Viktor Zubkov (basketball)

Viktor Zubkov

Personal information
Born	(1937-04-24)24 April 1937 Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	16 October 2016(2016-10-16) (aged 79) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1955–1967
Position	Center
Number	7
Coaching career	1979–1981
Career history
As player:
1955–1957	Rustovnna Burevestnik
1957–1967	CSKA Moscow
As coach:
1979–1981	Mozambique
Career highlights and awards
As a player: FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 2× EuroLeague champion (1961, 1963) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1961) FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1959) 8× USSR League champion (1959–1966)
Medals Representing  Soviet Union Men's Basketball Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome FIBA World Cup 1963 Brazil EuroBasket 1957 Sofia 1959 Istanbul 1961 Belgrade

Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov (Russian: Виктор Алексеевич Зубков; 24 April 1937 – 16 October 2016) was a Soviet professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in), he played at the center position.^[1] He is considered to be one of the most distinguished players of Soviet and European basketball in the 1950s and 1960s.

He won two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games, while representing the senior men's Soviet national team. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.