Ihor Belanov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Ivanovich Belanov | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1978 | Chornomorets Odessa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | SKA Odessa | 68 | (16) |
| 1981–1984 | Chornomorets Odessa | 116 | (26) |
| 1985–1989 | Dynamo Kyiv | 121 | (39) |
| 1989–1990 | Borussia M'gladbach | 24 | (4) |
| 1991–1995 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 67 | (21) |
| 1995–1996 | Chornomorets Odessa | 3 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Metalurh Mariupol | 5 | (4) |
| Total | 404 | (111) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1990 | Soviet Union | 33 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Igor Ivanovich (or Ihor Ivanovych) Belanov (Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Беланов; born 25 September 1960) is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or second striker.
He made a name for himself at Dynamo Kyiv, winning five major titles and being named European Footballer of the Year in 1986. He then spent six years in Germany with two teams, with little success.
Belanov represented the Soviet Union at one World Cup and one European Championship.
In 2011, Igor Belanov together with Oleg Blohin and Vitaliy Starukhin was named as the "legends of Ukrainian football" at the Victory of Football awards.
Belanov was born in Odessa, Ukraine, Soviet Union. He started playing professionally in his hometown, with SKA Odessa and FC Chornomorets Odessa, joining country giants FC Dynamo Kyiv in 1985, and scoring ten goals in his first season, which ended with league and cup conquest.
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