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Football player Yuriy Nikiforov

Yuriy Valeryevich Nikiforov

(native: Юрий Валерьевич Никифоров)
Yuriy Nikiforov, Yuriy Valeriyovych Nykyforov

Born on 16 September 1970 (age 54)

National team appearances of Yuriy Nikiforov

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
C.I.S.	1992	4		3
Ukraine	1992	3		1
Russia	1993 - 2002	55	2	4	7	6	1	0.109
Total:		62	2	8	7	6	1	0.097

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
FC Chornomorets, Odesa	25 Jan 1992 - 26 Aug 1992	7		4
FC Spartak, Moscow	08 Sep 1993 - 19 Jun 1996	28	2	1	2	3		0.107
Real Sporting de Gijón, Gijón	28 Aug 1996 - 22 Apr 1998	11			2	3	1	0.273
PSV, Eindhoven	19 Aug 1998 - 14 Jun 2002	16		3	3

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Pen.

Goals/ Caps

European Championship final tournament (EC)

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

0.222

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

0.167

World Cup final tournament (WC)

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.061

Total:

0.097

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
25 Jan 1992	United States	debut	21 years 4 months 9 days
17 Aug 1994	Austria	first goal	23 years 11 months 1 day
8 Mar 1995	Slovakia	first cap as captain	24 years 5 months 20 days
28 Mar 2001	Faroe Islands	50th cap	30 years 6 months 12 days
14 Jun 2002	Belgium	last appearance	31 years 8 months 29 days

Record of Yuriy Nikiforov's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Cyprus	2		1		1			2.000	1	2.000
Austria	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
San Marino	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Brazil	1	1	1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Greece	1		1	1				1.000	6	0.167
(+) other teams									51
Total:	6	1	5	4	1	0	0	1.200	62	0.097

Record of national team matches played by Yuriy Nikiforov

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Russia national football team	59	31	13	15	107	53	63.6
Ukraine national football team	3	0	1	2	2	5	16.7
Total:	62	31	14	17	109	58	61.3

Yuriy Nikiforov's international caps

as player of FC Chornomorets, Odesa:

debut age - 21 years 4 months 9 days

25 Jan 1992 17:00 (+5:00)

Miami Gardens, Joe Robbie Stadium

0-1

United States vs C.I.S.

Friendly International

29 Jan 1992

San Salvador, Monumental Estadio Cuscatlán

0-3

El Salvador vs C.I.S.

Friendly International

02 Feb 1992 14:00 (+5:00)

Pontiac, Pontiac Silverdome

2-1

United States vs C.I.S.

Friendly International

12 Feb 1992 15:30 (+2:00)

Jerusalem, Itztadion Teddy

1-2

Israel vs C.I.S.

Friendly International

29 Apr 1992 17:00 (+3:00)

Uzhgorod, Avanhard Stadium

1-3

Ukraine vs Hungary

Friendly International

27 Jun 1992 17:00 (+4:00)

Piscataway, Rutgers Stadium

0-0

United States vs Ukraine

Friendly International

26 Aug 1992 16:30 (+2:00)

Nyiregyhaza, Sóstói Városi Stadion

2-1

Hungary vs Ukraine

Friendly International

as player of FC Spartak, Moscow:

08 Sep 1993 19:00 (+2:00)

Budapest, Üllői úti Stadion

1-3

Hungary vs Russia

1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5

17 Nov 1993 20:00 (+2:00)

Marousi, Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"

