Sergei Aleksandrovich Shvetsov (Russian: Серге́й Александрович Швецов) (born 7 December 1960 in Kutaisi) is a retired Soviet football player. He is probably most known for the goal he scored in the UEFA Cup game between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, which finished with the Luzhniki disaster.

Sergei Shvetsov
Personal information
Full name Sergei Aleksandrovich Shvetsov
Date of birth (1960-12-07) 7 December 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgian SSR
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1977 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 17 (3)
1978–1980 Zenit Leningrad 34 (6)
1981–1984 FC Spartak Moscow 68 (14)
1985 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 23 (1)
1986 Guria Lanchkhuti 40 (1)
1987 Lokomotiv Samtredia 26 (6)
1990 FC Baltika Kaliningrad
1991–1992 K.S.V. Bornem (Belgium)
International career
1980 USSR 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Shvetsov played his only game for USSR on 4 December 1980 in a friendly against Argentina.

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