Alexander Gnezdov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Efimovich Gnezdov | ||
| Date of birth | (1908年09月17日)17 September 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorokhovetsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | 1981(1981-00-00) (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 (Russian: Гнездов Александр Ефимович; 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 Neftçi PFK.[1]
Career
[edit ]Gnezdov started his career at Progress Baku in 1926. Progress Baku was the first professional football club of Azerbaijan and founded in 1907.[2] Then he joined Stalinets Leningrad (nowadays Zenit Saint Petersburg) in 1934, where he made ten appearances for the club, scoring six goals in total.[3]
In 1937, Gnezdov was appointed the first coach at Neftyanik (nowadays Neftçi PFK), while he also played as a forward for the same club[1] which was founded on 18 March 1937 and played under the name of Neftyanik until 1968.[4] During his coaching period, the club was mainly consisted of players with Russian descent due to less interest to football among the local people.[5] Despite his managerial status, Gnezdov was also considered a decisive player, especially in important and game-changing situations.[6]
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] [7]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Aleksandr Qnezdov". Neftchi.az. Archived from the original on 2023年11月11日. Retrieved 2023年11月11日.
- ^ "Azerbaijan - List of Foundation Dates". Rssf.org. Archived from the original on 2023年12月07日.
- ^ "Гнездов Александр Ефимович". Zenit-history.ru. Archived from the original on 2023年11月11日. Retrieved 2023年11月11日.
- ^ "İlbəil". www.neftchi.az. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ ""Neftçi"nin 84 yaşı tamam olur" (in Azerbaijani). 2021年03月18日. Archived from the original on 2024年08月03日.
- ^ ""Neftçi" necə yarandı?". Sportal.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2017年06月26日.
- ^ "Veteran yenə öz yerindədir". Anl.az. Archived from the original on 2023年11月11日. Retrieved 2023年11月11日.