Yevgeni Borisovich Kuznetsov (; born 30 August 1961) is a Russian professional

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coach and a former player.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the

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in 1980 for

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. Kuznetsov played in the Soviet Union for Shinnik Yaroslavl and Spartak Moscow, for Swedish clubs

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, Öster,

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and

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, in Russia for

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, and for South Korean club

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Honours

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: 1988 (team captain). *

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champion: 1987, 1989. *Soviet Top League runner-up: 1983, 1984, 1985. *Soviet Top League bronze: 1982, 1986. *

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runner-up: 1995. * Russian Cup winner: 1996 (played in the early stages of the 1995/96 tournament for

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. *

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runner-up: 1990, 1991, 1992. *

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winner: 1991.

European club competitions

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with

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: 5 games. *

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with

: 4 games. *

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with

: 3 games. * UEFA Cup 1989–90 with

: 4 games. *

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with

: 1 game.

References

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