Gennadi Krasnitsky

This article is about footballer. For figure skater, see Gennadi Krasnitski.

Gennadi Aleksandrovich Krasnitsky (Russian: Геннадий Александрович Красницкий) (August 27, 1940 in Tashkent – June 12, 1988 in Qurghonteppa, suicide by jumping out of the highrise window) was a Soviet football player.

Gennadi Krasnitsky

Personal information
Full name	Gennadi Aleksandrovich Krasnitsky
Date of birth	(1940-08-27)August 27, 1940
Place of birth	Tashkent, USSR
Date of death	June 12, 1988(1988-06-12) (aged 47)
Place of death	Qurghonteppa, USSR
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1970	FC Pakhtakor Tashkent	245	(102)
International career
1961	USSR	3	(1)
Managerial career
1971	FC Pakhtakor Tashkent (assistant)
1974–1976	FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
1984–1985	Zvezda Dzhizak
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He became the first Uzbekistani player scored 100 goals in Soviet Top League to enter the Grigory Fedotov club. The club of top-scoring footballers in Uzbekistan is named after him - Gennadi Krasnitsky club, was founded in 2010.

Honours

• Grigory Fedotov club member: 112 (goals)

International career

Krasnitsky made his debut for USSR on May 21, 1961 in a friendly against Poland.

External links

• (in Russian) Profile Archived 2020-04-30 at the Wayback Machine