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Yuri Golov

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Yuri Golov
Юрий Голов
Personal information
Full name Yuri Vasilyevich Golov
Date of birth (1937-07-22)22 July 1937
Place of birth Gorky, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Date of death 9 January 2014(2014-01-09) (aged 76)
Place of death Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Position(s) Forward

Yuri Vasilyevich Golov (Russian: Юрий Васильевич Голов; 22 July 1937 – 9 January 2014) was a Russian footballer who primarily played as a forward.

Golov played in the Soviet Top League and Soviet First League with FC Volga Gorky. He also played in the Soviet First League with FC Avangard Zhovti Vody and FC Metallurg Kuibyshev.[1]

Biography

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Yuri Golov debuted as a professional footballer in 1961 at the age of 25 with the club Raketa Gorky. Three years later, at Volga Gorky, in his first match against FC Dinamo Moscow, he scored the winning goal, at the Dynamo Stadium, against Lev Yashin. He is also the ninth player with the most goals in the club's history, with 26. After four seasons and 156 games played, he was transferred to FC Avanhard for one season. Finally, Yuri Golov retired in 1972 at the age of 36.

Yuri Golov died following a long illness on 9 January 2014, aged 77, in his hometown of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.[2]

Clubs

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Club Country Year Games Goals
Raketa Gorky Soviet Union 1961–1963 57 16
Volga Gorky Soviet Union 1963–1967 156 26
FC Avanhard Soviet Union 1967–1968 38 5
FC Volga Ulyanovsk Soviet Union 1968–1971 27 13

References

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  1. ^ "Голов Юрий Васильевич, 22.07.1937, футболист".
  2. ^ Умер Юрий Голов. fcvolgann.ru (in Russian). FC Volga-NN. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.