 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| 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 | |
| International career | |||
| 1952 | USSR | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1965 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| 1967–1968 | SKA Khabarovsk | ||
| 1970–1971 | Soviet Union | ||
| 1970–1973 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| 1974–1985 | Soviet Union U-21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev (Russian: Валенти́н Алекса́ндрович Никола́ев; August 16, 1921 in Yerosovo, Vladimir Governorate – October 9, 2009 in Moscow) was a Soviet football player and coach.
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.[1]
