Aleksandr Nikolayevich Novikov (Russian: Александр Николаевич Новиков; born 27 February 1958; died 27 June 1991) was a Soviet football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Nikolayevich Novikov | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1958 | ||
| Date of death | 27 June 1991 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Leningrad, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | FC Iskra Smolensk | ||
| 1977 | PFC CSKA Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 1978–1991 | FC Iskra Smolensk | 303 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours edit
1977 FIFA World Youth Championship winner with the Soviet Union.[1]
Death edit
On 13 May 1991, the bus with his team FC Iskra Smolensk collided head-on with a truck on a highway on their way back from an away game. Team's head coach Dzhemal Silagadze died instantly, and Novikov died several weeks later in a hospital from head trauma.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Soviet Union squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Памяти легенд смоленского футбола (in Russian). Smolyane. 17 May 2011.
External links edit
- Aleksandr Novikov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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