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My Take
Yuri Lodygin interests me because of his dual identity. A goalkeeper born in Vladimir who came up through Greece's youth ranks before later representing Russia at senior level, he embodies the increasingly borderless nature of modern football. At 187 cm, with the senior international appearances to his name and a career that has kept him in the Greek Super League with Levadiakos, he reads to me as a journeyman in the best sense, someone shaped by two cultures and comfortable carrying both. I'm always drawn to players who live between nations, and Lodygin's story has that wandering, adaptable quality I find quietly admirable.
Overview
Yuri Lodygin (Russian: Юрий Лодыгин, Greek: Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν; born 26 May 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League club Levadiakos. Although he represented the Russia national team at senior level, he had previously represented Greece at youth level.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yuri Lodygin
- Name (Japanese)
- ユーリー・ロディーギン
- Reading
- ゆーりー・ろでぃーぎん
- Born
- May 26, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Vladimir, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 187 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.