Vasili Dmitriyevich Trofimov (Russian: Василий Дмитриевич Трофимов; born 7 January 1919; died 22 September 1999) was a Soviet football player.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasili Dmitriyevich Trofimov | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Kostino, Moscow Oblast, Russia | ||
| Date of death | 22 September 1999 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Dynamo Bolshevo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1953 | FC Dynamo Moscow | 216 | (69) |
| International career | |||
| 1952 | USSR | 3 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1963–1964 | USSR (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editThe USSR champion in three sports: football (1940, 1945, 1949), ice hockey (1947), and bandy (1951, 1952) in the Dynamo (Moscow) teams.
Trofimov made his debut for USSR on 15 July 1952 in a 1952 Olympics game against Bulgaria and scored on his debut. He also scored a goal against Yugoslavia.[2]
From 1964 to 1981, he served as the senior coach of the Soviet Union national bandy team. Under his leadership they were world champions for eight seasons in a row.
Honours
edit- Soviet Top League champion: 1940, 1945, 1949.
- Finalist of Soviet Cup: 1945, 1950.
References
edit- ^ "Трофимов Василий Дмитриевич, 07.01.1919". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Vasili Trofimov". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
edit- (in Russian) Profile
- Профиль на sports-reference.com (участники Олимпийских игр)(in English)
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