Alexander Gnezdov
| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Efimovich Gnezdov | |||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1908 | |||
| Place of birth | Gorokhovetsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire | |||
| Date of death | 1981 (aged 72–73) | |||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||
| Senior career* | ||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |
| 1926–1927 | Progress Baku | |||
| 1934–1936 | Stalinets Leningrad | 10 | (6) | |
| 1937 | Neftyanik | 11 | (3) | |
| Total | 21 | (9) | ||
| Managerial career | ||||
| 1937 | Neftyanik | |||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||
Alexander Efimovich Gnezdov (Template:Lang-ru; 17 September 1908 – 1981) was an Azerbaijani professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was known as the first manager of Neftyanik.[1]
Career
Gnezdov started his career at Progress Baku in 1926. He joined Stalinets Leningrad in 1934, where he made 10 appearances for the club, scoring six goals in total.[2]
In 1937, Gnezdov was appointed the first coach at Neftyanik, while he also played as a forward for the same club.
Gnezdov was the first person in Azerbaijan SSR who did punditry work. In 1949, he made history, filing Azerbaijan’s first football report on radio.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b "Aleksandr Qnezdov". Neftchi.az. Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Гнездов Александр Ефимович". Zenit-history.ru. Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Veteran yenə öz yerindədir". Anl.az. Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.