Aleksandr Novikov (footballer, born 1958)
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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Honours
1977 FIFA World Youth Championship winner with the Soviet Union.[1]
Death
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
- "Soviet Union squad". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- Памяти легенд смоленского футбола (in Russian). Smolyane. 17 May 2011.
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