Gennadi Krasnitsky
Gennadi Aleksandrovich Krasnitsky (Russian: Геннадий Александрович Красницкий) (August 27, 1940 in Tashkent – June 12, 1988 in Qurghonteppa, suicide by jumping out of the highrise window) was a Soviet football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gennadi Aleksandrovich Krasnitsky | ||
| Date of birth | August 27, 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Tashkent, USSR | ||
| Date of death | June 12, 1988 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Qurghonteppa, USSR | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1970 | FC Pakhtakor Tashkent | 245 | (102) |
| International career | |||
| 1961 | USSR | 3 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971 | FC Pakhtakor Tashkent (assistant) | ||
| 1974–1976 | FC Pakhtakor Tashkent | ||
| 1984–1985 | Zvezda Dzhizak | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
He became the first Uzbekistani player scored 100 goals in Soviet Top League to enter the Grigory Fedotov club. The club of top-scoring footballers in Uzbekistan is named after him - Gennadi Krasnitsky club, was founded in 2010.
Honours
- Grigory Fedotov club member: 112 (goals)
International career
Krasnitsky made his debut for USSR on May 21, 1961 in a friendly against Poland.
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