Aleksandr Petrov (footballer, born 1925)

Aleksandr Trofimovich Petrov (Russian: Александр Трофимович Петров) (September 27, 1925 – 1972) was a Soviet football player.

Aleksandr Petrov

Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Trofimovich Petrov
Date of birth	(1925-09-27)September 27, 1925
Place of birth	Leningrad, USSR
Date of death	1972
Place of death	Moscow, USSR
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Bolshevik Plant Leningrad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946	Lokomotiv Omsk
1947	Krylia Sovetov Omsk
1948	Baranov Plant Omsk
1950–1952	CDSA Moscow	48	(3)
1953	FC Dynamo Moscow (reserves)
1954–1957	CDSA Moscow	70	(3)
International career
1952	USSR	3	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

• Soviet Top League winner: 1950, 1951.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1951, 1955.

International career

Petrov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952, in a 1952 Olympics game against Bulgaria. He scored a tying goal in the 5:5 tie with Yugoslavia at those Olympics in the 89th minute of the game.^[1]