Yuri Ivanovich Chesnokov (russian: Юрий Иванович Чесноков; 25 January 1952 – 20 November 1999) was a

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football player.

Honours

* Grigory Fedotov Club member.

International career

Chesnokov made his debut for

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on 28 November 1976 in a friendly against

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. He played in

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qualifiers (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament).

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1952 births 1999 deaths People from Kimry Russian men's footballers Soviet men's footballers Soviet Union men's international footballers Soviet Top League players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players PFC CSKA Moscow players Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Tver Oblast FC Tver players {{USSR-footy-bio-stub