Andrei Knyazev (footballer)

Andrei Knyazev
Personal information
Full name	Andrei Nikolayevich Knyazev
Date of birth	25 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	DYuSSh-4 Magnitogorsk
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1995	FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk
1995	FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny
1996	FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk
1997–1999	FC Rubin Kazan
1999–2000	FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow
2000	FC Sokol Saratov
2001	FC Metallurg Lipetsk
2002	FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
2002–2003	FC Lukoil Chelyabinsk
2004	FC Arsenal Tula
2005	FC Metallurg-Metiznik Magnitogorsk
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrei Nikolayevich Knyazev (Template:Lang-ru; born 25 September 1974) is a former Russian professional football player.

Career

Knyazev began playing football with local side FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk. In 1995, he had a brief spell playing the Russian Top League with FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny, scoring one goal in seven league matches. He also represented Russia at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Japan. Knyazev didn't feature regularly for KAMAZ, and he returned to Metallurg the following season.^[1]

In 1997, Knyazev joined FC Rubin Kazan, then playing in the Russian Second Division. He scored 25 league goals in his first season to lead the club to promotion to the Russian First Division. After his success with Rubin, Knyazev had brief spells with FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow and FC Sokol Saratov, playing in the Russian First Division before both clubs achieved promotion at the end of the 2000 season.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Он был лучшим бомбардиром "Рубина" ещё когда на стадионе росли ромашки и одуванчики" (in Russian). Biznes Online (Kazan). 26 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

External links

Andrei Knyazev at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)

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[BO-1] "Он был лучшим бомбардиром "Рубина" ещё когда на стадионе росли ромашки и одуванчики" (in Russian). Biznes Online (Kazan). 26 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

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