{{short description|Russian footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Valeri Safonov | fullname = Valeri Valeryevich Safonov | image = Safonov zhemchuzhina.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = Istra, Russian SFSR | height = {{height|m=1.74}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Defender/Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = PFC CSKA Moscow | years1 = 2004–2007 | clubs1 = PFC CSKA Moscow | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2008 | clubs2 = FC Istra | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = FC Krasnodar | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2009–2010 | clubs4 = FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = FC Istra | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = PFC Spartak Nalchik | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = FC Sokol Saratov | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2014–2015 | clubs8 = FC Sochi | caps8 = 7 | goals8 = 0 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Valeri Valeryevich Safonov''' ({{langx|ru|Валерий Валерьевич Сафонов}}; born 13 May 1987) is a former Russian professional footballer.
==Club career== He played two seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Krasnodar and FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi.
==Honours== * Russian Cup winner with PFC CSKA Moscow: 2006 (played 2 games in the tournament).
==Life== After his retirement in 2015 he moved to Phuket, Thailand where he still lives. He still plays football but not at the professional level. He is a football coach for kids.
==External links== * {{FootballFacts.ru|14945}} * {{Soccerway|valeri-safonov/6398}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Safonov, Valeri}} Category:1987 births Category:People from Istrinsky District Category:Living people Category:Russian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:PFC CSKA Moscow players Category:FC Krasnodar players Category:FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi players Category:PFC Spartak Nalchik players Category:FC Sokol Saratov players Category:Footballers from Moscow Oblast Category:21st-century Russian sportsmen
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