Aleksandr Minayev (footballer, born 1954) should not be confused with Aleksandr Minayev (footballer born 1958).
| Aleksandr Minayev | |
| Fullname: | Aleksandr Alekseyevich Minayev |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Zheleznodorozhny, Russian SFSR |
| Death Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Spartak Moscow |
| Years1: | 1972–1975 |
| Caps1: | 92 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 1976–1984 |
| Caps2: | 209 |
| Goals2: | 21 |
| Totalcaps: | 301 |
| Totalgoals: | 31 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1976–1979 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Manageryears1: | 1985–1995 |
| Managerclubs1: | FC Dynamo Moscow (youth teams) |
| Manageryears2: | 1996–1997 |
| Managerclubs2: | FC Dynamo-2 Moscow (assistant) |
| Manageryears3: | 1998 |
| Managerclubs3: | FC Serpukhov (assistant) |
| Manageryears4: | 2000 |
| Managerclubs4: | FC Stolitsa Moscow |
Aleksandr Alekseyevich Minayev (ru|Александр Алексеевич Минаев; 11 August 1954 – 6 December 2018[1] [2]) was a Russian football player and coach.
Minayev made his debut for USSR on 20 March 1976 in a friendly match against Argentina. He played in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Euro 1976 and participated in the qualifiers for the 1978 FIFA World Cup; however, the USSR did not qualify for the final tournament in either competition.
In the first half of the 1980s, he was in a long-term relationship with actress Natalya Gundareva.[3]