How tall is Yuriy Nikiforov?

Yuriy Nikiforov's listed height is 188 cm (6'2").

Nikiforov next to his teammates

Igor Lediakhov is 4 cm taller than Yuriy Nikiforov (192 cm), teammate at Russia men's national football team from 1992 to 1994.

Valeri Karpin is 6 cm shorter than Yuriy Nikiforov (182 cm), teammate at Russia men's national football team from 1992 to 2002.

About Yuriy Nikiforov

Yuriy Nikiforov is a professional football coach and a former player who played mainly as a central defender. He was born on 16 September 1970 in Odesa, then in the Soviet Union, and is an assistant coach with the Russia national team.

Nikiforov started his professional career with his hometown club Chornomorets. After one year at Dynamo Kyiv, where he appeared only for the reserves in the league, he returned to Chornomorets and played in the first edition of the Ukrainian Premier League. In early 1993 he moved to Spartak Moscow, where the side won three of four Premier League titles and he scored regularly. His first move abroad was to Sporting de Gijón, alongside Dmitri Cheryshev. After Gijón were relegated from La Liga, he played five years in the Netherlands, starting with PSV Eindhoven, which he helped to consecutive Eredivisie titles.

At a listed 188 cm (6'2"), Nikiforov is 4 cm shorter than Igor Lediakhov, listed at 192 cm (6'4"), his teammate in the Russia men's national football team from 1992 to 1994. He is 6 cm taller than Valeri Karpin, listed at 182 cm (6'0"), who was in the Russia team from 1992 to 2002.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yuriy Nikiforov in feet and inches? Yuriy Nikiforov is 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

How tall is Yuriy Nikiforov compared to Igor Lediakhov? Igor Lediakhov is 4 cm taller than Yuriy Nikiforov: 192 cm (6'4") vs 188 cm (6'2").

How tall is Yuriy Nikiforov compared to Valeri Karpin? Valeri Karpin is 6 cm shorter than Yuriy Nikiforov: 182 cm (6'0") vs 188 cm (6'2").

Sources

• Yuriy Nikiforov on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Yuriy Nikiforov on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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