Viktor Tsaryov
- January 2, 2017
- 85 years
About Viktor Tsaryov
Viktor Tsaryov, 85, Russian football player and coach (Dynamo Moscow, Soviet Union national team).
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Full Biography
|Viktor Grigoryevich Tsaryov (Russian: Виктор Григорьевич Царёв; 2 June 1931 – 2 January 2017) was a Russian footballer.
Career
During his career he played for FC Dynamo Moscow (1954–1966). He earned 12 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, as well as the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions.
After retirement, he became a football manager. By 2008, he was the chairman of the board of directors of FC Dynamo Moscow.
Tsaryov died in Moscow on 2 January 2017 at the age of 85.
Honours
- Soviet Top League winner: 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963.
- Year-end Top 33 players list: 1957, 1959, 1963.
- Captained FC Dynamo Moscow in most games in franchise history (189 official league and cup games).
- Order of Friendship (1997)
- Order of Honour
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