Valentin Nikolayev (footballer)

Football player infobox2
playername = Valentin Nikolayev
fullname = Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1921|8|16|df=y
cityofbirth = Yerosovo, Vladimir Oblast
countryofbirth = USSR
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Kazanka Moscow
years = 1940-1952
1952
1953
clubs = CDKA Moscow
Kalinin City Team
MVO Moscow
caps(goals) = 187 (79)
4 (2)
0
nationalyears = 1952
nationalteam = USSR
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)
manageryears = 1964-1965
1967-1968
1970-1971
1970-1973
1974-1985
managerclubs = CSKA Moscow
SKA Khabarovsk
Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Soviet Union U-21

Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev ( _ru. Валентин Александрович Николаев) (born August 16, 1921 in Yerosovo, Vladimir Oblast) is a retired 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 a Olympics game against Bulgaria. As a manager, he was in charge of USSR national football team from October 1970 until the end of 1971.

External links

* [http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/players/nikolaev.html Profile]