- Valery Voronin
Football player infobox2
playername = Valery Voronin
fullname = Valery Ivanovich Voronin
height = height|m=1.81
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date|1939|7|17
cityofbirth =Moscow
countryofbirth =USSR
dateofdeath = death date and age|1984|5|19|1939|7|17
cityofdeath =Moscow
countryofdeath =USSR
position =Midfielder
youthyears = 1952
1953–1954
1955–1957
youthclubs = Kauchuk Plant teamFC Torpedo Moscow
FShM Moscow
years = 1958–1969
clubs =FC Torpedo Moscow
caps(goals) = 219 (26)
nationalyears = 1960–1968
nationalteam = USSR
nationalcaps(goals) = 63 (5)Valery Ivanovich Voronin ( _ru. Валерий Иванович Воронин) (
17 July 1939 inMoscow -22 May 1984 inMoscow ) was a footballer from theSoviet Union . He was a versatile midfielder who had incredible technical abilities and was also used as a central defender.During his club career he played for
FC Torpedo Moscow , winning the championship twice and wasSoviet Footballer of the Year in 1964 and 1965. Between 1960 and 1968 Ivanov earned 66 caps and scored 5 goals for theUSSR national football team , and represented the country in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. During the summer of 1969 he was involved in a serious car accident from which he recovered physically but which left him psychologically scarred. He became a heavy drinker and in May of 1985 was found murdered. The investigation into his murder never turned up any leads.Honours
*
Soviet Top League : 1960, 1965
*Soviet Cup : 1960
*Soviet Footballer of the Year : 1964, 1965References
* [http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/players/voronin.html RussiaTeam biography]
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