Yury Kovalyov Explained

Yury Kovalyov
Fullname:Yury Fyodorovich Kovalyov
Birth Date:6 February 1934
Birth Place:Orekhovo-Zuyevo, USSR
Death Place:Moscow, USSR
Position:Striker/Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Krasnoye Znamya Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Years1:1953
Years2:1954–1959
Years3:1960
Years4:1961
Years5:1962–1965
Years6:1966
Years7:1967–1971
Clubs7:Moskvich Moscow
Caps2:122
Caps3:19
Caps4:24
Caps5:112
Goals2:15
Goals3:8
Goals4:2
Goals5:8
Nationalyears1:1957
Nationalteam1:USSR
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Yury Fyodorovich Kovalyov (Russian: Юрий Фёдорович Ковалёв; 6 February 1934 – 25 September 1979) was a Soviet footballer.

International career

Kovalyov played his only game for USSR on 24 November 1957 in a 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Poland. He was not selected for the final tournament squad. He was selected for the squad for the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions, but did not play in any games at the tournament.

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