Yuri Nikolayevich Savichev (russian: Юрий Николаевич Савичев, born 13 February 1965) is a Russian former professional

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who played as a

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. He is an identical twin brother of

Nikolai Savichev Nikolai Nikolayevich Savichev (russian: Николай Николаевич Савичев; born 13 February 1965) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Russian Premier League side FC Torpedo Moscow. He is the i ...

and an uncle of Daniil Savichev.

Club career

Savichev was born in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

International career

Savichev played for the Soviet Union national team at the

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, where Savichev struck the winning goal during extra-time in the 103rd minute of the final against

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. He made his debut for

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on 19 October 1988 in a

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qualifier against

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. He was not selected for the final tournament squad.

Honours

Torpedo Moscow *

Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS (Moldova ...

: 1986 *

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

bronze: 1988 Olympiacos *

Greek Football Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

: 1992 Soviet Union *

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: 1988 Individual * Top 33 players year-end list: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 * Member of the

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References

External links

Yuri Savichev – career abroad

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