Nikolai Sergeyevich Kalaychev (Russian: Никола́й Серге́евич Кала́йчев; born on 16 December 1956[1]) is a former Soviet football player. The elder brother of Andrey Kalaychev.[2]

Nikolai Kalaychev
Personal information
Full name Nikolai Sergeyevich Kalaychev
Date of birth (1956-12-16) 16 December 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth Kaluga, Russian SFSR
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Lokomotiv Kaluga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973—1975 Lokomotiv Kaluga
1975—1983 Lokomotiv Moscow 145 (5)
1983 Salute Moscow
1984—1985 Lokomotiv Moscow
1990–1992 FC Oka 1 (0)
International career
USSR U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

The first coach is Yuri Kruglov (Kaluga).[3] In 1973 he made his first team debut at FC Lokomotiv Kaluga.

In 1975, he moved to Lokomotiv Moscow, where he became a solid player in the main team the following year. Appeared in Soviet Top League.[4]

He ended his playing career in 1985.

In 1992, at the invitation of the coach Yevgeny Goryansky, he spent some time at the FC Oka.

He played for the USSR youth team.[5]

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