Yuri Petrov

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Yuri Anatolyevich Petrov (Russian: Юрий Анатольевич Петров; 18 July 1974 – 28 April 2023) was a Russian footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his professional career in the Netherlands, notably with RKC Waalwijk and FC Twente.

Yuri Petrov

Personal information
Full name	Yuri Anatolyevich Petrov
Date of birth	(1974-07-18)18 July 1974
Place of birth	Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	28 April 2023(2023-04-28) (aged 48)
Place of death	Tilburg
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	14	(1)
1992	Spartak Moscow	5	(1)
1992–1994	Lokomotiv Moscow	20	(2)
1994	SK Mykolaiv	2	(0)
1994–1995	RKC Waalwijk	12	(7)
1995–1997	FC Twente	74	(15)
1998–2001	RKC Waalwijk	71	(10)
2001–2002	ADO Den Haag (loan)	32	(5)
2002	RKC Waalwijk	2	(0)
2003	Alania Vladikavkaz	4	(2)
2003	Volyn Lutsk	9	(1)
2004	SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk	13	(0)
2004–2006	Metalist Kharkiv	12	(0)
2006–2008	FC Volendam	40	(5)
2008–2009	ASWH
	Haaglandia
	PSV (amateur team)
International career
1993	Russia U-20	3	(0)
1994	Russia U-21	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Petrov played one game in the UEFA Cup 1993–94 for Lokomotiv Moscow. He was fired by FC Twente in 1998 because of alcohol abuse.^[1] He later played for clubs in Russia and Ukraine and returned to Holland to play for FC Volendam in 2006.^[2]

International career

Petrov represented Russia at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[3]

Personal life and death

Petrov was married to Tanya Kazakova and they had two children. They divorced because of him developing a severe drinking problem.^[4]

Petrov died on 28 April 2023, at the age of 48.^[5]