Sergei Vasilievich Kuznetsov ( uk, Сергій Васильович Кузнєцов; russian: Серге́й Васильевич Кузнецов; born 1 January 1963) is a Ukrainian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
Kuznetsov made his professional debut in the
Soviet First League in 1981 for
Metalist Kharkiv
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.
He played two games in the
UEFA Cup 1990–91
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for
Chornomorets Odesa
FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa.
The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ...
.
In 1983 Kuznetsov took part in the Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR in the team of Ukrainian SSR.
Composition of teams at the Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
Personal life
His son Serhiy Kuznetsov is also a former football player.
Honours
* Soviet Cup: 1987–88 (played in the early stages of the tournament for FC Metalist Kharkiv)
* USSR Federation Cup: 1990
* USSR Federation Cup finalist: 1987
References
Living people
1963 births
Sportspeople from Belgorod
Footballers from Belgorod Oblast
Russian emigrants to Ukraine
Soviet men's footballers
Ukrainian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Soviet Top League players
Russian Premier League players
FC Metalist Kharkiv players
FC Chornomorets Odesa players
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players
Ferencvárosi TC footballers
FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny players
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
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