Yury Sevidov

Yuri Aleksandrovich Sevidov (Russian: Юрий Александрович Севидов; August 24, 1942, Moscow, USSR – February 11, 2010, Marbella, Spain) was a Soviet footballer.

Yury Sevidov
Personal information
Full name Yury Aleksandrovich Sevidov
Date of birth (1942-08-24)24 August 1942
Place of birth Moscow, USSR
Date of death 11 February 2010(2010-02-11) (aged 67)
Place of death Marbella, Spain
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1960 Zimbru Chişinău 10 (0)
1960–1965 Spartak Moscow 146 (71)
1970–1971 Kairat 63 (22)
1972 Karpaty Lviv 0 (0)
1972 Shakhtar Donetsk 16 (7)
1974 Spartak Ryazan 5 (0)
Total 240 (100)
National team
1964 Soviet Union Olympic 3 (1)
Teams managed
1975–1977 FShM Torpedo Moscow
1978–1979 Dynamo Vologda
1980–1981 Spartak Ryazan
1984 Shinnik Yaroslavl
1985 Dynamo Makhachkala
1987 Neftchi Baku
1997 "Magnesite" Satka
1998 "Patriot" Moscow
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Moscow, the son of the famous Soviet football player and manager, Aleksandr Sevidov, Yuri began playing professional football with FC Spartak Moscow at age 18. Sevidov twice won the Soviet Cup (in 1963 and 1965) and the Soviet Top League (in 1962, when he scored 16 league goals).[1][2]

He was the best bombardier of 1962 Soviet championship. He is gold champion of USSR in 1962 and bronze medalist in 1961.

Personal life

In 1965 while driving a car, Sevidov hit a man who was a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences Dmitry Ryabchikov, the prominent chemist, winner of the Stalin Prize and who died soon at hospital as a result of medical mistake. Sevidov was sentenced to ten years in prison and was deprived of the title of master of sports. He was paroled after four years in custody. Yuri was the son of Aleksandr Sevidov.

After retirement

In recent years, Yuri Sevidov worked as a columnist for the Soviet sport and often acted as an expert in sports programs on TV.[3]

Death

On 11 February 2010, Sevidov died during a business trip in Marbella, Spain.[4]

References
  1. "Умер футбольный комментатор Юрий Севидов" (in Russian). Kommersant. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/su62.html
  3. "Рубин" выражает соболезнования... Archived October 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Elmir Aliyev (12 February 2010). "Former coach of Neftchi football club dies". News.az. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.


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