| Gennady Orlov | |
| Fullname: | Gennady Sergeyevich Orlov |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Kharkov, USSR |
| Position: | Trequartista[1] |
| Years1: | 1962–1965 |
| Years2: | 1966 |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1967 |
| Clubs3: | Avangard Kharkov |
| Years4: | 1968–1969 |
Gennady Sergeyevich Orlov (Russian: Геннадий Серге́евич Орлов; born 2 March 1945) is a Russian sports journalist and a former Soviet footballer.[2] He has lived in Leningrad since 1966 and has been a commentator since 1974.[3] Orlov is best known for being a football commentator on Leningrad Television and, subsequently, Petersburg – Channel 5 for many years.