About Yuri Kurnenin
Lived 1954 – 2009 (aged 55). Yuri Kurnenin was a Russian association football player and association football coach.
Yuri Anatolyevich Kurnenin (, ; 14 June 1954 – 30 July 2009 ) was a Belarusian professional football player and coach of Russian origin. As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1973 for FC Dynamo Moscow.
To date, he remains the only Belarusian manager to have coached a national team in a major competition, when he coached Syria in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup.
Honours Soviet Top League champion: 1982. Soviet Top League bronze: 1973, 1975, 1983. Soviet Cup finalist: 1987.
European club competitions UEFA Cup 1974–75 with FC Dynamo Moscow: 1 game, 1 goal. European Cup 1983–84 with FC Dinamo Minsk: 6 games, 2 goals. UEFA Cup 1984–85 with FC Dinamo Minsk: 6 games. UEFA Cup 1986–87 with FC Dinamo Minsk: 2 games.
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Who was Yuri Kurnenin?
Russian footballer (1954-2009)
When was Yuri Kurnenin born?
Yuri Kurnenin was born on 14 June 1954 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
When did Yuri Kurnenin die?
Yuri Kurnenin died on 30 July 2009 in Minsk.
What was Yuri Kurnenin's occupation?
Yuri Kurnenin was an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality was Yuri Kurnenin?
Yuri Kurnenin was Russian.
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