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Russia

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Football (soccer)

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club based in Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...

. They spent eight seasons in the Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

History

The team of the railway workers was founded in Nizhny Novgorod in 1916. Later it was known as Chervonka (1918-1922), Spartak (1923-1930), Tyaga (1931), Zheleznodorozhniki (1932-1935). In 1936 the team was renamed Lokomotiv and retained this name until 2002, when it was renamed Lokomotiv-NN. During the existence of the USSR the club was a part of the Lokomotiv

Lokomotiv (sports society)

Lokomotiv is the Russian sports club and a member of the International Railway Sports Association.Lokomotive traces its history to the All-Union Voluntary Sports Society of rail transport workers' Trade Unions, one of the first sports societies of workers of the USSR. Established in 1936, it...

Voluntary Sports Society.

Lokomotiv was mostly known for its football school and did not play in the Soviet league until 1987. In 1989 Lokomotiv won promotion to the First League

Soviet First League

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and spent two years there.

In 1992, after the dissolution of USSR

Soviet Union

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, Lokovotiv was entitled enter the Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

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, and reached the best result in club's history, a 6th position. Lokomotiv finished 8th in 1994 and 1996 before being relegated after the 1997 season, during which it reached the semifinal of the Intertoto Cup

UEFA Intertoto Cup

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. However, the club won promotion back immediately and spent another two seasons in the Premier League (1999 and 2000). After finishing last in the First Division in 2001 the club was reorganized and entered the Amateur Football League. In 2002 Lokomotiv won promotion to the Second Division

Russian Second Division

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and played there until 2005. In 2006 the club was disbanded.

Reserve squad

Lokomotiv's reserve squad played professionally as FC Lokomotiv-d Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Third League in 1996-1997.

Notable past players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Lokomotiv.

Dmitri Kuznetsov

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Sergei Gorlukovich

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Vladimir Tatarchuk

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Ivan Hetsko

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Dmitri Cheryshev
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Andrei Afanasyev

Andrei Afanasyev

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Pyotr Bystrov

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Lyubomir Kantonistov

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Yuri Matveyev

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Gennadiy Nizhegorodov

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Andrei Novosadov

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Andrey Movsisyan

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Andrei Satsunkevich
Andrei Satsunkevich
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Vladimir Sheleg Valer Shantalosau
Valer Shantalosau
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Kakhaber Gogichaishvili

Kakhaber Gogichaishvili

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Gocha Gogrichiani

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Zurab Ionanidze

Zurab Ionanidze is a retired footballer.Ionanidze previously played for FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi and FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Premier League.-External links:...

Zurab Popkhadze

Zurab Tamazovich Popkhadze is a retired Georgian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Meore Liga in 1990 for Hereti Lagodekhi.-References:...

Igor Avdeev

Igor Gennadyevich Avdeev is a former Kazakhstani professional footballer. He last played for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-International career:Avdeev made 27 appearances and scored seven goals for the Kazakhstan national football team.-External links:...

Aleksandr Familtsev

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Ruslan Gumar

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Sergey Timofeev

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Arsen Tlekhugov

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Viktor Zubarev
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Zakir Dzhalilov Nazim Adzhiyev
Aleksandrs Isakovs
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Virginijus Baltušnikas
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Vidas Dančenka

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Darius Gvildys
Darius Gvildys
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Vadimas Petrenko

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Nerijus Vasiliauskas

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Marek Hollý

Marek Hollý is a retired Slovak professional footballer. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1999 for FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod.-Honours:* Russian Premier League bronze: 1999....

Arsen Avakov
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Mukhsin Mukhamadiev

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Rustam Khaidaraliyev Yuri Kalitvintsev

Yuri Kalitvintsev

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Yuri Moroz Vladyslav Prudius

Vladyslav Prudius

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Aleksandr Sayun
Aleksandr Sayun
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Mihai Dragus

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