Famous People with Name Yuri

Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Yuri Aleksandrovich Nyrkov: was a Soviet football player.Nyrkov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952 in an Olympics game against Bulgaria.He served in the army in World War II. After his retirement from soccer he returned to service and eventually reached the rank of Major General.

Yuri Vasilyevich Saukh            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Yuri Vasilyevich Saukh: a retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Saukh made his debut for USSR on May 26, 1976 in a friendly against Hungary.

Yuri Nikolayevich Savichev            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Yuri Nikolayevich Savichev: a former football striker. He is an identical twin brother of Nikolai Savichev.He played for the USSR at the 1988 Olympic Games, where Yuri Savichev struck the winning goal during extra-time in the 103rd minute of the final against Romário's Brazil. He made his debut for USSR on October 19, 1988 in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Austria. He was not selected for the final tournament squad.

Yuri Nikolayevich Vasenin            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Yuri Nikolayevich Vasenin: a retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Vasenin made his debut for USSR on June 29, 1972 in a friendly against Uruguay. He played in the qualifiers for 1974 FIFA World Cup (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament).

Yuri Nikolayevich            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Yuri Nikolayevich: was a Russian-Ukrainian football player and manager.He earned 23 caps for the USSR national football team, and represented the country in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the the 1960 European Nations' Cup, where the USSR were crowned the first ever European champions.

Adachi Yurie            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Adachi Yurie: She has played for Japan in the World Women's Championship Division 1 two years. In 2008 she played for them again, this time in the Top Division.

Hishimi Yuriko            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hishimi Yuriko: a Japanese actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying Anne Yuri in Ultra Seven and subsequent appearances in other Ultra Series projects.

Aleksei Sergeyevich Yurishchev            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Aleksei Sergeyevich Yurishchev: is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Zvezda Serpukhov. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Torpedo Moscow.