Yuri Petrov

Yuri Petrov
Personal information
Full name Yuri Anatolyevich Petrov
Date of birth (1974-07-18)18 July 1974
Place of birth Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Date of death 28 April 2023(2023-04-28) (aged 48)
Place of death Tilburg, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 14 (1)
1992 Spartak Moscow 5 (1)
1992–1994 Lokomotiv Moscow 20 (2)
1994 SK Mykolaiv 2 (0)
1994–1995 RKC Waalwijk 12 (7)
1995–1997 FC Twente 74 (15)
1998–2001 RKC Waalwijk 71 (10)
2001–2002 ADO Den Haag (loan) 32 (5)
2002 RKC Waalwijk 2 (0)
2003 Alania Vladikavkaz 4 (2)
2003 Volyn Lutsk 9 (1)
2004 SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk 13 (0)
2004–2006 Metalist Kharkiv 12 (0)
2006–2008 FC Volendam 40 (5)
2008–2009 ASWH
Haaglandia
PSV (amateur team)
International career
1993 Russia U20 3 (0)
1994 Russia U21 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yuri Anatolyevich Petrov (Ukrainian: Юрій Анатолійович Петров, Russian: Юрий Анатольевич Петров; 18 July 1974 – 28 April 2023) was a professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in the Ukrainian SSR, Petrov represented Russia internationally at youth level.

Petrov spent most of his professional career in the Netherlands, notably with RKC Waalwijk and FC Twente.