Yuriy Nikiforov

Yuriy Nikiforov (born 16 September 1970) is a former Ukrainian-Russian football player. He has played for Soviet Union national team, Ukraine national team and Russia national team.

Yuriy Nikiforov
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Personal information
Full nameYuriy Valeryevich Nikiforov
Date of birth (1970-09-16) 16 September 1970 (age 54)
Place of birthOdessa, Ukraine
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionDefender (retired)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987
1988
1989
1990-1993
1993-1996
1996-1998
1998-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
Odessa
Chernomorets Odessa
Dynamo Kyiv
Chernomorets Odessa
Spartak Moscow
Sporting Gijón
Eindhoven
RKC Waalwijk
Urawa Red Diamonds
National team
1992
1992
1993-2002
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Russia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

[1]

Club performance League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Soviet UnionLeague Soviet Cup USSR Federation CupTotal
1987 Odessa 5 0 5 0
1988 Chernomorets Odessa Top League 1 0 1 0
1989 Dynamo Kyiv Top League 2 0 2 0
1990 Chernomorets Odessa Top League 17 0 17 0
1991 30 2 30 2
UkraineLeague Ukrainian Cup League CupTotal
1992 Chernomorets Odessa Premier League 18 2 18 2
1992/93 24 3 24 3
RussiaLeague Russian Cup Russian Premier League CupTotal
1993 Spartak Moscow Top League 23 0 23 0
1994 26 2 26 2
1995 22 8 22 8
1996 14 5 14 5
SpainLeague Copa del Rey Copa de la LigaTotal
1996/97 Sporting Gijón La Liga 38 2 38 2
1997/98 27 1 27 1
NetherlandsLeague KNVB Cup League CupTotal
1998/99 Eindhoven Eredivisie 25 1 25 1
1999/00 29 3 29 3
2000/01 26 1 26 1
2001/02 19 0 19 0
2002/03 RKC Waalwijk Eredivisie 29 1 29 1
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J. League CupTotal
2003 Urawa Red Diamonds J. League 1 12 0 0 0 4 0 16 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Country Soviet Union 55 2 55 2
Ukraine 42 5 42 5
Russia 85 15 85 15
Spain 65 3 65 3
Netherlands 128 6 128 6
Japan 12 0 0 0 4 0 16 0
Total 387 31 0 0 4 0 391 31

International career statistics

[2]

Soviet Union national team
YearAppsGoals
1992 4 0
Total 4 0
Ukraine national team
YearAppsGoals
1992 3 0
Total 3 0
Russia national team
YearAppsGoals
1993 2 0
1994 9 2
1995 8 1
1996 13 3
1997 4 0
1998 4 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 7 0
2002 8 0
Total 55 6

References

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Yuri Nikiforov". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. "Yury Nikiforov - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.