Viktor Zvyahintsev

Viktor Oleksandrovych Zvyahintsev (Ukrainian: Віктор Олександрович Звягінцев, Russian: Виктор Александрович Звягинцев; 22 October 1950 – 22 April 2022)[1] was a Ukrainian footballer who played as a defender. He was a member of the football congress of the unrecognised Donetsk People's Republic.[2][3]

Viktor Zvyahintsev
Zvyahintsev in 2012
Personal information
Full name Viktor Oleksandrovych Zvyahintsev
Date of birth (1950-10-22)22 October 1950
Place of birth Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 22 April 2022(2022-04-22) (aged 71)
Place of death Donetsk, Ukraine
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1970 Shakhtar Donetsk
1971 SKA Kyiv
1972 CSKA Moscow
1973–1975 Shakhtar Donetsk
1976 Dynamo Kyiv
1977–1980 Shakhtar Donetsk
1981 Tavriya Simferopol
International career
1975–1976 USSR 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 1976 MontrealTeam competition

International career

Zvyahintsev made his debut for USSR on 12 October 1975 in a UEFA Euro 1976 qualifier against Switzerland (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament).

Personal life

His son-in-law is a football player and coach Viktor Onopko.[4][5]

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

USSR

References

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