Valeri Zykov

{{short description|Soviet footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Valeri Zykov

| fullname = Valeri Borisovich Zykov

| image =

| caption =

| height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|2|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Gorky, USSR

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Lokomotiv Gorky

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Trudovye Rezervy Gorky

| years1 = 1963–1965

| years2 = 1966–1975

| clubs1 = Volga Gorky

| clubs2 = FC Dynamo Moscow

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 213

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1970–1971

| nationalteam1 = USSR

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Valeri Borisovich Zykov ({{langx|ru|Валерий Борисович Зыков}}; born 24 February 1944) is a former Soviet football player. Since 1991 he works for the FC Dynamo Moscow retired former players organization.

Career

Born in Gorky, Zykov began playing youth football with Lokomotiv Gorky. He played as a defender for Volga Gorky and FC Dynamo Moscow, appearing in 213 Soviet league matches. Zykov won the Soviet Cup twice with Dynamo and was awarded Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class.{{cite web|publisher=Great Russian Encyclopedia|website=old.bigenc.ru|title=ЗЫ́КОВ|author=Mereminsky, S.G.|url=https://old.bigenc.ru/sport/text/4827313|language=ru}}

Honours

International career

Zykov made his debut for USSR on 6 May 1970 in a friendly against Bulgaria. He also played in UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers (he did not play in the final tournament).

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