Yuri Petrov
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Career & Clubs
Petrov was born in Kryvyi Rih. He signed a professional contract with Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk at the age of 16. He played one game in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup for Lokomotiv Moscow. Eredivisie club FC Twente signed him for a club record fee from RKC Waalwijk. He was fired by FC Twente in 1998 because of alcohol abuse. He later played for clubs in Russia and Ukraine and returned to Holland to play for FC Volendam in 2006. In the 2000–01 season Petrov helped RKC Waalwijk achieve seventh place in the Eredivisie after the club had been at the bottom of the league in previous years.
Petrov represented Russia at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- Club
- FC Volendam (2006–2008)
- Club
- FC Alania Vladikavkaz (2003–2003)
- Club
- Spartak Moscow (1992–1992)
- Club
- FC Dnipro (1991–1991)
- Club
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow (1992–1994)
- Club
- MFC Mykolaiv (1994–1994)
- Club
- RKC Waalwijk (1994–1995)
- Club
- FC Twente (1995–1997)
- Club
- ADO Den Haag (2001–2002)
- Club
- FC Volyn Lutsk (2003–2003)
- Club
- FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk (2004–2004)
- Club
- FC Metalist Kharkiv (2004–2006)
- Club
- ASWH (2008–2009)
- Club
- Haaglandia
- Club
- PSV Eindhoven
- National team
- Soviet Union
- National team
- Ukraine
- National team
- Russia
Personal
Petrov was married to Tanya Kazakova and they had two children. They divorced because of him developing a severe drinking problem. At the end of 2012 he was living at Traverse, a social assistance centre in Tilburg. Petrov died on 28 April 2023 in Tilburg, at the age of 48.
Clubs
- Haaglandiacurrent
- PSV Eindhovencurrent
- FC Dnipro1991–1991
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow1992–1994
- Spartak Moscow1992–1992
- MFC Mykolaiv1994–1994
- RKC Waalwijk1994–1995
- FC Twente1995–1997
- ADO Den Haag2001–2002
- FC Alania Vladikavkaz2003–2003
- FC Volyn Lutsk2003–2003
- FC Metalist Kharkiv2004–2006
- FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk2004–2004
- FC Volendam2006–2008
- ASWH2008–2009
Played together with
Aad BakADO Den Haag · 1954–1955
Aad de JongADO Den Haag
Aad de MosADO Den Haag · 1964–1965
Aaron MeijersADO Den Haag · 2012- Aaron MeijersFC Volendam · 2006–2010
- Aaron MeijersRKC Waalwijk · 2010–2012
- Aaron MeijersRKC Waalwijk · 2023
- Abayomi Owonikoko SeunFC Volyn Lutsk · 2012–2013
- Abdelillah BaguiSpartak Moscow · 2003–2003
Abdenasser El KhayatiADO Den Haag · 2017- Abdenasser El KhayatiPSV Eindhoven
Abdoul-Gafar MamahFC Alania Vladikavkaz · 2010–2011
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Identifiers & aliases
Yuri Anatolyevich Petrov was a professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in the Ukrainian SSR, Petrov represented Russia internationally at youth level.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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