Gennady Aleksandrovich Nizhegorodov (Russian: Геннадий Александрович Нижегородов; born 7 June 1977) is a Russian football manager and a former player.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gennady Aleksandrovich Nizhegorodov | ||
Date of birth | (1977-06-07) 7 June 1977 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Fullback | ||
Youth career | |||
Chornomorets Odesa | |||
SCA Odesa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | 73 | (1) |
1996–1999 | Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod | 89 | (0) |
2000–2004 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 162 | (0) |
2005 | Terek Grozny | 15 | (0) |
2006 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 8 | (0) |
2006–2009 | Chornomorets Odesa | 69 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Rheindorf Altach | ||
National team | |||
1998–1999 | Russia U-21 | 11 | (0) |
2000–2003 | Russia | 9 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2012–2014 | Chornomorets Odesa (assistant) | ||
2014–2021 | Chornomorets Odesa (youth) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nizhegorodov began his career at FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan in Russia in 1993. In 1996, he moved to FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod, before moving to FC Lokomotiv Moscow in 2000, where he stayed until 2004, making 125 appearances for the club. He moved to Chechnya club, FC Terek Grozny in 2004, but only played 10 games before moving to FC Shinnik Yaroslavl in 2006, where he played eight games before moving later that year to his home town to play for FC Chornomorets Odessa.
Although born in Odessa (today Ukraine), Nizhegorodov preferred to play for the Russia national football team, capping nine games.
His son Konstantin Nizhegorodov is now a professional footballer.
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