Aleksandr Nikitin (footballer)

Aleksandr Borisovich Nikitin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Бори́сович Ники́тин; 4 February 1961 – 14 January 2021) was a Russian professional football coach and player.

Aleksandr Nikitin

Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Borisovich Nikitin
Date of birth	(1961-02-04)4 February 1961
Place of birth	Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	14 January 2021(2021-01-14) (aged 59)
Place of death	Volgograd, Russia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker/Midfielder
Youth career
	Barrikady Volgograd
	DYuSSh-4 Volzhsky
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1980	FC Torpedo Volzhsky	74	(10)
1981–1982	FC Rotor Volgograd	68	(31)
1983–1984	FC SKA Rostov-on-Don	65	(21)
1985–1990	FC Rotor Volgograd	219	(82)
1991–1992	Malax IF (Finland)		(68)
1993	FC Rotor Volgograd	11	(0)
Managerial career
1997	FC Rotor Volgograd (assistant)
1998	FC Rotor-2 Volgograd
1999	FC Rotor-2 Volgograd (assistant)
2001–2002	FC Olimpia Volgograd (assistant)
2004	FC Rotor Volgograd (reserves assistant)
2004	FC Rotor Volgograd (assistant)
2005	FC Rotor Volgograd
2005–2006	FC Rotor Volgograd (assistant)
2007–2008	FC Rotor Volgograd (general director)
2009	FC Rotor Volgograd (director of sports)
2009	FC Rotor Volgograd
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1978 for FC Rotor Volgograd.^[1]

Honours

• Russian Premier League runner-up: 1993.

Personal life

His son Oleg Nikitin played football professionally.