Years Team Role Footballer 1965–1983 Shakhtar Height 1.82 m | 1968–1979 USSR Name Yuriy Dehteryov | |
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Full name Yuriy Vitaliyovych Dehteryov Date of birth (1948-12-05) 5 December 1948 (age 67) Place of birth Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | ||
Yuriy Vitaliyovych Dehteryov (Ukrainian: Юрій Віталійович Дегтерьов, Russian: Юрий Витальевич Дегтерёв, Yuriy Vitalyevich Degteryov) (born 5 December 1948) is a former Ukrainian and Soviet footballer.
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He is considered to be the best goalkeeper and one of the most legendary players to play for Shakhtar Donetsk. He was the first goalkeeper to captain Shakhtar,
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International career
Dehteryov made his debut for USSR on 1 August 1968 in a friendly against Sweden. He played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1980 qualifiers (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament for either). In his 17 international participation he only allowed 10 goals as well as won 10 of those 17 games. His best games came in October 1977 against France (8 October) and the Netherlands (5 October) where he in the both away games did not allowed any goals.
In 1979 Dehteryov played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.