- Albert Shesternyov
Football manager infobox
playername = Albert Shesternyov
fullname = Albert Alekseyevich Shesternyov
dateofbirth = birth date|1941|6|20|df=y
cityofbirth =Moscow
countryofbirth =Soviet Union
dateofdeath = death date and age|1994|11|5|1941|6|20|df=y
cityofdeath =Moscow
countryofdeath =Russia
height =
position = Libero
youthyears =
youthclubs = CSKA Moscow
years = 1959-1972
clubs = CSKA Moscow
caps(goals) = 278 (1)
nationalyears = 1961-1971
nationalteam = Soviet Union
nationalcaps(goals) = 90 (0)
manageryears = 1973–1974
1981–1982
1982–1983
managerclubs =CSKA Moscow "(assistant)"
CSKA Moscow "(assistant)"
CSKA MoscowAlbert Alekseyevich Shesternyov ( _ru. Альберт Алексеевич Шестернёв) (
20 June 1941 inMoscow –5 November 1994 in Moscow) is a former soccer player for the Soviet Union. He is regarded as the best football defender in Soviet football history.Nicknamed "Ivan the Terrible", he was the captain of the great forgotten Soviet team of the 1960s, he earned 90 caps an appearance record only broken subsequently by
Oleg Blokhin andRinat Dasaev in the late 1980`s.An international from 1961 to 1971, the CSKA Moscow libero played and represented his country at three
FIFA World Cup s and two European Championships -1964 European Nations' Cup and theUEFA Euro 1968 . He was captain of the national team for 62 of his caps.He was CSKA Moscow`s youngest ever debutant at 17 years old and also the clubs youngest ever captain at just 21 years old. He captained the club for nearly 10 years and played his entire career with CSKA Moscow.
Shesternyov featured in the European Championships - UEFA Teams of Tournament twice and was the
Soviet Footballer of the Year in 1970, he was also voted 3rd in 1966, 1968 & 1969.After leading CSKA to their first national title in 19 years he chose to retire from football on a high at only 30.
He was voted ,by
Ballon d'Or , the 14th, 11th, 10th and then 22nd best footballer in the world in 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 respectively. During these years he was regarded as one of the best defenders in the world and if he had chosen to join one of the many European big teams that were chasing him, many said he would have been even more so highly regarded in the footballing world. He was however always commended for his one club career.He was recently voted into the Soviet Union all-time World Cup team by football media website PlanetWorldCup.
Medals
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USSR Championship 1970.
*USSR Cup 1967.References
* [http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/players/shesternev.html RussiaTeam biography]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/euro-uefatot.html UEFA Teams of Tournament]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy68.html 14th in Ballon d'Or 1968]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy69.html 11th in Ballon d`Or 1969]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy69.html 10th in Ballon d`Or 1970]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy71.html 22nd in Ballon d`Or 1971]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ussr-recintlp.html Record of Appearances]
* [http://www.planetworldcup.com/atwc/atwc_squads.html#5 "All time Eleven"]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Footballer_of_the_Year Soviet Footballer of the Year]
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