Anatoli_Davydov

Anatoli Davydov

Anatoli Davydov

Russian footballer and coach


Anatoli Viktorovich Davydov (Russian: Анатолий Викторович Давыдов; born 13 November 1953) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is the director of the academy for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

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Career

Davydov made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1971 for FC Metallurg Tula.[1] He played two games in the UEFA Cup 1987–88 for FC Zenit Leningrad, the former name of Zenit Saint Petersburg. Davydov was one of the most respected and influential players during Zenit's golden era in the 1980s, and continued to play top-level competitive football until the record age of 43, then becoming a Zenit's coach. He also holds the club record for the most first team appearances - 454 official games, 53 games in Soviet Cup.

Davydov played for Chinese side Foshan Fosti in 1996. He hold the record for being the oldest person to have played in a professional Chinese football match aged 42 years and 348 days, as well as the oldest person to have scored in a professional Chinese football match aged 42 years and 292 days before 2018 when Zhuang Yi broke his records.[2][3]

Personal life

His son Dmitri Davydov is a professional footballer.

Honours

Player

Zenit Leningrad

Manager

Zenit Saint Petersburg


References

  1. Anatoli Davydov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "45岁庄毅演绎不老传说". sina.com.cn. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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