Yuri Nikolaevich Gladkikh (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Гладких; born 8 October 1960) is a Soviet former footballer who played as a midfielder in the 1970s and 1980s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuri Nikolaevich Gladkikh | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Lipetsk, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Novolipetsk Lipetsk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 166 | (28) |
| 1983–1986 | Iskra Smolensk | 95 | (8) |
| 1987 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 26 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Traktor Pavlodar | 72 | (10) |
| 1990 | Metallurg Yermak | 17 | (5) |
| 1990–1991 | Shakhter Karagandy | 24 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Kokshetau | 27 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Lipetsk, Gladkikh began playing football in the Soviet Second League with local side FC Metallurg Lipetsk. He appeared in 192 league matches over two stints with Metallurg. In 1983, Gladkikh joined Soviet First League side FC Iskra Smolensk, where he would make nearly 100 league appearances over four years. He also helped the club reach the semi-finals of the 1984–85 Soviet Cup, and was awarded Master of Sports of the USSR that year.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Юрию Гладких — 50!" (in Russian). Lipetskaya Gazeta. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
External links
edit- Yuri Gladkikh at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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