Yuri Nyrkov

{{short description|Soviet footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Yuri Nyrkov

| fullname = Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|6|29}}

| birth_place = Vyshny Volochyok, Russian SFSR

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|12|20|1924|6|29}}

| death_place = Moscow, Russia

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Yunye Pionery Stadium Moscow

| years1 = 1946–1947

| years2 = 1948–1952

| years3 = 1952

| years4 = 1953

| years5 = 1954

| clubs1 = GVSG

| clubs2 = CDKA aka CDSA Moscow

| clubs3 = Kalinin City Team

| clubs4 = MVO Kalinin

| clubs5 = CDSA Moscow

| caps1 = ?

| caps2 = 68

| caps3 = 3

| caps4 = 0

| caps5 = 23

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 =

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1952

| nationalteam1 = USSR

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov ({{langx|ru|Юрий Александрович Нырков}}) (June 29, 1924, Vyshny Volochyok, Russian SFSR – December 20, 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet football player.

Honours

International career

Nyrkov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952, in an Olympics game against Bulgaria.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27609 |title=Yuri Nyrkov |work=Olympedia |access-date=7 November 2021}}

Personal

He served in the army in World War II. After his retirement from soccer he returned to service and eventually reached the rank of Major General.

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