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Place of birth
  
Moscow, USSR

Name
  
Viktor Tsaryov

Role
  
Footballer

Years
  
Team

Position
  
Midfielder

1952
  
MVO Kalinin


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Full name
  
Viktor Grigoryevich Tsaryov

Date of birth
  
(1931-06-02) June 2, 1931 (age 84)

Playing position
  
Midfielder/Defender

Viktor Grigoryevich Tsaryov (Russian: Виктор Григорьевич Царёв; 2 June 1931 – 2 January 2017) was a Russian footballer.

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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. As of 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

    • References

    Viktor Tsaryov Wikipedia
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