Viktor Nosov (footballer)
Viktor Vasilievich Nosov was a Soviet footballer and coach from Ukraine. He is a Master of Sports of the Soviet Union and Merited Coach of Ukraine. While being led by Nosov, in 1979-1985 Shakhtar Donetsk won two Soviet Cups and became a runner-up of the Soviet Top League.
Nosov started out his playing career in 1958 in FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He retired in 1972 with FC Budivelnyk Poltava. The same year he became a coach for FC Shakhtar Makiivka. Sometimes at the end of 1980s he coached Victory Sports Club from Maldives. With the fall of the Soviet Union, Nosov stayed in Ukraine and continued to coach Ukrainian teams.
In the beginning of April 2008 Nosov was hospitalized with abdominal angina at the Husak Institute of Urgent and Reconstructive Surgery in Donetsk. However soon after his surgery, he died.
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- Orel, T. In his 50s the illustrious coach of Donetsk "Shakhtar" Victor Nosov had gone nowhere. He lived in the basement, selling light bulbs, laces and shoe creams. Up to his own death his son called him with threats: "All the same, I'll kill you!". "Bulvar Gordona". 25 July 2008.
- Viktor Nosov on footballfacts.ru