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Valentin Nikolayev (footballer)

Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev was a Soviet football player and coach.

Honours
Soviet Top League winner: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1970 (as manager). • Soviet Top League runner-up: 1945, 1949. • Soviet Top League bronze: 1964, 1965 (both as manager). • Soviet Cup winner: 1945, 1948, 1951. • Soviet Top League top scorer: 1946 (16 goals), 1947 (14 goals). • Grigory Fedotov Club member: 111 goals. • As a manager: Europe U-23 champion: 1976, Europe U-21 champion: 1980. ==International career==
International career
Nikolayev made his debut for USSR on July 20, 1952 in an Olympics game against Bulgaria. As a manager, he was in charge of USSR national football team from October 1970 until the end of 1971. ==References==
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