Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)

For other people named Valentin Ivanov, see Valentin Ivanov.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Kozmich and the family name is Ivanov.

Valentin Ivanov

Ivanov in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Valentin Kozmich Ivanov
Date of birth	(1934-11-19)19 November 1934
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	8 November 2011(2011-11-08) (aged 76)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1950–1952	Krylia Sovetov Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1966	Torpedo Moscow	286	(124)
International career
1955–1965	Soviet Union	59	(26)
Managerial career
1967–1970	Torpedo Moscow
1973–1978	Torpedo Moscow
1980–1991	Torpedo Moscow
1992–1993	Raja Casablanca
1994	Asmaral Moscow
1994–1996	Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow
1998	Torpedo Moscow
2003	Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow
Medal record Representing Soviet Union Men's Football 1956 Melbourne Team UEFA European Championship Winner 1960 France Runner-up 1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valentin Kozmich Ivanov (Russian: Валентин Козьмич Иванов, 19 November 1934 – 8 November 2011) was a Russian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup, and the co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer.

Ivanov appeared 59 times for the Soviet Union, scoring 26 goals. He is the Soviet national football team's third-highest goalscorer of all time, behind only Oleg Blokhin and Oleg Protasov. One of the finest Russian players ever, Ivanov was noted for his pace, dribbling quality and technical ability.

Ivanov's four goals in the 1962 World Cup saw him named the tournament's top-scorer, along with five other players; he also scored two in the 1958 edition. He spent most of his club career with Torpedo Moscow, scoring 124 goals in 286 appearances in the Soviet Championship, the 9th all-time best record.

Personal life and death

Ivanov married Lidiya Ivanova, an Olympic champion in gymnastics in 1956 and 1960. Their son, also named Valentin (born 1961), is a retired international football referee.

Ivanov died on 8 November 2011, shortly before his 77th birthday, following a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Torpedo Moscow	1953	Top League	19	4
	1954		22	7
	1955		13	5
	1956		21	13
	1957		22	14
	1958		18	14
	1959		21	6
	1960		17	8
	1961		23	9
	1962		13	4
	1963		36	17
	1964		30	14
	1965		22	7
	1966		11	2
Total			287	124

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Soviet Union	1955	1	1
	1956	8	5
	1957	5	1
	1958	8	3
	1959	3	1
	1960	4	4
	1961	7	0
	1962	7	5
	1963	5	1
	1964	6	2
	1965	5	3
Total		59	26

Scores and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ivanov goal.

List of international goals scored by Valentin Ivanov

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 June 1955	Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	6–0	6–0	Friendly
2	23 May 1956	Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Denmark	1–0	5–1	Friendly
3	11 July 1956	Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Israel	2–0	5–0	1956 Summer Olympics qualification
4				4–0
5	15 September 1956	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, West Germany	West Germany	2–1	2–1	Friendly
6	1 December 1956	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Indonesia	2–0	4–0	1956 Summer Olympics
7	20 October 1957	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland	Poland	1–2	1–2	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	18 May 1958	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	England	1–1	1–1	Friendly
9	11 June 1958	Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden	Austria	2–0	2–0	1958 FIFA World Cup
10	28 September 1958	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Hungary	3–0	3–1	1960 European Nations' Cup
11	6 September 1959	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	3–1	3–1	Friendly
12	19 May 1960	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Poland	1–0	7–1	Friendly
13				6–1
14	6 July 1960	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	Czechoslovakia	1–0	3–0	1960 European Nations' Cup
15				2–0
16	27 April 1962	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Uruguay	4–0	5–0	Friendly
17	31 May 1962	Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile	Yugoslavia	1–0	2–0	1962 FIFA World Cup
18	3 June 1962	Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile	Colombia	1–0	4–4	1962 FIFA World Cup
19				3–0
20	6 June 1962	Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile	Uruguay	2–1	2–1	1962 FIFA World Cup
21	22 September 1963	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Hungary	1–0	1–1	Friendly
22	12 September 1964	Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1–0	1–1	1964 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals
23	17 June 1964	Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain	Denmark	3–0	3–0	1964 European Nations' Cup
24	23 May 1965	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Greece	2–1	3–1	1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
25				3–1
26	30 May 1965	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Wales	1–0	2–1	1966 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Ivanov on a 2016 Russian stamp from the series "Football Legends"

Torpedo Moscow

• Soviet Top League: 1960, 1965
• Soviet Cup: 1960

Soviet Union

• UEFA European Football Championship: 1960, runner-up 1964
• Olympic Gold Medal: 1956

Individual

• The best 33 football players of the Soviet Union (12): No. 1 (1955, 1957-1964); No. 2 (1953, 1956, 1965)
• UEFA European Championship Golden Boot: 1960
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1960, 1964
• FIFA World Cup Top Scorer: 1962
• UEFA Jubilee Poll (2004): #45