Andrei Sergeyevich Nikolayev (; born 6 August 1976) 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 1992 for FC Torpedo-d Moscow. He played 3 games in the

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for FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow. He also played 1 game for

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in the Russian Cup.

References

1976 births Footballers from Moscow Living people Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Torpedo-2 players Russian Premier League players PFC CSKA Moscow players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Khimki players FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players Russian football managers 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub