Russian football player and coach Aleksandr Alekseyevich Minayev was born on August 11, 1954, and died on 6 December 6, 2018.

On 20 March 1976, he made his debut for USSR in a friendly against Argentina.

Aleksandr Alekseyevich Minayev played in the quarterfinal for the UEFA Euro 1976 and qualifiers for 1978 FIFA World Cup (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament for either).

Aleksandr Alekseyevich Minayev passed away at 64 years old.