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Valentin Kozmich Ivanov

Valentin Ivanov
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Ivanov in 2007
Personal information
Full name Valentin Kozmich Ivanov
Date of birth (1934-11-19)19 November 1934
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Date of death 8 November 2011(2011-11-08) (aged 76)
Place of death Moscow, Russia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger / Forward
Youth career
1950–1952 Krylia Sovetov Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1966 Torpedo Moscow 286 (124)
National team
1955–1965 Soviet Union 59 (26)
Teams managed
1967–1970 Torpedo Moscow
1973–1978 Torpedo Moscow
1980–1991 Torpedo Moscow
1992–1993 Raja Casablanca
1994 Asmaral Moscow
1994–1996 Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow
1998 Torpedo Moscow
2003 Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Valentin Kozmich Ivanov (Russian: Валентин Козьмич Иванов, 19 November 1934 – 8 November 2011) was a football winger/striker, co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup and co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer.

Ivanov appeared 59 times for the Soviet Union, scoring 26 goals. That number is third in national history behind Oleg Blokhin and Oleg Protasov. One of finest Russian players, Ivanov was noted for his pace, dribbling quality and technical ability.

Ivanov's four goals in the 1962 World Cup tied five other players for the lead, and he also scored two in the 1958 edition. He spent most of his club career with Torpedo Moscow, scoring 124 goals in 286 appearances in the Soviet Championship, 9th all-time.

He married Lidiya Ivanova, an Olympic champion in gymnastics in 1956 and 1960. Their son, also named Valentin (born 1961), is a retired international football referee.

Ivanov died on November 8, 2011, shortly before his 77th birthday, following a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.


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