Yury Belyayev (footballer)
Soviet footballer (1934-2019)
Yury Ivanovich Belyayev (Russian: Юрий Иванович Беляев; 2 April 1934 – 14 December 2019) was a Soviet football player and coach. He played in 111 matches for CSKA Moscow, scoring 52 goals. He was a member of the national team that won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
 Belyayev meeting with CSKA Moscow supporters | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yury Ivanovich Belyayev | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1934 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 December 2019 (aged 85) | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1951 | CSDA Moscow | |||||||||||||
| 1952—1954 | Avangard Kolomna | |||||||||||||
| 1955–1960 | CSKA Moscow | 111 | (52) | |||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | USSR | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | CSKA Moscow (coach) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||
From 1974 to 1980, he coached in the Soviet Armed Forces.[2]
In 1991, Belyayev was honored as a Merited Master of Sport by the Soviet Union.[1]
On 14 December 2019, Belyayev died at the age of 85.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Умер олимпийский чемпион 1956 года в составе сборной СССР по футболу Юрий Беляев" (in Russian). TASS. 2019-12-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ушёл из жизни чемпион Олимпийских игр 1956 года Беляев" (in Russian). Championat.ru. 2019-12-14.
