Yuri Gazzaev

Yuri Farzunovich Gazzaev (Russian: Юрий Фарзунович Газзаев, Ossetian: Гæззаты Фарзуны фырт Юри; born 27 November 1960) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Yuri Gazzaev
Gazzaev coaching Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in 2019
Personal information
Full nameYuri Nurmagomedov Gazzaev
Date of birth (1960-11-27) 27 November 1960 (age 63)
Place of birthOrdjonikidze, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)Midfielder/Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1978Spartak Ordzhonikidze2(0)
1979–1981Dynamo Moscow14(3)
1981–1983Spartak Ordzhonikidze63(33)
1984Dynamo Moscow0(0)
1984–1985Spartak Ordzhonikidze42(9)
1985–1986Lokomotiv Moscow4(0)
1986–1990Spartak Vladikavkaz123(29)
1991Mačva Šabac
1991Spartak Nalchik8(1)
1992Aris Thessaloniki0(0)
1993BK-IFK Vaasa(4)
1994Avtodor Vladikavkaz6(1)
1994–1995Niort7(0)
1997Mozdok7(1)
1998–1999Avtodor Vladikavkaz23(5)
Managerial career
1997Mozdok
1998Avtodor Vladikavkaz
1999–2001Avtodor Vladikavkaz
2001–2002Titan Reutov
2002–2009KAMAZ
2009–2010Krylia Sovetov Samara
2011–2012Shinnik Yaroslavl
2012–2018Volgar Astrakhan
2018Spartak Vladikavkaz
2019–2020Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
2020–2021Shinnik Yaroslavl
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet First League in 1978 for Spartak Ordzhonikidze.[1]

He signed for French club Niort on a fake paperwork, pretending he was 9 years younger than he actually was (his birth year was changed from 1960 to 1969). He was released a few months later after the fraud was discovered.[2]

Personal life

His son Ruslan Gazzayev was a professional footballer.[1]

References