Yuri Nyrkov

Yuri Nyrkov

Personal information
Full name	Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov
Date of birth	June 29, 1924
Place of birth	Vyshny Volochyok, Russian SFSR
Date of death	December 20, 2005 (aged 81)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Yunye Pionery Stadium Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1946–1947	GVSG	?
1948–1952	CDKA aka CDSA Moscow	68	(0)
1952	Kalinin City Team	3	(0)
1953	MVO Kalinin	0
1954	CDSA Moscow	23	(0)
National team
1952	USSR	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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

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.

External links

• (Russian) Profile