1-0

Greece vs Russia

1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5

20 Apr 1994 19:00 (+3:00)

Bursa, Bursa Atatürk Stadyumu

0-1

Turkey vs Russia

Friendly International

29 May 1994 18:00 (+4:00)

Moscow, Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex

2-1

Russia vs Slovakia

Friendly International

20 Jun 1994 13:00 (+7:00)

Stanford, Stanford Stadium

2-0

Brazil vs Russia

1994 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group B

24 Jun 1994 19:30 (+4:00)

Pontiac, Pontiac Silverdome

1-3

Russia vs Sweden

1994 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group B

28 Jun 1994 13:00 (+7:00)

Stanford, Stanford Stadium

1-6

Cameroon vs Russia

1994 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group B

age when scoring first goal - 23 years 11 months 1 day

17 Aug 1994

Klagenfurt, Wörtherseestadion

0-3

Austria vs Russia

Friendly International

1х

07 Sep 1994 20:00 (+4:00)

Moscow, Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex

0-1

Russia vs Germany

Friendly International

12 Oct 1994 19:00 (+3:00)

Moscow, Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex

4-0

Russia vs San Marino

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 8

1х

16 Nov 1994 20:00

Glasgow, Hampden Park

1-1

Scotland vs Russia

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 8

08 Mar 1995 18:00 (+1:00)

Košice, Všešportový Areál

2-1

Slovakia vs Russia

Friendly International

29 Mar 1995 20:00 (+4:00)

Moscow, Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex

0-0

Russia vs Scotland

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 8

26 Apr 1995 21:00 (+3:00)

Thessaloniki, National Kaftanzogleio Stadium

0-3

Greece vs Russia

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 8

1х

06 May 1995 19:00 (+4:00)

Moscow, Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex

3-0

Russia vs Faroe Islands

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 8

16 Aug 1995 19:00 (+3:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

0-6

Finland vs Russia

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 8

06 Sep 1995 17:00 (+1:00)

Toftir, Svangaskarð

2-5

Faroe Islands vs Russia

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 8

11 Oct 1995 20:00 (+3:00)

Moscow, Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex

2-1

Russia vs Greece

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 8

15 Nov 1995 20:00 (+3:00)

Moscow, Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex

3-1

Russia vs Finland

UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 8

07 Feb 1996 18:30 (+1:00)

Attard, Ta`Qali National Stadium

0-2

Malta vs Russia

Rothmans Tournament 1996

09 Feb 1996 16:30 (+1:00)

Attard, Ta`Qali National Stadium

0-3

Iceland vs Russia

Rothmans Tournament 1996

11 Feb 1996 14:30 (+1:00)

Attard, Ta`Qali National Stadium

3-1

Russia vs Slovenia

Rothmans Tournament 1996

27 Mar 1996 19:30

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

0-2

Rep. of Ireland vs Russia

Friendly International

24 Apr 1996 20:00 (+2:00)

Brussels, Stade Roi Baudouin

0-0

Belgium vs Russia

Friendly International

25 May 1996

Al Rayyan, Khalifa International Stadium

2-5

Qatar vs Russia

Friendly International

02 Jun 1996

Moscow, Dynamo Stadium

2-0

Russia vs Poland

Friendly International

16 Jun 1996 15:00 (+1:00)

Manchester, Old Trafford

3-0

Germany vs Russia

1996 UEFA European Championship, Group C

19 Jun 1996 19:30 (+1:00)

Liverpool, Anfield Road

3-3

Czech Republic vs Russia

1996 UEFA European Championship, Group C

as player of Real Sporting de Gijón, Gijón:

28 Aug 1996 19:00 (+4:00)

Moscow, Dynamo Stadium

2-2

Russia vs Brazil

Friendly International

1(1p.)х

01 Sep 1996 19:00 (+4:00)

Moscow, Dynamo Stadium

4-0

Russia vs Cyprus

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5

2х

09 Oct 1996 18:00 (+3:00)

Ramat Gan, National Stadium

1-1

Israel vs Russia

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5

10 Nov 1996 17:00 (+1:00)

Luxembourg City, Stade Josy Barthel

0-4

Luxembourg vs Russia

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5

08 Jun 1997 17:00 (+4:00)

Moscow, Dynamo Stadium

2-0

Russia vs Israel

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5

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Yuriy Nikiforov's most often teammates

Viktor Onopko (1993 - 2002) - 49 games
Valeriy Karpin (1994 - 2002) - 37 games
Vladimir Beschastnykh (1994 - 2002) - 34 games
Yuriy Kovtun (1995 - 2002) - 33 games
Aleksandr Mostovoy (1993 - 2002) - 27 games

Russia players born on 10 October

Aleksandr Bubnov (1955) - 34 caps, 1 goal