Yuri Gazzaev
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Yuri Farzunovich Gazzaev (Russian: Юрий Фарзунович Газзаев, Ossetian: Гæззаты Фарзуны фырт Юри; born 27 November 1960) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
Playing career[edit]
As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet First League in 1978 for FC Spartak Ordzhonikidze.[1]
He signed for Chamois Niortais F.C. on a fake paperwork, pretending he was 9 years younger than he actually was (his birth year was changed from 1960 to 1969). He was released a few months later after the fraud was discovered.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
His son Ruslan Gazzayev was a professional footballer.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Yuri Gazzaev at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
External links[edit]
- 1991 career at Tempo (Serbia magazine) #1338, pgs.2–3