Yuri Nyrkov Explained

Yuri Nyrkov
Fullname:Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov
Birth Date:29 June 1924
Birth Place:Vyshny Volochyok, Russian SFSR
Death Place:Moscow, Russia
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Yunye Pionery Stadium Moscow
Years1:1946–1947
Years2:1948–1952
Years3:1952
Years4:1953
Years5:1954
Clubs5:CDSA Moscow
Caps1:?
Caps2:68
Caps3:3
Caps4:0
Caps5:23
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:1952
Nationalteam1:USSR
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov (Russian: Юрий Александрович Нырков) (June 29, 1924, Vyshny Volochyok, Russian SFSR – December 20, 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet football player.

Honours

International career

Nyrkov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952, in an Olympics game against Bulgaria.[1]

Personal

He served in the army in World War II. After his retirement from soccer he returned to service and eventually reached the rank of Major General.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yuri Nyrkov . Olympedia . 7 November 2021.