The best USSR football players in history. The best players of the USSR and Russia at the World Cup. - His nickname was Goose

In addition to the official name and surname, most famous football players have a nickname, some even have it written on their T-shirt. This post will talk about the so-called pseudonyms of players.

The best nicknames of star football players from around the world

1. Ricardo Quaresma: (Harry Potter, Q7, Mustang, RQ7). Quaresma was named after the famous character from the film because he performed real miracles with the ball at a young age.

2. Vincenzo Montella: (Airplane). In Italy, Montella was called “L’Aeroplanino”, which means a small plane. The forward received this nickname from fans for his special celebration of goals scored.

3. Javier Hernandez: (Chicharito). Chicharito translates to little peas.

4. Javier Zanetti: (Tractor). The Argentine defender always showed his skills on the field. best qualities: stamina, strength and endurance. His work is associated with a tractor.

5. Carles Puyol: (Lionheart, Tarzan). The Spaniard's appearance, especially his hairstyle, speaks for itself about his pseudonyms.

6. Andrea Pirlo: (Maestro, professor, architect). Pirlo is considered one of the best midfielders in the history of football. He would be very smart, and carefully calculate his every action on the football field. Pirlo is also considered a master of filigree passes and precise shots.

7. Pele (Edson Arantis do Nascimento): King of football. No explanation required here. Pele got the coolest nickname among football players.

8. Cristiano Ronaldo: (CR7, Ronnie, Krish, The Machine). One of the best players of our time has many nicknames, and the most famous is CR7 - this is the Portuguese forward’s own brand.

9. Diego Armando Maradona: (Hand of God, Ten, Golden Boy). Maradona became known as the “Hand of God” after scoring a goal with his hand against the English team at Argentina’s victorious 1986 World Cup.

10. Paul Scholes: (The Red Prince, Scholesy). The Englishman had red hair and his own style of playing, for which he received the nickname “The Red Prince.”

11. Gennaro Gattuso: (Braveheart, Rhino, Pit Bull). The Italian midfielder was never afraid to go into tough confrontations. He was tenacious and fought for the ball until the last.

12. Eric Cantona: (King). Manchester United fans called Cantona the king, because on the football field he was exactly that. The Frenchman did not spend much time at Old Trafford, but managed to become a real symbol for the team.

13. Hernan Crespo: (Pole, Valdanito). Pole because his grandmother was Polish.

14. Pavel Nedved: (Czech rocket, Czech gun). Nedved's blow was so powerful that it can rightfully be compared to a cannon shot.

15. Philip Lahm: (Little giant, mighty ant, wall). Lahm played as a right-back and worked like an ant in every match. He rushed, now forward, now back, was tenacious and unyielding.

16. Zico: (White Pele). Zico is one of the most outstanding football players of all time. He was a true genius, just like his compatriot Pele.

17. Sied Kolasinac: (Tank). The Bosnian defender of London's Arsenal has a perfectly toned body. It's hard to stop this athlete when he's running at full speed. A real tank.

18. Roberto Baggio: (Divine Ponytail). The ex-Juventus and Milan forward had an elegant haircut with a thin long ponytail.

19. Arturo Vidal: (Warrior). Courage and intransigence are the main trump cards of the excellent game of the Chilean midfielder. In every single combat he proves himself to be a real fighter.

20. Mesut Ozil: (Nemo). The face of the German midfielder is very reminiscent of the fish from the famous cartoon.

21. Ronaldo: (Nibbler). The legendary striker of the Brazilian national team had large front teeth. When he smiled, they could be seen even by the spectators sitting in the very top rows of the stadium.

A few more famous football players with cool nicknames:

The best nicknames of Russian football players

Football players from Russia and the former USSR also have cool nicknames:

• Yuri Zhirkov: (Nikulin). Not only was the football player the mother-in-law of the famous actor, but he also looked like him in person.
• Alexander Kokorin: (Justin Bieber). This is how the forward was nicknamed for his resemblance to the Canadian star.
• Roman Pavlyuchenko: (Sleeping Giant). Guus Hiddink, who coached the Russian national team from 2006 to 2010, called Pavlyuchenko a “sleeping giant” due to his height and habit of not particularly bothering on the football field. Roman himself was very unhappy when they called him that.
• Lev Yashin: (Black Panther). The excellent cat-like jumps of the famous goalkeeper of the USSR national team are known throughout the world. Yashin is also the only goalkeeper in the history of football who managed to win the Golden Ball.

