Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)

{{Short description|Soviet footballer (1934–2011)}}

{{Other people|Valentin Ivanov|Valentin Ivanov (disambiguation){{!}}Valentin Ivanov}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Valentin Ivanov

| image = Valentin Kozmich Ivanov.jpg

| upright =

| caption = Ivanov in 2007

| full_name = Valentin Kozmich Ivanov

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|11|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|11|8|1934|11|19|df=yes}}

| death_place = Moscow, Russia

| position = Midfielder

| height = 1.78 m

| youthyears1 = 1950–1952 | youthclubs1 = Krylia Sovetov Moscow

| years1 = 1952–1966 | clubs1 = Torpedo Moscow | caps1 = 286 | goals1 = 124

| nationalyears1 = 1955–1965 | nationalteam1 = Soviet Union | nationalcaps1 = 59 | nationalgoals1 = 26

| manageryears1 = 1967–1970 | managerclubs1 = Torpedo Moscow

| manageryears2 = 1973–1978 | managerclubs2 = Torpedo Moscow

| manageryears3 = 1980–1991 | managerclubs3 = Torpedo Moscow

| manageryears4 = 1992–1993 | managerclubs4 = Raja Casablanca

| manageryears5 = 1994 | managerclubs5 = Asmaral Moscow

| manageryears6 = 1994–1996 | managerclubs6 = Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow

| manageryears7 = 1998 | managerclubs7 = Torpedo Moscow

| manageryears8 = 2003 | managerclubs8 = Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow

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{{MedalSport|Men's Football}}

{{MedalGold|1956 Melbourne|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Championship}}

{{Medal|Winner|1960 France| }}

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Valentin Kozmich Ivanov ({{langx|ru|Валентин Козьмич Иванов}}, 19 November 1934 – 8 November 2011[http://gazeta.ru/sport/2011/11/a_3826090.shtml Умер Валентин Иванов]. Gazeta.ru (27 April 2007). Retrieved on 2012-12-24.) was a Russian footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27581 |title=Valentin Ivanov |work=Olympedia |access-date=1 December 2021}} He was the co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup, and the co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer.

Ivanov appeared 59 times for the Soviet Union, scoring 26 goals.{{cite web|author1=Mamrud, Roberto |author2=Arnhold, Matthias |title=Soviet Union/C.I.S. – Record International Players|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ussr-recintlp.html|date=16 July 2009|website=RSSSF |access-date=21 September 2009}} He is the Soviet national football team's third-highest goalscorer of all time, behind only Oleg Blokhin and Oleg Protasov. One of the finest Russian players ever, Ivanov was noted for his pace, dribbling quality and technical ability.

Ivanov's four goals in the 1962 World Cup saw him named the tournament's top-scorer, along with five other players; he also scored one in the 1958 edition. He spent most of his club career with Torpedo Moscow, scoring 124 goals in 286 appearances in the Soviet Championship, the 9th all-time best record.

Personal life and death

Ivanov 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 8 November 2011, shortly before his 77th birthday, following a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.[https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-europe-russia-ivanov-idUSLDE7A701D20111108 Nov 8 (Reuters) – Former Soviet striker Valentin Ivanov died following a long illness on Tuesday, the Russian FA said. He was 76]. Reuters (8 November 2011)

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

DivisionAppsGoals
rowspan="14"|Torpedo Moscow{{NFT player|pid=19053|access-date=24 December 2012}}

|1953

|rowspan="14"|Top League

|19

4
1954

|22

7
1955

|13

5
1956

|21

13
1957

|22

14
1958

|18

14
1959

|21

6
1960

|17

8
1961

|23

9
1962

|13

4
1963

|36

17
1964

|30

14
1965

|22

7
1966

|11

2
colspan="3"|Total

!287

124

=International=

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="11"|Soviet Union

|1955

11
195685
195751
195883
195931
196044
196170
196275
196351
196462
196553
colspan="2"|Total5926

:Scores and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ivanov goal.

