Kolotov Viktor Mikhailovich |
Kolotov Viktor Mikhailovich was born on July 3, 1949 in village Yudino TASSR. Midfielder.
Honored Master of Sports (1975), master of sports of international class (1972), Honored coach of Ukraine (1986).
He started playing in 1958 in the youth team of Lokomotivу Yudino. He played for team "Chaika" Zelenodolsk (1967), "Trudovie Rezervi" Kazan (1968), Rubin Kazan (1968-1970. - 69 matches, 15 goals), Dynamo Kiev (1971-1981 years). In the championships of USSR on the major league played 218 matches and scored 62 goals. USSR Champion 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977. Second place in 1972, 1973, 1976 (Fall), 1978. Third place in 1979 USSR Cup winner 1974, 1978., A finalist of USSR Cup in 1973 Captain of Dynamo Kiev in 1972-1976, 1978-1979.
In European competitions held 38 matches and scored 8 goals (European Cup - 15 games, 4 goals; Cup Winners' Cup - 9 games, 2 goals; UEFA Cup - 13 games, 2 goals; Supercup - 1 game). Cup Winners Cup and Super Cup 1975 holder. Seven times was among the 33 best players of the Union - 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 (№ 1), 1977 (№ 2), 1973 (№ 3). In USSR team in the years 1970-1979 played 55 matches and scored 22 goals (during his participation in "Rubin" - 2 matches, 2 goals). Vice-champion of Europe in 1972 Third place on the Olympic games 1972 and 1976. Captain of the National team of USSR in the years 1975-76. One of the best players of the country in 70-ies.
The coach of Dynamo Kiev (1984-92), head coach of teams: "Borisfen" Kiev (1993), "Prykarpattya" Ivano-Frankovsk (1996-97). Coach the National Olympic team of Ukraine (1995-96, 1998-99).
Victor Kolotov down in history of "Rubin", becoming the only player of the club, who played for the National team of USSR.
On October 28, 1970 Kolotov, the leader of "Rubin" at that time, played his first match for the national team. Here's how described this no ordinary event (in the national team players from first league!) one of the classics of Russian football journalism Lev Filatov: "Autumn evening in 1970 was held in the Luzhniki Stadium friendly match Soviet Union - Yugoslavia, unremarkable. We won 4:0, calmly, without difficulty. And only one name has attracted the attention: Kolotov. "Who is he? Where from?” It turned out from Kazan Rubin, the club from first division. This case is rare in itself, and there was an unknown guy who scored a goal. And his name appears on the scoreboard, willy-nilly had to remember. As you can see the coach Valentin Nikolayev was satisfied, and in the next match in Cyprus, once again played halfback from Kazan”.
We should add that against Cyprus, in a European Championship qualifying match, Victor again scored a goal. Two matches and two goals this is the contribution of the player from "Rubin" Kolotov in the overall balance of the National USSR team meetings. Further his football exploits Honored Master of Sports Viktor Kolotov committed already as a player and captain of Dynamo Kyiv.
Died January 3, 2000 in Kiev.
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