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First, the greatest players of the USSR national team!!!

So player #1 is greatest goalkeeper USSR national team - Lev Yashin

Yashin Lev Ivanovich. Goalkeeper. Honored Master of Sports.

Born on October 22, 1929 in Moscow. Died on March 20, 1990 in Moscow.
Pupil football school at the Red October plant in Tushino.
He played for the Dynamo Moscow team (1950 - 1970).
Played 326 (22 seasons) matches in the USSR championships. Statistics from the public press center of Dynamo Moscow farewell match L. Yashin counted all his games. There were 812 of them. In terms of the number of medals won, he holds the record among Soviet football players.
USSR Champion 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1963 Winner of the USSR Cup in 1953, 1967 and 1970. In the list of 33 best players of the season - 14 times - a record Soviet football.
Best goalkeeper USSR (Ogonyok magazine prize) 1960, 1963 and 1966
In the USSR national team - 74 matches - 14 seasons in a row, he played for the national team until he was 38 years old (he played in 6 matches for the USSR Olympic team). He also played for the USSR national team in 9 unofficial matches.
Participant in the world championships 1958, 1962, 1966 (4th place) Olympic champion 1956 Winner of the European Cup 1960 Silver medalist of the European Cup 1964 Played twice for the world team (with England in 1963 and Brazil in 1968).
In 1963, he was the first and only goalkeeper to be recognized as the best football player in Europe and awarded the Golden Ball.
In 1985 for services to development Olympic movement awarded the highest award of the International Olympic Committee- Olympic Order. In 1988 he was awarded the FIFA Golden Order "For Services to Football".
Head of the Dynamo Moscow team (1971 - 1975). Deputy head of the football and hockey department of the Dynamo Central Sports Center (1975 - 1976). Deputy Head of the Football Department of the USSR Sports Committee for educational work (1976 - 1984). Senior trainer of the Dynamo Center for educational work (1985 - 1990). Deputy Chairman of the USSR Football Federation (1981 - 1989).

No. 2 This is striker Eduard Streltsov

Streltsov Eduard Anatolyevich. Attack. Honored Master of Sports.

Born on July 21, 1937 in the village. Perovo, Moscow region. Died on July 22, 1990 in Moscow.

Trained by the team of the Moscow plant "Frezer".

He played for the Torpedo Moscow team (1954 - 1958, 1965 - 1970).

USSR Champion 1965. Winner of the USSR Cup 1968.

The best football player of the USSR 1967 and 1968. (according to the results of a survey of the weekly Football).

He played 38 matches for the USSR national team, scored 25 goals (including played 6 matches, scored 2 goals for the USSR Olympic team). Also played for the USSR national team in 1 unofficial match.

Champion Olympic Games 1956
Coach at the Torpedo club. Coach at the Torpedo Youth Sports School.
Awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.

No. 3 on our List is the great defender Igor Netto

Netto Igor Aleksandrovich. Midfielder. Honored Master of Sports. Honored Trainer of Russia.

Pupil youth team Moscow stadium Young Pioneers".

He played for the Spartak Moscow team (1949 - 1966).

USSR Champion 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1962 Winner of the USSR Cup 1950, 1958, 1963.

As a member of the USSR national team, he played 54 matches, scored 4 goals (including in the USSR Olympic team - 9 matches, 1 goal). He also played for the USSR national team in 14 (scored 1 goal) unofficial matches.

Champion of the Olympic Games in 1956. Winner of the European Cup in 1960. Participant in the World Championships in 1958 and 1962.

Head coach of the Omonia club Nicosia, Cyprus (1967). Senior coach of the Shinnik club Yaroslavl (1968). Head coach Iranian national team (1970 - 1971). Head coach of the Panionis club, Athens, Greece (1976 - 1977). Coach at the Spartak Moscow club (1973 - 1975). Senior coach of the Neftchi club Baku (1979). Coach at Sports School "Spartak" Moscow (until 1990).
Awarded the Orders of Lenin and Friendship of Peoples.

