Place of death Kiev, Ukraine Height 1.8 m Role Footballer | Name Viktor Kolotov Playing position Position Midfielder | |
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Full name Viktor Mikhailovich Kolotov Date of birth (1949-07-03)3 July 1949 Place of birth Yudino, Kazan, Soviet Union Date of death 3 January 2000(2000-01-03) (aged 50) Died January 3, 2000, Kiev, Ukraine | ||
World football legends viktor kolotov
Viktor Mikhailovich Kolotov (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Колотов) (born 3 July 1949, Yudino, Tatar ASSR – 3 January 2000, Kiev) was the Soviet footballer who spent the most and the best of his years in Ukraine.
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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 Kiev. 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 1976–1975 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.