Yuri Nyrkov

Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov (Russian: Юрий Александрович Нырков) (June 29, 1924, Vyshny Volochyok, Russian SFSR – December 20, 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet football player.

Yuri Nyrkov

Personal information
Full name	Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov
Date of birth	(1924-06-29)June 29, 1924
Place of birth	Vyshny Volochyok, Russian SFSR
Date of death	December 20, 2005(2005-12-20) (aged 81)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Yunye Pionery Stadium Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1947	GVSG	?
1948–1952	CDKA aka CDSA Moscow	68	(0)
1952	Kalinin City Team	3	(0)
1953	MVO Kalinin	0
1954	CDSA Moscow	23	(0)
International career
1952	USSR	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

• Soviet Top League winner: 1948, 1950, 1951.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1948, 1951.

International career

Nyrkov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952, in an Olympics game against Bulgaria.^[1]

Personal

He served in the army in World War II. After his retirement from soccer he returned to service and eventually reached the rank of Major General.