title: Yevgeni Kuznetsov (footballer, born 1961)
text: # Yevgeni Kuznetsov (footballer, born 1961)
  
  Yevgeni Borisovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Евгений Борисович Кузнецов; born 30 August 1961) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
  
  ## Club career
  
  He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1980 for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. Kuznetsov played in the Soviet Union for Shinnik Yaroslavl and Spartak Moscow, for Swedish clubs Norrköping, Skellefteå, Öster, Mjällby and Karlskrona, in Russia for Lokomotiv Moscow, and for South Korean club Chunnam Dragons.
  
  ## Honours
  
  * Olympic Champion: 1988 (team captain).
  * Soviet Top League champion: 1987, 1989.
  * Soviet Top League runner-up: 1983, 1984, 1985.
  * Soviet Top League bronze: 1982, 1986.
  * Russian Premier League runner-up: 1995.
  * Russian Cup winner: 1996 (played in the early stages of the 1995/96 tournament for FC Lokomotiv Moscow.
  * Allsvenskan runner-up: 1990, 1991, 1992.
  * Svenska Cupen winner: 1991.
  
  ## European club competitions
  
  * UEFA Cup 1986–87 with FC Spartak Moscow : 5 games.
  * UEFA Cup 1987–88 with FC Spartak Moscow : 4 games.
  * European Cup 1988–89 with FC Spartak Moscow : 3 games.
  * UEFA Cup 1989–90 with FC Spartak Moscow : 4 games.
  * UEFA Cup 1995–96 with FC Lokomotiv Moscow : 1 game.
  