Andrei Borisovich Rudakov (; born 19 January 1961) is a Russian professional

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official and coach and a former player. He played in

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, for

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and FC Siviriez.

Honours

* One of the 11 best players of the URSS: 1984. * Best young player of the URSS: 1985. * The USSR Football Federation Cup in 1987. *

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champion: 1987. * Soviet Top League runner-up: 1985. * Soviet Top League bronze: 1986, 1988. *

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finalist: 1988, 1989, 1991 (played in the early stages of the 1990/91 tournament for FC Torpedo Moscow).

European club competitions

* UEFA Cup 1985-86 with FC Spartak Moscow : 1 game. *

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with

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: 4 games, 3 goals. * UEFA Cup 1988–89 with

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: 2 games. *

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with FC Torpedo Moscow: 4 games.

Post-playing career

He remained in Switzerland after retiring as a player and served as the president of

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for a short period of time in 2011. On 29 July 2017, he was appointed director of sports by the

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club

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References

External links

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Profile by Russian Premier League (in Russian)
1961 births Living people Soviet men's footballers Soviet expatriate men's footballers Russian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Soviet Top League players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Torpedo Moscow players People from Pereslavl-Zalessky Russian football managers Russian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Switzerland FC Fribourg players FC Bulle players Footballers from Yaroslavl Oblast 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-forward-1960s-stub