Yuri Vasilyevich Golov (; 22 July 1937 – 9 January 2014) was a Russian

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who primarily played as a

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. Golov played in the

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and

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with FC Volga Gorky. He also played in the Soviet First League with FC Avangard Zhovti Vody and FC Metallurg Kuibyshev.

Biography

Yuri Golov debuted as a professional footballer in 1961 at the age of 25 with the club Raketa Gorky. Three years later, at Volga Gorky, in his first match against FC Dinamo Moscow, he scored the winning goal, at the

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, against

Lev Yashin Lev Ivanovich Yashin (; 22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990) was a Soviet professional footballer considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport. He was the first and only goalkeeper to win a Ballon d'Or, a feat whi ...

. He is also the ninth player with the most goals in the club's history, with 26. After four seasons and 156 games played, he was transferred to FC Avanhard for one season. Finally, Yuri Golov retired in 1972 at the age of 36. Yuri Golov died following a long illness on 9 January 2014, aged 77, in his hometown of

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...

, Russia.

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References

1937 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Nizhny Novgorod Soviet men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players {{Russia-footy-bio-stub