Valentin Nikolayev (footballer)
Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev was a Soviet football player and coach.Honours
- Soviet Top League winner: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1970.
- Soviet Top League runner-up: 1945, 1949.
- Soviet Top League bronze: 1964, 1965.
- Soviet Cup winner: 1945, 1948, 1951.
- Soviet Top League top scorer: 1946, 1947.
- Grigory Fedotov Club member: 111 goals.
- As a manager: Europe U-23 champion: 1976, Europe U-21 champion: 1980.
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.
