Playing position Height 1.81 m Years Team Position Defender | Name Gennadiy Nizhegorodov Current team SC Rheindorf Altach Role Footballer | |
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Full name Gennadiy Aleksandrovich Nizhegorodov Date of birth (1977-06-07) 7 June 1977 (age 38) Place of birth Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union 1993–1995 FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | ||
Gennadiy Nizhegorodov (born 7 June 1977 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former footballer who last played for SC Rheindorf Altach and current manager.
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Club career
Nizhegorodov began his career at FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan in Russia in 1993. In 1996, he moved to FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod, before moving to FC Lokomotiv Moscow in 2000, where he stayed until 2004, making 125 appearances for the club. He moved to Chechnya club, FC Terek Grozny in 2004, but only played 10 games before moving to FC Shinnik Yaroslavl in 2006, where he played eight games before moving later that year to his home town to play for FC Chornomorets Odessa.
International career
Although born in Odessa (today Ukraine), Nizhegorodov preferred to play for the Russia national football team, capping nine games.