Nadezhda Timofeevna Bosikova (Russian: Надежда Тимофеевна Босикова; born 17 June 1972) is a Russian football coach and former player. As a forward, she played for Energiya Voronezh since the Russian Championship's inaugural edition in 1992[1] and was affectionately nicknamed "Barefoot" (Russian: Босик) at the club.[2] She was the championship's top scorer in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000 with 31, 37, 39, 21, 19 and 30 goals respectively.[3] Bosikova's playing career was interrupted by the birth of her son Matthew (Russian: Матвей). She remained loyal to Energiya in 2004 when a player exodus left her as the only name on the club's roster.[4]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nadezhda Timofeevna Bosikova | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Pavlodar, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Yunost Poltava | |||
| 1992–2012 | Energiya Voronezh | ||
| International career | |||
| Russia | 28 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bosikova represented the Russia women's national football team, scoring 18 goals in her 28 caps.[5] She scored in Russia's play-off victory over Finland in qualifying for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, but was not included in the squad for the final tournament.[6] She also participated in qualifying for the 2003 edition,[7] but missed the final tournament again.
Titles
edit- 5 Russian Leagues (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003)
- 7 Russian Cups (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001)
References
edit- ^ Profile in Energiya's website
- ^ Kroychik, Sergei (28 August 2004). Надежда Босикова: «Хочу помочь команде» (in Russian). Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Tables and statistics in Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Sergunina, Alexei (3 February 2005). Надежда БОСИКОВА: «Для тренерской работы я еще не созрела» (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Надежда Босикова. Womenfootball.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Russia (RUS)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 March 2000. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ Russia too strong for rivals UEFA
External links
edit- Nadezhda Bosikova – FIFA competition record (archived)
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