No. 4 on our list is

Bubukin Valentin Borisovich. Attack. Honored Master of Sports. Honored Trainer of the RSFSR.

A graduate of the Moscow factory team "Wings of the Soviets". The first coach is S. N. Shapinsky.

He played for the teams Air Force Moscow (1952 - 1953), Lokomotiv Moscow (1953 - 1960, 1962 - 1965), CSKA Moscow (1961 - 1962).

Winner of the USSR Cup 1957

He played 11 matches for the USSR national team and scored 4 goals.

Winner of the European Cup 1960

Head coach of the Lokomotiv Moscow team (1966 - 1968). Head coach of the Tavria team Simferopol (1970 - 1972). Head coach of the Karpaty Lviv team (1972 - 1974). Coach at CSKA (1975 - 1978, 1981 - 1987). Head coach of CSKA Hanoi, Vietnam (1978).
Awarded the Order of Friendship. Awarded the medal "For Labor Valor". Awarded the Medal of Friendship of Peoples of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

No. 5 is the incomparable gray-eyed king Fyodor Cherenkov

Cherenkov Fedor Fedorovich. Midfielder. Honored Master of Sports.

A student of the Moscow sports club "Kuntsevo" and the Sports School "Spartak". The first trainers were M.I. Mukhortov and Anatoly Evstigneevich Maslenkin.

He played for the teams "Spartak" Moscow (1977 - 1990, 1991 - 1994), "Red Star" Paris, France (1990 - 1991).

Champion of the USSR/Russia 1979, 1987, 1989, 1993. Winner of the Russian Cup 1994.

The best football player of the USSR 1983 and 1989. (according to the results of a survey of the weekly Football).

He played 34 matches for the USSR national team and scored 12 goals. He played 10 matches for the USSR Olympic team and scored 6 goals. Also played for the USSR national team in 1 unofficial match.

Bronze medalist at the 1980 Olympic Games
Since 1994 coaching work at the Spartak club Moscow.
Knight of the Orders of Friendship of Peoples and Badge of Honor.

No. 6 is a goalkeeper, better than whom only Lev Yashin stood - we are talking about Renata Dasaev

Dasaev Rinat Faizrakhmanovich. Goalkeeper. Honored Master of Sports.

A student of the training groups of the Astrakhan team "Volgar". The first trainer is Herald of the Pale.

He played for the teams Volgar Astrakhan (1975 - 1977), Spartak Moscow (1977 - 1988), Sevilla Spain (1988 - 1991).

USSR Champion 1979, 1987

Best goalkeeper of the USSR (Ogonyok magazine prize) 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1988

The best football player of the USSR in 1982 (according to the results of a survey of the weekly Football magazine).

The best goalkeeper in the world in 1988 (according to IFFHS).

He played 91 matches for the USSR national team. He played 6 matches for the USSR Olympic team.

Vice-champion of Europe in 1988. 3rd medalist of the Olympic Games in 1980. Participant in the world championships in 1982, 1986, 1990. Played two matches for the world team.
Coach of the Russian national football team (2003 - 2005, 2006). Coach at the Torpedo club Moscow (since 2007).

Victor Monday is No. 7 on our list

Monday Viktor Vladimirovich. Attack. Honored Master of Sports.

He played for the teams Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don (1956 - 1958), SKA Rostov-on-Don (1959 - 1965), Spartak Moscow (1966).

He played 29 matches for the USSR national team and scored 20 goals. Also played for the USSR national team in 1 (scored 1 goal) unofficial match.
Winner of the European Cup in 1960. Silver medalist of the European Cup in 1964. Participant in the 1962 World Championship.
Head coach of the Rostselmash team, Rostov-on-Don (1969).

No. 8 is Mikhail Meskhi

Meskhi Mikhail Shalvovich. Attack. Honored Master of Sports.

A student of Tbilisi football schools No. 35 and FSM.

He played for the teams "Dynamo" Tbilisi (1954 - 1969), "Lokomotiv" Tbilisi (1970).

