Yury Sevidov

Yury Sevidov
Personal information
Full nameYury Aleksandrovich Sevidov
Date of birth24 August 1942
Place of birthMoscow, USSR
Date of death11 February 2010 (aged 67)
Place of deathMarbella, Spain
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1960Zimbru Chişinău10(0)
1960–1965Spartak Moscow146(71)
1970–1971Kairat63(22)
1972Karpaty Lviv0(0)
1972Shakhtar Donetsk16(7)
1974Spartak Ryazan5(0)
Total240(100)
National team
1964Soviet Union3(1)
Teams managed
1975–1977FShM Torpedo Moscow
1978–1979Dynamo Vologda
1980–1981Spartak Ryazan
1984Shinnik Yaroslavl
1985Dynamo Makhachkala
1987Neftchi Baku
1997"Magnesite" Satka
1998"Patriot" Moscow
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yuri Aleksandrovich Sevidov (Russian: Юрий Александрович Севидов; August 24, 1942, Moscow, USSR – February 11, 2010, Marbella, Spain) was a Soviet footballer.

Career

He was the best bombardier of 1962 Soviet championship. He is gold champion of USSR in 1962 and bronze medalist in 1961.

Personal life

In 1965 while driving a car, Sevidov hit a man who was a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences Dmitry Ryabchikov, the prominent chemist, winner of the Stalin Prize and who died soon at hospital as a result of medical mistake. Sevidov was sentenced to ten years in prison and was deprived of the title of master of sports. He was paroled after four years in custody. Yuri was the son of Aleksandr Sevidov.

After retirement

In recent years, Yuri Sevidov worked as a columnist for the Soviet sport and often acted as an expert in sports programs on TV.[1]

Death

On 11 February 2010, Sevidov died during a business trip in Marbella, Spain.[2]

References

  1. "Рубин" выражает соболезнования...
  2. Elmir Aliyev (12 February 2010). "Former coach of Neftchi football club dies". News.az. Retrieved 12 February 2010.