Yuriy Nikiforov
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yuriy Valeryevich Nikiforov | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Odessa, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Dynamo-2 Moscow (asst coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chornomorets Odesa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987 | SK Odesa | 5 | (0) |
| 1988 | Chornomorets Odesa | 1 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | (0) |
| 1989–1993 | Chornomorets Odesa | 89 | (7) |
| 1993–1996 | Spartak Moscow | 85 | (15) |
| 1996–1998 | Sporting Gijón | 65 | (3) |
| 1998–2002 | PSV | 99 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | RKC | 29 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Urawa Reds | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 387 | (31) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1991 | Soviet Union U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1992 | CIS | 4 | (0) |
| 1992 | Ukraine | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–2002 | Russia | 55 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2015 | Irtysh Pavlodar (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Kuban Krasnodar (assistant) | ||
| 2017– | Dynamo-2 Moscow (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Yuri Valeryevich Nikiforov (alternate spelling Valeriovych; Russian: Юрий Валерьевич Никифоров, Ukrainian: Юрій Валерійович Никифоров; born 16 September 1970) is a football coach and a former player who played mainly as a central defender. He is an assistant coach with FC Dynamo-2 Moscow.
Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Soviet Union, Nikiforov started playing professionally with hometown's FC Chornomorets. After one year with FC Dynamo Kyiv in which he appeared solely for the reserves he returned to his first club, playing in the inaugural edition of the Ukrainian Premier League.
In early 1993, Nikiforov moved to Russia with FC Spartak Moscow, being an instrumental defensive unit as the capital side won three out of four Premier League titles, with the player also netting regularly. His first abroad experience came with Sporting de Gijón, to where he arrived at the same time as former compatriot Dmitri Cheryshev (he would also share team with another Russian while in Asturias, Igor Lediakhov).
After Gijón's relegation from La Liga, Nikiforov played five years in the Netherlands, starting with PSV Eindhoven which he helped to consecutive Eredivisie accolades. For 2002–03, the 32-year-old signed with lowly RKC Waalwijk also in the Dutch top level, with the club finishing in a comfortable ninth place. He finished his career in Japan, after one year with Urawa Red Diamonds.
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