Yuri Gladkikh Explained

Yuri Gladkikh
Fullname:Yuri Nikolaevich Gladkikh
Birth Date:8 October 1960
Birth Place:Lipetsk, Soviet Union
Height:1.71 m
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Novolipetsk Lipetsk
Years1:1977–1982
Caps1:166
Goals1:28
Years2:1983–1986
Caps2:95
Goals2:8
Years3:1987
Clubs3:Metallurg Lipetsk
Caps3:26
Goals3:2
Years4:1988–1989
Caps4:72
Goals4:10
Years5:1990
Clubs5:Metallurg Yermak
Caps5:17
Goals5:5
Years6:1990–1991
Caps6:24
Goals6:1
Years7:1991–1992
Clubs7:Kokshetau
Caps7:27
Goals7:4

Yuri Nikolaevich Gladkikh (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Гладких; born 8 October 1960) is a Soviet former footballer who played as a midfielder in the 1970s and 1980s.

Career

Born in Lipetsk, Gladkikh began playing football in the Soviet Second League with local side FC Metallurg Lipetsk. He appeared in 192 league matches over two stints with Metallurg. In 1983, Gladkikh joined Soviet First League side FC Iskra Smolensk, where he would make nearly 100 league appearances over four years. He also helped the club reach the semi-finals of the 1984–85 Soviet Cup, and was awarded Master of Sports of the USSR that year.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lipetskaya Gazeta. Юрию Гладких — 50!. ru. 13 October 2010. 29 January 2020.