Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)

For other people named Valentin Ivanov, see Valentin Ivanov.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Kozmich and the family name is Ivanov.

Valentin Ivanov
Ivanov in 2007
Personal information
Full name Valentin Kozmich Ivanov
Date of birth (1934-11-19)19 November 1934
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Date of death 8 November 2011(2011-11-08) (aged 76)
Place of death Moscow, Russia[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1950–1952 Krylia Sovetov Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1966 Torpedo Moscow 286 (124)
International career
1955–1965 Soviet Union 59 (26)
Managerial career
1967–1970 Torpedo Moscow
1973–1978 Torpedo Moscow
1980–1991 Torpedo Moscow
1992–1993 Raja Casablanca
1994 Asmaral Moscow
1994–1996 Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow
1998 Torpedo Moscow
2003 Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1960 France
Runner-up 1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valentin Kozmich Ivanov (Russian: Валентин Козьмич Иванов, 19 November 1934 – 8 November 2011[2]) was a Russian footballer who played as a midfielder.[3] He was the co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup, and the co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer.[1]

Ivanov appeared 59 times for the Soviet Union, scoring 26 goals.[4] 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;[1] he also scored two 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.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference r1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Умер Валентин Иванов. Gazeta.ru (27 April 2007). Retrieved on 2012-12-24.
  3. ^ "Valentin Ivanov". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Arnhold, Matthias (16 July 2009). "Soviet Union/C.I.S. – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 September 2009.