USSR Champion 1964

Defended the colors of the USSR national team 35 times, scored 4 goals. Also played for the USSR national team in 1 unofficial match.

He worked as a coach and director of the specialized children's football school "Avaza" Tbilisi (1969 - 1991).
Awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor. The SKA football academy in Rostov is named after him.

No. 9 - this is Stanislav Cherchesov

Cherchesov Stanislav Salamovich. Goalkeeper. Honored Master of Sports.

A student of the Alagirsky FS "Spartak".

He played for the teams "Spartak" Ordzhonikidze (1982 - 1983), "Spartak" Moscow (1984 - 1987, 1989 - 1993, 1995, 2002), "Lokomotiv" Moscow (1988), "Dynamo" Dresden, Germany (1993 - 1995) , "Tirol" Innsbruck, Austria (1996 - 2002).

Champion of the USSR/Russia 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993. Winner of the USSR/CIS/Russian Cup 1992, 1994. Austrian champion 2000, 2001, 2002

Best goalkeeper of the USSR/Russia (Ogonyok magazine prize) 1989, 1990, 1992

Played 49 matches for the USSR/CIS/Russia national team. He also played in 3 unofficial matches for the USSR/Russia national team.

Participant of the 1994 World Cup. Participant of the 1996 European Championship. Member of the FIFA team in the match with the American team (1995) and the European team in the match with the African team (1997).
Head coach of the Kufstein club Innsbruck, Austria (2004). Head coach of the Wacker Tirol club, Austria (2004 - 2006). Sports director club "Spartak" Moscow (2006 - 2007). Head coach of the Spartak Moscow club (2007 - 2008).

Well, the list of the greatest players of the USSR national team is completed by Givi Chokheli No. 10 on our list

Chokheli Givi Dmitrievich. Defender. Honored Master of Sports. Honored Trainer of the Georgian SSR.

He played for the teams “Nadikvari” Telavi (1956), “Dynamo” Tbilisi (1957 - 1965).

He played 19 matches for the USSR national team. He also played for the USSR national team in 1 unofficial match.
Winner of the European Cup in 1960. Participant in the World Championship in 1962.
Coach in the Dynamo Tbilisi team (1966 - 1968, 1971 - 1972). Head coach of the Dynamo Tbilisi team (1969 - 1970, 1974). Head of the Dynamo Tbilisi team (1969, 1984 - 1985)

Well, now the 10 best players of the Russian national team!

No. 1 is one of the best defenders Viktor Onopko

Onopko Viktor Savelievich. Defender. Honored Master of Sports.

Pupil of the Lugansk football school "Zarya". The first coach is Oleg Pilipenko.

He played for the clubs "Stakhanovets" Stakhanov (1986), "Shakhtar" Donetsk (1987 - 1988, 1990 - 1991), "Dynamo" Kiev (1989), "Spartak" Moscow (1992 - 1995), "Oviedo" Oviedo, Spain ( 1995 - 2002), "Rayo Vallecano" Madrid, Spain (2002 - 2003), "Spartak-Alania" Vladikavkaz (2003), "Saturn" Ramenskoye (2004 - 2005).

Champion of Russia 1992, 1993, 1994 Winner of the Russian Cup 1992, 1994.

Best football player of Russia 1992, 1993 (according to the results of a survey of the weekly Football). The best football player in Russia in 1993 (according to the results of a survey in the Sport-Express newspaper). Winner of the "Leader of the National Team" prize for 2002 (according to the results of a survey in the Sport-Express newspaper).

He played 113 matches for the CIS/Russia national team and scored 7 goals. He played 3 matches for the USSR Olympic team and scored 1 goal. He also played for the Russian national team in 1 unofficial match.

Participant in the 1994 and 2002 World Championships. Participant of the European Championships 1992 and 1996.
Deputy Director of the RFU Teams Department (since 2006).
Awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.

No. 2 - The best goalkeeper so far Sergei Ovchinnikov

Ovchinnikov Sergey Ivanovich. Goalkeeper.

A student of the Moscow football school "Dynamo".

