Aleksandr Kozhukhov

Aleksandr Kozhukhov
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Borisovich Kozhukhov
Born (1942-06-03)3 June 1942
Shubarkuduk, Aktobe Province, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Died 4 September 2008(2008-09-04) (aged 66)
Moscow, Russia
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Playmaker
Senior clubs
Years Team
1957–1977
Avangard Lvov
SKA Lvov
Moscow Aviation Institute
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1977
USSR 20 (30)
Teams managed
1977–1992
USSR

Aleksandr Borisovich Kozhukhov (Russian: Александр Борисович Кожухов; 3 June 1942 – 4 September 2008) was "The USSR Merited Master of Sports", "The Merited Coach of the USSR national handball team", and the "USSR Merited Figure of Physical Culture". He was a Russian, Soviet handball player, who became president of the USSR Handball Federation (1990–1992) and a president for the Handball Union of Russia (1992–2004) before being the Honorary President of the Handball Union of Russia (2004–2008).[1]

  1. ^ "Honorary President of the Handball Union of Russia". HUR. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2008.