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 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1977 FC Lokomotiv Moscow 14 (0)
1978–1987 CSKA Moscow 257 (0)
National team
1978 – 1984 USSR 2 (-2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

  • 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship winner.

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.


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