Nadezhda Bosikova
Template:Infobox football biography Template:Eastern Slavic name Nadezhda Timofeevna Bosikova (Template:Lang-rus; 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<ref>Profile in Energiya's website</ref> and was affectionately nicknamed "Barefoot" (Template:Lang-rus) at the club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Tables and statistics in Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation</ref> Bosikova's playing career was interrupted by the birth of her son Matthew (Template:Lang-rus). She remained loyal to Energiya in 2004 when a player exodus left her as the only name on the club's roster.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bosikova represented the Russia women's national football team, scoring 18 goals in her 28 caps.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also participated in qualifying for the 2003 edition,<ref>Russia too strong for rivals UEFA</ref> but missed the final tournament again.
Titles
- 5 Russian Leagues (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003)
- 7 Russian Cups (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001)
