Yuri Alekseyevich Novikov (; born 19 May 1972) is a former Kazakh football goalkeeper. He retired from football at the end of 2007. He is a goalkeeper coach at

FC Tobol FC Tobol () is a Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional association football, football club based at the Kostanay Central Stadium, Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. In 20 ...

currently in the

Kazakhstan Super League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...

. He has also played for the

Kazakhstan national football team The Kazakhstan national football team (, , ) represents Kazakhstan in men's international association football, football and it is governed by the Kazakhstan Football Federation. They split from the Soviet Union national football team, Soviet Un ...

, making his debut in 2001. Novikov started and spent most of his career in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, where he played in local team "Irtysh" (formerly called "Traktor", "Ansat"). He made his debut in 1990. He also played for

FC Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter (), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( ), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, but fell of to t ...

. Novikov was named as the best goalkeeper in the

for the seasons 2001, 2002, 2003 Best goalkeeper of the year for 2003 season. Moreover, Novikov was named

Kazakhstani Footballer of the Year The title Kazakhstani Footballer of the Year (Қазақстанның ең үздік футболшысы, ''Qazaqstannyñ eñ üzdık futbolşysy'') has been awarded in Kazakhstan since 1992. The award is determined by a poll of Kazakhstani profe ...

by ''journal GOAL'' in 2003.

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FC Tobol staff list
Living people 1972 births Men's association football goalkeepers Kazakhstani men's footballers Kazakhstan men's international footballers Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Irtysh Pavlodar players FC Shakhter Karagandy players FC Zhetysu players Place of birth missing (living people) Soviet men's footballers {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub