Nikolai Safronidi

This name uses Western Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Afanasyevich and the family name is Safronidi.

Nikolai Afanasyevich Safronidi (Russian: Николай Афанасьевич Сафрониди, Greek: Νικόλαος Σαφρονίδης, romanized: Nikolaos Safronidis; born 10 September 1983) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He played as a left midfielder.

Nikolai Safronidi

Safronidi in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Nikolai Afanasyevich Safronidi
Date of birth	(1983-09-10) 10 September 1983
Place of birth	Ordzhonikidze, Russian SFSR
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000	FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz	0	(0)
2001–2004	Alania Vladikavkaz	0	(0)
2004–2007	Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk	90	(10)
2008–2009	SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk	53	(7)
2010–2013	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast	99	(7)
2014–2018	FC Ufa	48	(2)
Total		290	(26)
Managerial career
2018–2019	FC Ufa (administrator)
2019–2023	FC Ufa (assistant)
2021	FC Ufa (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

He is of Caucasus Greek and Armenian descent.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz	2000	PFL	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Alania Vladikavkaz	2001	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2002		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2003		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2004		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk	2004	PFL	9	1	0	0	–		–		9	1
	2005		16	1	2	0	–		–		18	1
	2006	FNL	28	2	1	0	–		–		29	2
	2007		37	6	1	0	–		–		38	6
	Total		90	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	94	10
SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk	2008	FNL	21	2	1	0	–		–		22	2
	2009		32	5	3	0	–		–		35	5
	Total		53	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	57	7
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast	2010	FNL	33	3	1	1	–		–		34	4
	2011–12		31	3	2	1	–		–		33	4
	2012–13		26	1	2	0	–		–		28	1
	2013–14	Russian Premier League	9	0	1	0	–		–		10	0
	Total		99	7	6	2	0	0	0	0	105	9
FC Ufa	2013–14	FNL	6	0	–		–		2	0	8	0
	2014–15	Russian Premier League	23	1	2	0	–		–		25	1
	2015–16		15	1	2	0	–		–		17	1
	2016–17		2	0	1	0	–		–		3	0
	2017–18		2	0	1	0	–		–		3	0
	Total		48	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	56	2
Career total			290	26	20	2	0	0	2	0	312	28

External links

• Nikolai Safronidi at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)