Valentin Nikolayev (footballer)
Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev (Russian: Валентин Александрович Николаев; August 16, 1921 in Yerosovo, Vladimir Governorate – October 9, 2009 in Moscow) was a Soviet football player and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev | ||
| Date of birth | August 16, 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerosovo, Vladimir Governorate, USSR | ||
| Date of death | October 9, 2009 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kazanka Moscow | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1952 | CDKA Moscow | 187 | (79) |
| 1952 | Kalinin City Team | 4 | (2) |
| 1953 | MVO Moscow | 0 | |
| National team | |||
| 1952 | USSR | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1964–1965 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| 1967–1968 | SKA Khabarovsk | ||
| 1970–1971 | Soviet Union | ||
| 1970–1973 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| 1974–1985 | Soviet Union U-21 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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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