Yuri Farzunovich Gazzaev is a Russia

Russia

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n professional football coach and a former player. Currently he manages FC Shinnik Yaroslavl

FC Shinnik Yaroslavl

FC Shinnik Yaroslavl is a Russian football club, based in Yaroslavl.From 1957 to 1960 the team was called Khimik.- Russia:- Current squad :, according to the .-Out on loan:- Notable players :...

. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet First League

Soviet First League

The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...

 in 1978 for Spartak Ordzhonikidze.

He signed for Chamois Niortais F.C. on a fake paperwork, pretending he was 9 years younger than he actually was (his birth year was changed from 1960 to 1969). He was released a few months later after the fraud was discovered.

He is a cousin of Valery Gazzaev

Valery Gazzaev

Valery Georgievich Gazzaev is a Russian football manager and former footballer who is currently the president of FC Alania Vladikavkaz. As a Soviet footballer he played the position of a striker enjoying successes with his team FC Dynamo Moscow as well as the USSR national football team in the...

. His son Ruslan Gazzayev

Ruslan Gazzayev

Ruslan Yuryevich Gazzayev is a Russian professional football player, currently playing for FK Jūrmala-VV in the Latvian Higher League.In 2010, he played for FC Taganrog. He is the son of Yuri Gazzaev.-External links:*...

 is now a professional footballer.

External links

• Profile at transfermarkt.co.uk
• 1991 career at Tempo (Serbia magazine) #1338, pgs.2-3