Yuri Nyrkov

Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov was a Soviet football player.

Honours

Soviet Top League winner: 1948, 1950, 1951.
Soviet Cup winner: 1948, 1951.

International career

Nyrkov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952, in an Olympics game against Bulgaria.

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.