Yuri Saukh

Yuri Vasilyevich Saukh (Russian: Юрий Васильевич Саух) (September 14, 1951 – January 2, 2021) was a Soviet football player and Russian coach and manager. He played for the Soviet Union national football team in 1976.

Yuri Saukh
Personal information
Full nameYuri Vasilyevich Saukh
Date of birth(1951-09-14)September 14, 1951
Place of birthUSSR
Date of deathJanuary 2, 2021(2021-01-02) (aged 69)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970Stal Volgograd
1972–1973Barrikady Volgograd
1974–1975FC SKA Rostov-on-Don
1976–1979CSKA Moscow
1980FC Lokomotiv Moscow
1981FC Dynamo Stavropol
National team
1976USSR2(0)
Teams managed
2003FC Reutov
2004–2007FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His playing career lasted from 1970 to 1981. He played for Rotor Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow and Dynamo Stavropol.

His managing career lasted from 2003 to 2007 where he managed for Reutov and Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.

Saukh died on January 2, 2021 at the age of 69.[1]

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