Valeri Novikov

Valeri Ivanovich Novikov (Russian: Валерий Иванович Новиков) (born November 1, 1957, in Moscow) is a retired Soviet football player.

Valeri Novikov

Personal information
Full name	Valeri Ivanovich Novikov
Date of birth	(1957-11-01) 1 November 1957
Place of birth	Moscow, USSR
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1977	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	14	(0)
1978–1987	CSKA Moscow	257	(0)
International career
1978 – 1984	USSR	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

• 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship winner.

Individual

• Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 1979

International career

Novikov made his debut for USSR on April 5, 1978, in a friendly against Finland, USSR won 10:2 but Novikov allowed two goals in the 45 minutes that he played. He kept clean sheet in the only other game he played for USSR, 1984 friendly against Mexico.

External links

• (in Russian) Profile