Yurii Yachniev (Ukrainian: Юрій Петрович Ячнєв, Russian: Юрий Петрович Ячнев; born 1940) is a retired Soviet professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
In the final of Poltava Oblast Cup he scored the first goal to help his side win its first trophy.
[3] He easily transitioned to professional football and became one of clubs leaders.
[4] While performing his conscription service, he played for CSKA Kyiv.
In August 1966 sports and technical commission of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union banned him from playing in any official matches.