Gennady Smirnov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gennady Mikhailovich Smirnov | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Saratov, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 2 September 2000 (aged 45) | ||
| Place of death | Saratov, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Sokol Saratov | 63 | (34) |
| 1977 | Krylia Sovetov Kyubyshev | 15 | (1) |
| 1978–1979 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 78 | (47) |
| 1980 | Spartak Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–1983 | Fakel Voronezh | 148 | (71) |
| 1985–1986 | Sokol Saratov | 62 | (40) |
| 1987 | Metallurg Lipetsk | ||
| 1988 | Fakel Voronezh | 12 | (1) |
| 1988 | Navbahor Namangan | 16 | (12) |
| 1989 | Khimik Semiluki | 9 | (1) |
| 1989 | Sakhalin Kholmsk | 14 | (5) |
| 1990 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 21 | (10) |
| 1991 | Vulkan Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | 31 | (7) |
| 1992 | Vorskla Poltava | 2 | (1) |
| 1992 | Energomash Belgorod | 9 | (3) |
| 1993 | Salyut Saratov | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gennady Mikhailovich Smirnov (Russian: Геннадий Михайлович Смирнов; 16 January 1955 – 2 September 2000) was a Soviet footballer who played as a striker in the 1970s and 1980s.
Career
[edit]Born in Saratov, Smirnov began playing football with local side Sokol Saratov. He scored 34 league goals for the club in just over two seasons, earning a move to Soviet Top League side Krylia Sovetov Kyubyshev in 1997. Shortly after, Smirnov entered military service and was sent to play for SKA-Khabarovsk. Over the course of three Soviet Second League seasons Smirnov scored 56 goals for SKA-Khabarovsk, scoring a club-best 27 goals in a single season, making him the club's fifth all-time leading goal-scorer.[1]
After his success at SKA Khabarovsk, Smirnov joined Soviet Top League side Spartak Moscow, but he only made a single substitute's appearance for Spartak. His greatest successes followed as Smirnov scored 71 league goals for Soviet First League side Fakel Voronezh over the next four seasons. During his career, Smirnov scored 226 goals in the Soviet Top, First and Second Leagues, making him the fourth all-time leading goal-scorer in those three leagues.[1]
Personal
[edit]Smirnov married Elena Krestenenko, also from Saratov, when he was age 21. They had a son, Maksim, while Gennady was playing for Spartak Moscow in 1980. However, after a few seasons with Fakel Voronezh, he left his family and went home to Saratov. After he retired from playing, Smirnov struggled to find work, and he was stabbed to death by drinking companions in his apartment at age 45.[2]
Smirnov's brother, Yuri, was a professional footballer who played for Sokol Saratov, Torpedo Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow and Krylia Sovetov Kyubyshev, and was a Soviet Cup-winner.[1] His son, Maksim, played semi-professional football for FC Yelets, FC Dynamo Voronezh, FC Lokomotiv Liski and FC Metallurg-Oskol Stary Oskol.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Он был форвардом от бога" (in Russian). Tikhookeanskaya Gazeta. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Он был бомбардиром от Бога" (in Russian). Tikhookeanskaya Gazeta. 8 November 2000. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Крестененко Максим Геннадьевич, 07.06.1980, футболист".
External links
[edit]- Gennady Smirnov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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