He played for the clubs "Dynamo" Sukhumi (1990), "Lokomotiv" Moscow (1991 - 1997, 2002 - 2005), "Benfica" Lisbon, Portugal (1997 - 1999), "Alverca" Alverca, Spain (1999 - 2000), " Porto" Porto, Portugal (2000 - 2001), "Dynamo" Moscow (2006).

Champion of Russia 2002 and 2004 Winner of the Russian Cup in 1996 and 1997. Winner of the Portuguese Cup in 2000 and 2001.

Best goalkeeper of Russia (Ogonyok magazine prize) 1994, 1995, 2002 and 2003.

He played 35 matches for the Russian national team. He also played for the Russian national team in 1 unofficial match.

Senior goalkeeper coach at the Lokomotiv Moscow club (2006 - 2007). Assistant head coach of the Dynamo Kyiv club (since 2007).

No. 3 - this is Alexander Mostovoy

Mostovoy Alexander Vladimirovich. Midfielder.

Pupil of the CSKA football school.

He played for the clubs "Krasnaya Presnya" Moscow (1986), "Spartak" Moscow (1987 - 1991), "Benfica", Portugal (1992 - 1993), French "Caen", France (1993 - 1994), "Strasbourg", France (1994 - 1996), "Celta" Vigo, Portugal (1996 - 2004), "Alaves", Spain (2005).

USSR Champion 1987, 1989 Winner of the USSR Cup 1992 Winner of the Portuguese Cup 1993 Winner of the Intertoto Cup 2000

Winner of the "Leader of the National Team" prize for 2001 (according to the results of a survey in the Sport-Express newspaper).

He played 65 matches for the USSR/CIS/Russia national team and scored 13 goals.
Participant in the 1994 World Championships. Participant in the 1996 and 2004 European Championships. European champion among youth teams 1990
Awarded the medal "80 years of the State Sports Committee of Russia".

No. 4 - Andrey Tikhonov

Tikhonov Andrey Valerievich. Midfielder. Master of Sports of international class.

The first coach is V.K. Fomenko.

He played for the teams "Vympel" Korolev (1991), "Titan" Reutov (1992), "Spartak" Moscow (1992 - 2000), "Wings of the Soviets" Samara (2001 - 2004, since 2008), "Khimki" Khimki ( 2005 - 2007).

Champion of Russia 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Winner of the Russian Cup in 1994 and 1998.
The best football player in Russia in 1996 (according to the results of a survey by the weekly Football magazine). The best football player in Russia in 1996 (according to the results of a survey in the Sport-Express newspaper).
He played 29 matches for the national team and scored 1 goal. He also played for the Russian national team in 1 unofficial match.

Egor Titov is 5th on our list

Titov Egor Ilyich. Midfielder.

A student of the Moscow Spartak football school. The first coach is Anatoly Korolev.

Clubs: "Spartak" Moscow (1995 - 2008), "Khimki" Khimki (2008 - ...).

Champion of Russia 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Winner of the Russian Cup 1998, 2003.

The best football player in Russia 1998, 2000. (according to the results of a survey of the weekly Football). The best football player in Russia 1998, 2000. (according to the results of a survey of the Sport-Express newspaper).
Played 41 matches for the Russian national team, scored 7 goals. Played 2 matches for the Russian Olympic team.
Participant in the 2002 World Championships

No. 6-Vadim Evseev

Evseev Vadim Valentinovich. Defender.

A student of the Moscow football schools "Dynamo" and "Lokomotiv".

He played for the teams "Spartak" Mytishchi (1991 - 1992), "Spartak" Moscow (1993 - 1998, 1999), "Torpedo" Moscow (1998, 2007), "Lokomotiv" Moscow (2000 - 2006), "Saturn" Ramenskoye ( since 2007).

Champion of Russia 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 Winner of the Russian Cup in 1998, 2000 and 2001.
Played 20 matches for the Russian national team, scored 1 goal.
Participant of the European Championship 2004

7th on our list is Alexey Smertin

Smertin Alexey Gennadievich. Midfielder.

Pupil of the Barnaul football school "Dynamo" and college Olympic reserve Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo region. The first coaches were Gennady Ivanovich Smertin, Gennady Vasilyevich Grishko and Valery Nikolaevich Belozersky.

