Valentin Kozmich Ivanov

This article is about the Soviet retired football player. For his son, the Russian retired footballer and referee, see Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov.
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Kozmich and the family name is Ivanov.
Valentin Ivanov

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[1]
Date of death 8 November 2011(2011-11-08) (aged 76)
Place of death Moscow, Russia[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger/Forward
Youth career
Krylia Sovetov Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1966 FC Torpedo Moscow 286 (124)
National team
1955–1965 Soviet Union 60 (26)
Teams managed
1967–1970 FC Torpedo Moscow
1973–1978 FC Torpedo Moscow
1980–1991 FC Torpedo Moscow
1992–1993 Raja Casablanca
1994 FC Asmaral Moscow
1994–1996 FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow
1998 FC Torpedo Moscow
2003 FC 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[2]) was a football winger/striker, co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup and co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer.[1]

Ivanov appeared 59 times for the Soviet Union, scoring 26 goals.[3] 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,[1] 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.

Family

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.[1]

Death

Ivanov died on November 8, 2011, shortly before his 77th birthday, following a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.[4]

Honours

Ivanov on a 2016 Russian stamp from the series "Football Legends"

FC Torpedo Moscow

Soviet Union

Individual

Club statistics

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Soviet Union League
1953Torpedo Moscow[5]Top League194
1954227
1955135
19562113
19572214
19581814
1959216
1960178
1961239
1962134
19633617
19643014
1965227
1966112
Country Soviet Union 287124
Total 287124

National team statistics

Soviet Union national team
YearAppsGoals
195521
195652
195751
195884
195931
196064
196170
196275
196363
196462
196553
Total6026

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Valentin Ivanov. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Умер Валентин Иванов. Gazeta.ru (2007-04-27). Retrieved on 2012-12-24.
  3. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto; Arnhold, Matthias (2009-07-16). "Soviet Union/C.I.S. – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
  4. ↑ Nov 8 (Reuters) – Former Soviet striker Valentin Ivanov died following a long illness on Tuesday, the Russian FA said. He was 76. Reuters (2011-11-08)
  5. ↑ "Valentin Kozmich Ivanov". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
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