Yury Fyodorovich Kovalyov (russian: Юрий Фёдорович Ковалёв; 6 February 1934 – 25 September 1979) was a

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International career

Kovalyov played his only game for

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on 24 November 1957 in a 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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. He was not selected for the final tournament squad. He was selected for the squad for the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions, but did not play in any games at the tournament.

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Profile (in Russian)
1934 births People from Orekhovo-Zuyevo 1979 deaths Russian footballers Soviet footballers Soviet Union international footballers 1960 European Nations' Cup players UEFA European Championship-winning players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Dynamo Kyiv players PFC CSKA Moscow players FC Metallurg Lipetsk players Ukrainian people of Russian descent Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast {{russia-footy-forward-1930s-stub