Yuri Anatolyevich Petrov (Russian: Юрий Анатольевич Петров; born 18 July 1974 ) is a Russian former footballer who spent most of his professional career in the Netherlands.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yuri Anatolyevich Petrov | ||
Date of birth | (1974-07-18) 18 July 1974 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth |
Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 14 | (1) |
1992 | Spartak Moscow | 5 | (1) |
1992–1994 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 20 | (2) |
1994 | SK Mykolaiv | 2 | (0) |
1994–1995 | RKC | 12 | (7) |
1995–1997 | FC Twente | 74 | (15) |
1998–2001 | RKC | 71 | (10) |
2001–2002 | ADO Den Haag (loan) | 32 | (5) |
2002 | RKC | 2 | (0) |
2003 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 4 | (2) |
2003 | Volyn Lutsk | 9 | (1) |
2004 | SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | 13 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Metalist Kharkiv | 12 | (0) |
2006–2008 | FC Volendam | 40 | (5) |
2008–2009 | ASWH | ||
Haaglandia | |||
PSV (amateur team) | |||
National team | |||
1993 | Russia U-20 | 3 | (0) |
1994 | Russia U-21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played one game in the UEFA Cup 1993–94 for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. He was fired by FC Twente in 1998 because of alcohol abuse.[1] He later played for clubs in Russia and Ukraine and returned to Holland to play for FC Volendam in 2006.[2]
He represented Russia at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.[3]
Petrov was married to Tanya Kazakova and the couple have two children. They divorced because of him developing a severe drinking problem.[4]
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