Viktor Zvyahintsev
Soviet footballer (1950–2022)
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Viktor Oleksandrovych Zvyahintsev (Ukrainian: Віктор Олександрович Звягінцев, Russian: Виктор Александрович Звягинцев, romanized: Viktor Aleksandrovich Zvyagintsev; 22 October 1950 – 22 April 2022)[2] was a Ukrainian footballer who played as a defender. He was a member of the football congress of the unrecognised Donetsk People's Republic.[3][4]
Full name
Viktor Oleksandrovych Zvyahintsev
Date of birth
22 October 1950
Place of birth
Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death
22 April 2022 (aged 71)
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Zvyahintsev in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Oleksandrovych Zvyahintsev | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 2022 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Donetsk, Ukraine (Russian-occupied Ukraine) | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1970 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 12 | (0) |
| 1971 | SKA Kyiv | 42 | (0) |
| 1972 | CSKA Moscow | 26 | (0) |
| 1973–1975 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 72 | (0) |
| 1976 | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | (0) |
| 1977–1980 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 63 | (0) |
| 1981 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 0 | (0) |
| 1981 | Tavriya Simferopol | 33 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1976 | USSR | 13 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Soviet Union | ||
| Men's Football | ||
 | 1976 Montreal | Team competition |
| UEFA European U-23 Championships[1] | ||
| Runner-up | 1972 Europe | |
International career
Zvyahintsev made his debut for USSR on 12 October 1975 in a UEFA Euro 1976 qualifier against Switzerland (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament).
Personal life
His son-in-law is a football player and coach Viktor Onopko.[5][6]
