Aleksei Ivanovich Uversky (Russian: Алексей Иванович Уверский) (12 February 1886(NS) – 1942) was an association football player.[2]

Aleksei Uversky
Personal information
Full name Aleksei Ivanovich Uversky
Date of birth 12 February 1886 (NS)[1]
Place of birth Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date of death 1942 (age 55-56)
Place of death Leningrad, USSR
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906 Natsionaly Saint Petersburg
1907–1913 Sport Saint Petersburg
International career
1912 Russia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was born in St Petersburg, illegitimate son of a peasant woman, Euphrosyne Petrovna Lyarskaya and adopted in 1889 by merchant Ivan Osipovich Uversky whose patronymic he took.[1]

Uversky made his debut for Russia on July 1, 1912, in a 1912 Olympics game against Germany.[3]

He was also a keen boxer.[1]

He died during World War II as a civilian during the Siege of Leningrad,[3] reportedly in hospital from wounds received serving on the frontline.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Aleksei Uversky". Profile. Retrieved February 13, 2021.Russian language.
  2. ^ "Aleksei Uversky". Olympedia. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
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