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|+ List of international goals scored by Valentin Ivanov

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

style="text-align:center"|126 June 1955Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden{{fb|SWE}}style="text-align:center"|6–0style="text-align:center"|6–0Friendly
style="text-align:center"|223 May 1956Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union{{fb|DEN}}style="text-align:center"|1–0style="text-align:center"|5–1Friendly
style="text-align:center"|3rowspan="2"|11 July 1956rowspan="2"|Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Unionrowspan="2"|{{fb|ISR}}style="text-align:center"|2–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0rowspan="2"|1956 Summer Olympics qualification
style="text-align:center"|4style="text-align:center"|4–0
style="text-align:center"|515 September 1956Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, West Germany{{fb|FRG}}style="text-align:center"|2–1style="text-align:center"|2–1Friendly
style="text-align:center"|61 December 1956Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia{{fb|IDN}}style="text-align:center"|2–0style="text-align:center"|4–01956 Summer Olympics
style="text-align:center"|720 October 1957Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland{{fb|POL|1928}}style="text-align:center"|1–2style="text-align:center"|1–21958 FIFA World Cup qualification
style="text-align:center"|818 May 1958Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union{{fb|ENG}}style="text-align:center"|1–1style="text-align:center"|1–1Friendly
style="text-align:center"|911 June 1958Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden{{fb|AUT}}style="text-align:center"|2–0style="text-align:center"|2–01958 FIFA World Cup
style="text-align:center"|1028 September 1958Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union{{fb|HUN}}style="text-align:center"|3–0style="text-align:center"|3–11960 European Nations' Cup
style="text-align:center"|116 September 1959Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union{{fb|CSK}}style="text-align:center"|3–1style="text-align:center"|3–1Friendly
style="text-align:center"|12rowspan="2"|19 May 1960rowspan="2"|Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Unionrowspan="2"|{{fb|POL|1928}}style="text-align:center"|1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–1rowspan="2"|Friendly
style="text-align:center"|13style="text-align:center"|6–1
style="text-align:center"|14rowspan="2"|6 July 1960rowspan="2"|Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, Francerowspan="2"|{{fb|CSK}}style="text-align:center"|1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0rowspan="2"|1960 European Nations' Cup
style="text-align:center"|15style="text-align:center"|2–0
style="text-align:center"|1627 April 1962Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union{{fb|URU}}style="text-align:center"|4–0style="text-align:center"|5–0Friendly
style="text-align:center"|1731 May 1962Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile{{fb|YUG}}style="text-align:center"|1–0style="text-align:center"|2–01962 FIFA World Cup
style="text-align:center"|18rowspan="2"|3 June 1962rowspan="2"|Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chilerowspan="2"|{{fb|COL}}style="text-align:center"|1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–4rowspan="2"|1962 FIFA World Cup
style="text-align:center"|19style="text-align:center"|3–0
style="text-align:center"|206 June 1962Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile{{fb|URU}}style="text-align:center"|2–1style="text-align:center"|2–11962 FIFA World Cup
style="text-align:center"|2122 September 1963Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union{{fb|HUN}}style="text-align:center"|1–0style="text-align:center"|1–1Friendly
style="text-align:center"|2212 September 1964Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden{{fb|SWE}}style="text-align:center"|1–0style="text-align:center"|1–11964 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals
style="text-align:center"|2317 June 1964Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain{{fb|DEN}}style="text-align:center"|3–0style="text-align:center"|3–01964 European Nations' Cup
style="text-align:center"|24rowspan="2"|23 May 1965rowspan="2"|Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Unionrowspan="2"|{{fb|GRE|old}}style="text-align:center"|2–1rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1rowspan="2"|1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
style="text-align:center"|25style="text-align:center"|3–1
style="text-align:center"|2630 May 1965Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union{{fb|WAL}}style="text-align:center"|1–0style="text-align:center"|2–11966 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Torpedo Moscow

Soviet Union

Individual

  • The best 33 football players of the Soviet Union (12): No. 1 (1955, 1957-1964); No. 2 (1953, 1956, 1965)
  • UEFA European Championship Golden Boot: 1960
  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1960,{{cite news|date=1 February 2011|title=1960 team of the tournament|work=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7f20bc921c-495824f652eb-1000--euro-1960-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724121103/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7f20bc921c-495824f652eb-1000--euro-1960-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2020|access-date=14 May 2020}} 1964{{cite news|title=1964 team of the tournament|work=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7d0bdc396b-570ad6e6ff87-1000--euro-1964-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724153004/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7d0bdc396b-570ad6e6ff87-1000--euro-1964-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2020|access-date=14 May 2020}}
  • FIFA World Cup Top Scorer: 1962
  • UEFA Jubilee Poll (2004): #45{{cite news|date=21 December 2006|title=UEFA Awards|work= Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uefa-awards.html#100|access-date=12 March 2024}}

References

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{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/valentin-ivanov-1.html |title=Valentin Ivanov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083508/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/valentin-ivanov-1.html |archive-date=18 April 2020}}

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