Aleksandr Ivanovich Maksimenkov (born August 17, 1952 in Pochinok, Smolensk Oblast

Pochinok, Smolensk Oblast

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) is a retired Soviet

Soviet Union

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 football player and a current Russia

Russia

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n coach.

International career

Maksimenkov made his debut for USSR

USSR national football team

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 on March 20, 1977 in a friendly against Tunisia

Tunisia national football team

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 and scored in that game. He played in 1978 FIFA World Cup

1978 FIFA World Cup

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 qualifiers and in one UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament for either).