Yuri Petrov
Russian footballer (1974–2023)
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Yuri Anatolyevich Petrov (Ukrainian: Юрій Анатолійович Петров, Russian: Юрий Анатольевич Петров; 18 July 1974 – 28 April 2023) was a professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in the Ukrainian SSR, Petrov represented Russia internationally at youth level.
Soviet Union
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuri Anatolyevich Petrov | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth |
Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 28 April 2023 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Tilburg, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1994 | Russia U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Petrov spent most of his professional career in the Netherlands, notably with RKC Waalwijk and FC Twente.
Club career
Petrov was born in Kryvyi Rih.[2] He signed a professional contract with Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk at the age of 16.[3]
He played one game in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup for Lokomotiv Moscow.
Eredivisie club FC Twente signed him for a club record fee from RKC Waalwijk.[3] He was fired by FC Twente in 1998 because of alcohol abuse.[4] He later played for clubs in Russia and Ukraine and returned to Holland to play for FC Volendam in 2006.[5]
In the 2000–01 season Petrov helped RKC Waalwijk achieve seventh place in the Eredivisie after the club had been at the bottom of the league in previous years.[2]
International career
Petrov represented Russia at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.[6]
