Alexander Efimovich Gnezdov (Russian: Гнездов Александр Ефимович; 17 September 1908 – 1981) was an Azerbaijani professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was known as the first manager of Neftçi PFK.[1]
| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Efimovich Gnezdov | |||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1908 | |||
| Place of birth | Gorokhovetsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire | |||
| Date of death | 1981 (aged 72–73) | |||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||
| Senior career* | ||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |
| 1926–1927 | Progress Baku | |||
| 1934–1936 | Stalinets Leningrad | 10 | (6) | |
| 1937 | Neftyanik | 11 | (3) | |
| Total | 21 | (9) | ||
| Managerial career | ||||
| 1937 | Neftyanik | |||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||
Career
editGnezdov started his career at Progress Baku in 1926. Progress Baku was the first professional football club of Azerbaijan and founded in 1907.[2]Then he joined Stalinets Leningrad (nowadays Zenit Saint Petersburg) in 1934, where he made ten appearances for the club, scoring six goals in total.[3]
In 1937, Gnezdov was appointed the first coach at Neftyanik (nowadays Neftçi PFK), while he also played as a forward for the same club[1] which was founded on 18 March 1937 and played under the name of Neftyanik until 1968.[4] During his coaching period, the club was mainly consisted of players with Russian descent due to less interest to football among the local people.[5] Despite his managerial status, Gnezdov was also considered a decisive player, especially in important and game-changing situations.[6]
Gnezdov was the first person in Azerbaijan SSR who did punditry work. In 1949, he made history, filing Azerbaijan's first football report on radio.[1][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Aleksandr Qnezdov". Neftchi.az. Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Azerbaijan - List of Foundation Dates". Rssf.org. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Гнездов Александр Ефимович". Zenit-history.ru. Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "İlbəil". www.neftchi.az. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ ""Neftçi"nin 84 yaşı tamam olur" (in Azerbaijani). 2021-03-18. Archived from the original on 2024-08-03.
- ^ ""Neftçi" necə yarandı?". Sportal.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2017-06-26.
- ^ "Veteran yenə öz yerindədir". Anl.az. Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.