Aleksandr Trofimov (footballer) explained

Aleksandr Trofimov
Fullname:Aleksandr Mihaylovich Trofimov
Birth Date:11 September 1937
Birth Place:Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Lipetsk, Russia
Height:1.72 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Trudovye Reservy Lipetsk
Years1:1957–1960
Years2:1961–1969
Clubs2:Neftchi Baku
Caps2:257
Goals2:9
Manageryears1:1973–1974
Managerclubs1:Neftchi Baku (assistant)
Manageryears2:1977
Managerclubs2:Araz Nakhchivan (assistant)
Manageryears3:1978
Managerclubs3:Karabakh Stepanakert (assistant)
Manageryears4:1987
Managerclubs4:Avtomobilist Mingechevir
Manageryears5:1992
Managerclubs5:Plastik Salyan FK

Aleksandr Mihaylovich Trofimov (Russian: Александр Михайлович Трофимов; 11 September 1937 – 6 September 2002) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani footballer who played midfield 11 years for Neftchi Baku PFC. Trofimov later coached Neftchi and Araz Nakhchivan in the 1970s.

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Trofimov began playing professional football with FC Trudovye Reservy Lipetsk in the Soviet Second League and the Soviet First League from 1957 to 1960.

He was classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1963 and was a member of the Neftchi squad that finished third in the Soviet Top League in 1966.

After he retired from playing, Trofimov coached his former club Neftchi before becoming a manager. He led Avtomobilist Mingechevir in the Soviet Second League during 1987 and Plastik Salyan FK in the Azerbaijan Top League during 1992.

He would return to Lipetsk, where he worked with a local club FC Spartak Kazinka before he died in 2002.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Lipetskaya Gazeta. Липецкий азербайджанец. ru. 5 September 2012. 28 January 2020.