Yuri Nikolayevich Savichev (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Савичев, born 13 February 1965) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1] He is an identical twin brother of Nikolai Savichev and an uncle of Daniil Savichev.
Savichev with FC St. Pauli during the 1997–98 season | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Yuri Nikolayevich Savichev | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1965-02-13) 13 February 1965 (age 57) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1984 | FShM Moscow | ||||||||||||
1984–1990 | Torpedo Moscow | 135 | (47) | ||||||||||
1990–1992 | Olympiacos | 45 | (16) | ||||||||||
1992–1994 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 69 | (20) | ||||||||||
1994–2000 | FC St. Pauli | 88 | (26) | ||||||||||
Total | 337 | (109) | |||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Soviet Union | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||
Niendorfer TSV (assistant coach) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Savichev was born in Moscow.
Savichev played for the Soviet Union national team at the 1988 Olympic Games, where Savichev struck the winning goal during extra-time in the 103rd minute of the final against Romário's Brazil. He made his debut for USSR on 19 October 1988 in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Austria. He was not selected for the final tournament squad.
Torpedo Moscow
Olympiacos
Soviet Union
Individual
Soviet Union football squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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