Vitali Viktorovich Nikulkin (russian: Виталий Викторович Никулкин; born 31 July 1971) is a former

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Club career

He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for

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. He played 1 game in the

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Honours

* Russian Premier League bronze: 1994. *Most league goals in FC Mordovia Saransk history: 110.

References

1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Saransk Soviet footballers Russian footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders FC Mordovia Saransk players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod players Russian Premier League players {{Russia-footy-forward-1970s-stub