Aleksey Vodyagin
Russian footballer and coach
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Aleksey Alekseyevich Vodyagin (Russian: Алексей Алексеевич Водягин; 10 January 1925 – 21 April 1991) was a Russian footballer and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksey Alekseyevich Vodyagin (Алексей Алексеевич Водягин) | ||
| Date of birth | January 10, 1925 | ||
| Date of death | April 21, 1991 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945 | CDKA Moscow | ||
| 1946 | Burevestnik Moscow | ||
| 1947–1953 | CDKA Moscow | ||
| 1953–1954 | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| 1955 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1989 | Dinamo Moscow Football School | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1945, he began his playing career at the club CDKA Moscow, but was unable to break into the first team and next year he moved to second division team Burevestnik Moscow.[1] Before the start of the season in 1947 however, he returned to CDKA and played there until 1953 when he moved to FC Dynamo Moscow.[1][2] In 1955, he ended his playing career at the club FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. He was the winner of the USSR Cup in 1948, 1951 and 1953.[1]
After retiring, he became a football coach from 1956 and in the years 1977-1989 served as a coach in Dinamo Moscow Football School.[1] He died in Moscow on April 21, 1991.
