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Yuri Nyrkov

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Place of death
  
Moscow, Russia

Height
  
1.83 m

Role
  
Football player


Name
  
Yuri Nyrkov

Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
Defender

Full name
  
Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov

Date of birth
  
(1924-06-29)June 29, 1924

Place of birth
  
Vyshny Volochyok, Russian SFSR

Date of death
  
December 20, 2005(2005-12-20) (aged 81)

Died
  
December 20, 2005, Moscow, Russia

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

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Honours

  • Soviet Top League winner: 1948, 1950, 1951.
  • Soviet Cup winner: 1948, 1951.
  • International career

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

    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.

    References

    Yuri Nyrkov Wikipedia