Yurii Puzikov (Ukrainian: Юрій Микитович Пузіков, Russian: Юрий Никитович Пузиков; born 19 August 1937) is a retired Soviet professional footballer who played as a forward and later as a defender. After retiring he became a coach.
Playing career
Puzikov played for Torpedo Kremenchuk during the 1961[1] and 1962[2] seasons. Next season he moved to newly reformed professional club Dnipro Kremenchuk as a forward.[3] He wore number 4 shirt.[4] He played mostly in defense while at the club.[5] He featured a minimum of seven matches in his first season and twenty-six in his second.[6] In 1965 Puzikov joined Lokomotyv from Zolotonosha.[7]
Coaching career
In 1990 Puzikov managed Spartak Zolotonosha. His team became the Cherkasy Oblast Champions.[7]
^ abcStrikha, Viktor (2018). Летопись футбола и других командных видов спорта Черкасщины 1913-91 [100 football teams of masters of Ukraine in the championships of the USSR 1936-1991] (in Russian). pp. 389–390.
Sources
Pyrukhin, Yurii (n.d.a), Днепр Кременчуг футбол 1963-1969 [Dnipro Kremenchuk football 1963-1969] (in Ukrainian), Kremenchuk
Pyrukhin, Yurii (n.d.b), Энциклопедия кременчугского футбола [Encyclopedia of Kremenchuk football] (in Russian), Kremenchuk