Aleksandr Gorbachyov (footballer, born 1970)

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Gorbachyov (Александр Николаевич Горбачёв; born 22 November 1970) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is not related to Mikhail Gorbachev.

Club career
He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Signal Izobilny. He played four games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 for FC Baltika Kaliningrad.

Coaching career
On 15 January 2021, he was banned from any football activity for a year after fielding 3 players who tested positive for COVID-19 in a league game and submitting fake negative test results to the league.