Yuri Drozdov (footballer)

Yuri Alekseyevich Drozdov (; born 16 January 1972) is a Russian association football coach and a former player who spent most of his playing career at FC Lokomotiv Moscow. He is the manager of Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Career

Before Lokomotiv, Drozdov used to play for their city rivals FC Dynamo Moscow. Since leaving Lokomotiv in 2003, Drozdov has had short spells at FC Alania Vladikavkaz and FC Zhenis Astana, before joining the Russian First Division side FC Khimki, helping the club to promotion to the Russian Premier League in 2006.

International

He was part of the USSR U-20 football team, which finished third in 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Personal life

He is the father of footballers Nikita Drozdov and Ilya Drozdov.

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1972 births

Living people

Soviet men's footballers

Soviet Union men's youth international footballers

Soviet Union men's under-21 international footballers

Russian men's footballers

Russia men's international footballers

Russia men's under-21 international footballers

Russian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan

FC Lokomotiv Moscow players

FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players

FC Dynamo Moscow players

FC Zhenis players

FC Khimki players

Russian Premier League players

Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan

Russian football managers

FC Vityaz Podolsk players

Men's association football defenders

Men's association football midfielders

FC FShM Moscow players

FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk players

People from Pyatigorsk

Footballers from Stavropol Krai