| Valentin Nikolayev | |
| Fullname: | Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev |
| Birth Date: | August 16, 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Yerosovo, Vladimir Governorate, USSR |
| Death Place: | Moscow |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Kazanka Moscow |
| Years1: | 1940–1952 |
| Years2: | 1952 |
| Years3: | 1953 |
| Clubs1: | CDKA Moscow |
| Clubs2: | Kalinin City Team |
| Clubs3: | MVO Moscow |
| Caps1: | 187 |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 79 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1952 |
| Nationalteam1: | USSR |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1964–1965 |
| Manageryears2: | 1967–1968 |
| Manageryears3: | 1970–1971 |
| Manageryears4: | 1970–1973 |
| Manageryears5: | 1974–1985 |
| Managerclubs1: | CSKA Moscow |
| Managerclubs2: | SKA Khabarovsk |
| Managerclubs3: | Soviet Union |
| Managerclubs4: | CSKA Moscow |
| Managerclubs5: | Soviet Union U-21 |
Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev (ru|Валенти́н Алекса́ндрович Никола́ев; August 16, 1921 in Yerosovo, Vladimir Governorate - October 9, 2009 in Moscow) was a Soviet football player and coach.
Nikolayev made his debut for USSR on July 20, 1952 in an Olympics game against Bulgaria. As a manager, he was in charge of USSR national football team from October 1970 until the end of 1971.[1]