Career
Early career in Russia
Kuznetsov started his professional career in 1985, playing in Russia for Krylya Sovetov Moscow of the Soviet Hockey League and Voronezh Buran of the Vysshaya Liga until 1993. Finland
After one year in Swedish Elitserien, he joined HIFK in the Master of Science-liiga, where he played for 3 seasons. At the beginning of the 1997-1998 season he moved to SaiPa where Kuznetsov stayed for nearly five seasons.
During the middle of the 2001-2002 season, Kuznetsov left SaiPa and returned to his homeland and the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl after nine years spent abroad.
Overall, Kuznetsov played in 388 matches in Master of Science-liiga and scored 53 goals, 119 assists and 172 points. He collected 305 penalty minutes.
Kuznetsov belonged to the best defenders of the league, scoring 36 points in each of the seasons 1999-1900 and 2000-2001. End of career
After half of a season in Russia, Kuznetsov came back to Finland to play the 2002-2003 season for Hokki in Mestis, which was the final year of his career.