow68(0)
1952Kalinin City Team3(0)
1953MVO Kalinin0
1954CDSA Moscow23(0)
National team
1952USSR3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov (Russian: Юрий Александрович Нырков) (June 29, 1924, Vyshny Volochyok, Russian SFSR – December 20, 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet football player.

Honours

International career

Nyrkov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952, in an Olympics game against Bulgaria.

Personal

He served in the army in World War II. After his retirement from soccer he returned to service and eventually reached the rank of Major General.

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