Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)

Valentin Ivanov

Ivanov in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Valentin Kozmich Ivanov
Date of birth	(1934-11-19)19 November 1934
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Date of death	8 November 2011(2011-11-08) (aged 76)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1950–1952	Krylia Sovetov Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1966	Torpedo Moscow	286	(124)
International career
1955–1965	Soviet Union	59	(26)
Managerial career
1967–1970	Torpedo Moscow
1973–1978	Torpedo Moscow
1980–1991	Torpedo Moscow
1992–1993	Raja Casablanca
1994	Asmaral Moscow
1994–1996	Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow
1998	Torpedo Moscow
2003	Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Men's Football 1956 Melbourne Team UEFA European Championship Winner 1960 France Runner-up 1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valentin Kozmich Ivanov (Russian: Валентин Козьмич Иванов, 19 November 1934 – 8 November 2011^[2]) was a Russian footballer who played as a midfielder.^[3] He was the co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup, and the co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer.^[1]

Ivanov appeared 59 times for the Soviet Union, scoring 26 goals.^[4] He is the Soviet national football team's third-highest goalscorer of all time, behind only Oleg Blokhin and Oleg Protasov. One of the finest Russian players ever, Ivanov was noted for his pace, dribbling quality and technical ability.

Ivanov's four goals in the 1962 World Cup saw him named the tournament's top-scorer, along with five other players;^[1] he also scored two in the 1958 edition. He spent most of his club career with Torpedo Moscow, scoring 124 goals in 286 appearances in the Soviet Championship, the 9th all-time best record.