 Nikiforov as coach of Dynamo Moscow in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuriy Valeryevich Nikiforov | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-09-16)16 September 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Odesa,Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Russia (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chornomorets Odesa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Chornomorets Odesa | 0 | (0) |
| 1987 | SKA Odesa | 5 | (0) |
| 1988 | Chornomorets Odesa | 1 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Chornomorets Odesa | 76 | (4) |
| 1993–1996 | Spartak Moscow | 85 | (16) |
| 1993 | Spartak-d Moscow | 3 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Sporting Gijón | 65 | (2) |
| 1998–2002 | PSV | 99 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | RKC | 23 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 369 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Soviet Union U-16 | ||
| 1990–1991 | Soviet Union U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1992 | CIS | 4 | (0) |
| 1992 | Ukraine | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–2002 | Russia | 55 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Irtysh Pavlodar (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Kuban Krasnodar (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Dynamo-2 Moscow (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Dynamo Moscow (reserves assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Dynamo Moscow (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Russia (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yuriy Valeryevich Nikiforov (alternate spellingValeriovych;Юрий Валерьевич Никифоров,Ukrainian:Юрій Валерійович Никифоров; born 16 September 1970) is a professionalfootball coach and a former player who played mainly as acentral defender. He is an assistant coach with theRussia national team.
Born inOdesa, Ukraine, Soviet Union, Nikiforov started playing professionally with hometown'sChornomorets. After one year withDynamo Kyiv in which he appeared solely for the reserves in the league, he returned to his first club, playing inthe inaugural edition of theUkrainian Premier League.
In early 1993, Nikiforov moved to Russia withSpartak Moscow, being an instrumental defensive unit as thecapital side won three out of fourPremier League titles, with the player also netting regularly. His first abroad experience came withSporting de Gijón, to where he arrived at the same time as former compatriotDmitri Cheryshev (he would also share team with another Russian while inAsturias,Igor Lediakhov).[1]
After Gijón'srelegation fromLa Liga, Nikiforov played five years in the Netherlands, starting withPSV Eindhoven which he helped to consecutiveEredivisie accolades. For2002–03, the 32-year-old signed with lowlyRKC Waalwijk also in the Dutch top level, with the club finishing in a comfortable ninth place. He finished his career in Japan, after one year withUrawa Red Diamonds.
Nikiforov played four times for theCommonwealth of Independent States in 1992, as the national team that rose from the ashes of the Soviet Union took part inthat year'sUEFA European Championship – he did not make the squad for the finals. His debut came on 25 January in a 1–0friendly win over theUnited States, in Miami.
After briefly representingUkraine, also in that year, Nikiforov switched toRussia, with which he would participate in twoFIFA World Cups –1994 and2002 – as well asUEFA Euro 1996 (eight matches in total, but with the national side always exiting in the group stage).[2]
In2009, Nikiforov was part of the Russian squad that won theLegends Cup.
After retiring, he became a coach, following his former PSV teammateDmitri Khokhlov as an assistant toFC Kuban Krasnodar andFC Dynamo Moscow in theRussian Premier League.
On 12 August 2022, he was hired as an assistant toValeri Karpin in theRussia national football team.[3]
Nikiforov's older brother,Oleksandr, was also a footballer. He too represented Chornomorets (four different spells), and coincided with Yuri from 1989 to 1990.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1987 | Soviet First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| SKA Odesa | 1987 | Soviet Second League | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1988 | Soviet Top League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1988 | Soviet Top League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | Soviet Top League | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1990 | Soviet Top League | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| 1991 | Soviet Top League | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 3 | |||
| 1992 | Ukrainian Premier League | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 3 | |||
| 1992–93 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 4 | – | 16 | 4 | ||
| Total | 76 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 101 | 11 | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 1993 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | – | 40 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 3 | – | 30 | 12 | ||
| 1996 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2[d] | 2 | – | 19 | 9 | ||
| Total | 85 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 23 | ||
| Spartak-d Moscow | 1993 | Russian Second League | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | ||
| Sporting Gijón | 1996–97 | La Liga | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 3 | ||
| 1996–97 | La Liga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3 | ||
| PSV | 1998–99 | Eredivisie | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | Eredivisie | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | – | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2000–01 | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12[f] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 2001–02 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 6 | ||
| RKC | 2002–03 | Eredivisie | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2003 | J1 League | 12 | 0 | – | – | 4[h] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 369 | 30 | 49 | 6 | 57 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 486 | 46 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIS | 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
| Ukraine | 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
| Russia | 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 13 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 6 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 August 1994 | Wörthersee Stadion,Klagenfurt, Austria |  Austria | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 October 1994 | Luzhniki Stadium,Moscow, Russia |  San Marino | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 3 | 26 April 1995 | Kaftanzoglio Stadium,Thessaloniki, Greece |  Greece | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 4 | 28 August 1996 | Dynamo Stadium,Moscow, Russia |  Brazil | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 1 September 1996 | Dynamo Stadium,Moscow, Russia |  Cyprus | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 3–0 |
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