Sergei Vasilyevich Nikitin (russian: Серге́й Васильевич Никитин; born 2 August 1963) is a Russian professional

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coach and a former player and referee.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1982 for FC Spartak Moscow.

Referee career

After his retirement as a player, he became a referee, mostly in the third-tier

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Honours

* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1983. * Soviet Top League bronze: 1982.

References

1963 births Footballers from Moscow Living people Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Soviet Top League players Russian Premier League players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Presnya Moscow players Russian football referees Russian football managers FC FShM Moscow players FC Iskra Smolensk players {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub