Aleksandr Novikov (footballer, born 1955)

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Novikov (Russian: Александр Васильевич Новиков; born 14 June 1955) is a Russian football coach and a former Soviet and Russian player. He works at the academy of FC Dynamo Moscow.

Aleksandr Novikov

Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Vasilyevich Novikov
Date of birth	(1955-06-14) 14 June 1955 (age 70)
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	FC Dynamo Moscow (academy coach)
Youth career
	FC Dynamo Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1987	FC Dynamo Moscow	327	(8)
1988–1989	FC Dynamo Stavropol	82	(2)
1990–1991	FC Spartak Vladikavkaz	67	(2)
1994	FC Tekhinvest-M Moscow	3	(0)
International career
1977	USSR	3	(0)
Managerial career
1992–1993	FC Spartak Vladikavkaz
1994	FC Tekhinvest-M Moscow
1996–1998	FC Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
1999	FC Serpukhov
1999–2001	FC Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
2001	FC Dynamo Moscow (reserves)
2001–2002	FC Dynamo Moscow
2005–2006	FC Lokomotiv Moscow (assistant)
2007–2015	FC Dynamo Moscow (youth teams)
2015–2018	FC Dynamo St. Petersburg (assistant)
2018–2020	PFC Sochi (assistant)
2020	FC Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
2021–	FC Dynamo Moscow (academy)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

• Soviet Top League winner: 1976 (spring).
• Soviet Top League runner-up: 1986.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1977, 1984.
• Russian Premier League runner-up (as a manager): 1992.
• All-time most league appearances for FC Dynamo Moscow: 395.

International career

Novikov made his debut for USSR on 20 March 1977 in a friendly against Tunisia. He played in a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Personal life

His son Kirill Novikov played football professionally as well, and then became a coach. In 2019, Kirill was appointed manager of FC Dynamo Moscow, with Aleksandr working as his assistant.

External links

• (in Russian) Profile