Valery Voronin

Valery Voronin

Voronin in 1966
Personal information
Full name	Valery Ivanovich Voronin
Date of birth	(1939-07-17)17 July 1939[1][2]
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	19 May 1984(1984-05-19) (aged 44)[1][2]
Place of death	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
1952	"Kauchuk" factory team
1953–1954	FC Torpedo Moscow
1955–1957	FShM Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1969	FC Torpedo Moscow	219	(26)
International career
1960–1968	USSR	63	(5)
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valery Ivanovich Voronin (Russian: Валерий Иванович Воронин; 17 July 1939 – 19 May 1984) was a Soviet footballer who represented Torpedo Moscow and the Soviet national team. He was a versatile defensive midfielder whose impressive technical abilities and hard tackling made him one of the most complete midfielders of the 1960s. He was also capable of playing as a central defender.