Yakov Nikolayevich Erlikh (Russian: Яков Николаевич Эрлих; born 3 June 1988) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
[1] He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Rostov on 25 May 2008 in a game against FC Zvezda Irkutsk.
In July 2008, Erlikh and fellow Russian Jew, Boris Rotenberg, joined Israeli club Hapoel Petah Tikva on trial.
The club was interested in both their services since they are Jewish and would not count as foreigners.
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