Valeriy Horodov

Valeriy Vasylyovych Horodov (Ukrainian: Валерій Васильович Городов; Russian: Валерий Васильевич Городов; born 14 February 1961) is a Russian and Ukrainian professional football coach and a former Soviet player.

Valeriy Horodov

Personal information
Full name	Valeriy Vasylyovych Horodov
Date of birth	(1961-02-14) 14 February 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth	Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1983	Salyut Belgorod	94	(0)
1983–1984	Iskra Smolensk	49	(0)
1985–1992	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	165	(0)
1993–1994	RS Settat
1994–1995	Uralmash Yekaterinburg	33	(0)
1994	→ Uralelektromed-Uralmash-d Yekaterinburg	3	(0)
1996–1997	Fakel Voronezh	73	(0)
1998	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	12	(0)
Managerial career
2000–2001	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (goalkeeping coach)
2002–2005	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (goalkeeping coach)
2006	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (U21 goalkeeping coach)
2006–2007	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (goalkeeping coach)
2007–2008	Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
2008–2009	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (assistant)
2011–2013	Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka (assistant)
2014–2017	Dnipro (goalkeeping coach)
2017–2023	Dnipro-1 (goalkeeping coach)
2023	Dnipro-1 (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Native of the Central Black Earth Region of Russian Federation, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1981 for FC Salyut Belgorod.^[1] Horodov is better known for his goal-tending performance in Dnipro in late 80s and early 90s, while playing in the Soviet Top League.

Coaching career

In 2009, he managed FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka.

Honours

Top awards

• Soviet Top League champion: 1988.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1989.
• USSR Federation Cup winner: 1986, 1989.
• USSR Super Cup winner: 1989.

Minor awards

• Soviet Top League runner-up: 1987, 1989.
• Soviet Top League 3rd place: 1985.
• USSR Federation Cup finalist: 1990.
• Ukrainian Premier League runner-up: 1993.
• Ukrainian Premier League 3rd place: 1992, 1999.

European club competitions

With FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

• 1988–89 UEFA Cup: 1 game.
• 1989–90 European Cup: 6 games.
• 1990–91 UEFA Cup: 2 games.