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 (Russian: 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 against Argentina. He played in the quarterfinal for the UEFA Euro 1976 and qualifiers for 1978 FIFA World Cup (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament for either).
In the first half of the 1980s, he was in a long relationship with actress Natalya Gundareva.[3]