Nikolai Nikolayevich Kovardaev (; born 24 September 1970) is a Russian professional

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coach and a former player who is the manager for the Under-21 squad of women's club

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...

Club career

He made his professional debut in the

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in 1987 for SK EShVSM Moscow. He played 1 game in the

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for

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. He also played for

FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...

in 1988 in USSR Federation Cup.

Coaching career

On 18 August 2022, Kovardaev was appointed as an assistant manager of the

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club

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Honours

bronze: 1992, 1993.

References

1970 births People from Volokolamsky District Living people Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Dynamo Moscow players Russian Premier League players FC Tyumen players FC Elista players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Khimki players Russian football managers Russian Premier League managers Men's association football forwards FC FShM Moscow players Footballers from Moscow Oblast FC Krasnoznamensk players 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-forward-1970s-stub