Ivan Ivanovich Yershov (russian: Иван Иванович Ершов; born 22 May 1979) is a former

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n professional footballer.

Club career

He made his debut in the

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in 2001 for

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. He played 2 games in the

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with

. In September 2018, he tested positive for

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and

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, admitted his use and was banned pending further investigation.

References

External links

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* 1979 births Living people People from Murmansk Oblast Russian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Russian Premier League players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players FC Lada-Tolyatti players FC Metallurg Lipetsk players FC Volgar Astrakhan players FC Arsenal Tula players Doping cases in association football Russian sportspeople in doping cases Sportspeople from Murmansk Oblast FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk players {{Russia-footy-defender-1970s-stub