Valeri Tumaykin

Valeri Tumaykin
Personal information
Full name Valeri Vladimirovich Tumaykin
Date of birth (1968-01-06)6 January 1968
Place of birth Kuybyshev, Soviet Union
Date of death 13 September 1994(1994-09-13) (aged 26)
Place of death Samara, Russia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Youth career
Mayak Kuybyshev
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev 15 (1)
1987–1988 PFC CSKA-2 Moscow 45 (0)
1989–1994 FC Krylia Sovetov Samara 196 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valeri Vladimirovich Tumaykin (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Тумайкин; 6 January 1968 – 13 September 1994)[1] was a Russian professional footballer.

Club career

Tumaykin made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League for FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev on 25 April 1986.[2] He helped Krylia Sovetov finish second in the Second League during the 1991 season, winning promotion to the Soviet Top League for the following season. He played three seasons in the Top League, appearing in 62 league matches before his death in 1994.

Death

Tumaykin had accumulated significant personal debts and committed suicide at age 26 on 13 September 1994 by jumping out of the apartment window.[3]

References

  1. ^ Volkov, Sergei (21 September 1994). "Крылья Советов" - "Динамо" (Москва) - 1:1 (1:0) (in Russian). Sovietsky Sport.
  2. ^ Подарок к юбилею (in Russian). Samarsky Sport. 1986.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Vnukov, Vladimir. Страшный финальный свисток (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara.


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