Viktor Mikhailovich Kolotov (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Колотов; Ukrainian: Віктор Михайлович Колотов; 3 July 1949 – 3 January 2000[1]) was a Soviet and Ukrainian footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Viktor Kolotov in 1975 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Mikhailovich Kolotov | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Yudino, Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union (now part of Kazan, Russia) | ||
| Date of death | 3 January 2000 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958 | Lokomotiv Yudino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1968 | Chaika Zelenodolsk | ||
| 1968 | Trudovye Rezervy Kazan | ||
| 1968–1970 | Rubin Kazan | 69 | (15) |
| 1971–1981 | Dynamo Kyiv | 218 | (62) |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1978 | USSR | 54 | (22) |
| 1979 | Ukraine | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984–1992 | Dynamo Kyiv (assistant) | ||
| 1993 | Borysfen Boryspil | ||
| 1995–1996 | Ukraine U21 | ||
| 1996–1997 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | ||
| 1998–1999 | Ukraine U21 | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was born in the settlement of Yudino, Kazan municipality. Today the settlement is included in the Kirov Raion of Kazan city. After becoming a coach he extended his welcomed stay in Kyiv. Together with Dynamo Kyiv he became the four-time champion of the USSR as well as the two-time holder of the USSR Cup. Also in Europe he participated in the memorable 1974–1975 season when Dynamo Kyiv conquered the Cup Winner's Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. Kolotov was also a European vice-champion (1972).
In 1979, Kolotov played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.[2]
Career statistics for Dynamo Kyiv
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1971 | 25 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 10 |
| 1972 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 11 | |
| 1973 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 14 | |
| 1974 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 41 | 9 | |
| 1975 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 30 | 15 | |
| 1976 (s) | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 1976 (a) | 7 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 5 | |
| 1977 | 15 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
| 1978 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 8 | |
| 1980 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 218 | 62 | 34 | 11 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 292 | 81 | |
- The statistics in USSR Cups and Europe is made under the scheme "autumn-spring" and enlisted in a year of start of tournaments
Honours
edit- Dynamo Kyiv
- Soviet Top League (6): 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981
- Soviet Cup (2): 1974, 1978
- European Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1974–75
- European Super Cup (1): 1975
Individual
- The best 33 football players of the Soviet Union (7): No. 1 (1971, 1972, 1974-1976), No. 2 (1977), No. 3 (1973)
- ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season: 1972[3]
- Eric Batty's World XI: 1976[4]
References
edit- ^ Как сложилась судьба игроков из чемпионского состава 1975 года
- ^ Football at the 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of USSR
- ^ "Eastern European Footballer of the season". WebArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ McCracken, Craig (7 November 2013). "Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies". Beyond The Last Man. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
External links
edit- RussiaTeam biography
- Viktor Kolotov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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