Yuri Alekseyevich Drozdov (; born 16 January 1972) is a Russian association football coach and a former player who spent most of his playing career at FC Lokomotiv Moscow. He is the manager of Sakhalinets Moscow. Career Before Lokomotiv, Drozdov used to play for their city rivals FC Dynamo Moscow. Since leaving Lokomotiv in 2003, Drozdov has had short spells at FC Alania Vladikavkaz and FC Zhenis Astana, before joining the Russian First Division side FC Khimki, helping the club to promotion to the Russian Premier League in 2006. International He was part of the USSR U-20 football team, which finished third in 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. Personal life He is the father of footballers Nikita Drozdov and Ilya Drozdov. External links 1972 births Living people Soviet footballers Soviet Union youth international footballers Soviet Union under-21 international footballers Russian footballers Russia international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Zhenis Astana players FC Khimki players Russian Premier League players Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Russian football managers FC Vityaz Podolsk players Association football defenders Association football midfielders FC FShM Torpedo Moscow players FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk players People from Pyatigorsk Sportspeople from Stavropol Krai