Novikov made his debut for USSR on 20 March 1977 in a friendly against Tunisia.

His son Kirill Novikov played football professionally as well, and then became a coach.

In 2019, Kirill was appointed manager of FC Dynamo Moscow, with Aleksandr working as his assistant.

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