He played for the teams Dynamo Barnaul (1992 - 1993), Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky (1994 - 1997), Uralan Elista (1997 - 1998), Lokomotiv Moscow (1999 - 2000), Bordeaux Bordeaux, France (2000 - 2003), "Portsmouth" Portsmouth, England (2003 - 2004), "Chelsea" London, England (2004 - 2005), "Charlton" London, England (2005 - 2006), "Dynamo" Moscow (2006) , Fulham London, England (2007 - 2008).

Winner of the Russian Cup 2000. Champion of England 2005. Winner of the FA Cup 2005. Winner of the French Cup 2002.

The best football player in Russia in 1999 (according to a survey by the weekly Football magazine). The best football player in Russia in 1999 (according to the results of a survey in the Sport-Express newspaper). Winner of the National Team Leader prize for 2003 and 2004. (according to the results of a survey of the Sport-Express newspaper).
He played 55 matches for the Russian national team.

No. 8 - the incomparable Dmitry Alenichev

Alenichev Dmitry Anatolyevich. Midfielder. Honored Master of Sports.

Pupil of the Spartak Youth Sports School, Velikiye Luki.

He played for the teams Energia Velikiye Luki, Mashinostroitel Pskov (1990 - 1991), Lokomotiv Moscow (1991 - 1993), Spartak Moscow (1994 - 1998, 2004 - 2006), Roma, Italy (1998 - 2000), "Perugia", Italy (2000), "Porto", Portugal (2000 - 2004).

Champion of Russia 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 Winner of the Russian Cup 1994, 1998. Champion of Portugal 2003 and 2004 Winner of the Portuguese Cup 2003 Winner of the UEFA Cup 2003 Winner of the Champions League 2004

The best football player in Russia in 1997 (according to a survey by the weekly Football magazine). The best football player in Russia in 1997 (according to the results of a survey in the Sport-Express newspaper).

He played 55 matches for the Russian national team and scored 6 goals. He also played for the Russian national team in 1 unofficial match.
Participant of the 2002 World Championship. Participant of the 2004 European Championship.
Winner of the honorary badge "Sporting Glory of Russia".

9th on our list was Dmitry Loskov

Loskov Dmitry Vyacheslavovich. Midfielder.

A student of the Kurgan FS "Torpedo" and the Rostov sports boarding school.

He played for the clubs "Metalist" Kurgan (1990), "Rostselmash" Rostov-on-Don (1991 - 1996), "Lokomotiv" Moscow (1997 - 2007), "Saturn" Moscow region (since 2007).

Champion of Russia 2002, 2004 Winner of the Russian Cup 2000, 2001, 2007.

Best football player of Russia 2002, 2003 (according to the results of a survey of the weekly Football). Best football player of Russia 2002, 2003 (according to the results of a survey of the Sport-Express newspaper).
He played 25 matches for the Russian national team and scored 2 goals.
Participant of the European Championship 2004

Well, No. 10, although he did not finish his career in the national team, he forever inscribed his name in its analogue - Andrei Arshavin

Arshavin Andrey Sergeevich. Midfielder. Honored Master of Sports.

Pupil of the St. Petersburg football school "Smena". The first coaches were Viktor Vinogradov, Sergey Gordeev.

Since August 2000 he has been playing for the Zenit St. Petersburg club.

Champion of Russia 2007 Winner of the UEFA Cup 2008 Winner of the UEFA Super Cup 2008

The best football player in Russia in 2006 (according to the results of a survey by the weekly Football magazine). The best football player in Russia in 2006 (according to a survey by the Sport-Express newspaper). Winner of the "Leader of the National Team" prize for 2006 (according to the results of a survey in the Sport-Express newspaper).

He played 41 matches for the Russian national team and scored 15 goals. He played 5 matches for the Russian Olympic team and scored 1 goal.

Awarded the Order of Honor and Courage. (ALL THIS FOR THIS MOMENT)

DUE TO SPECIAL REQUESTS OF READERS, I AM ADDING THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS TO THIS POST:

No. 11 Valery Karpin

Karpin Valery Georgievich. Midfielder.

Pupil football section at housing and communal services in Narva and sports schools in the Kalinin district of Tallinn. The first coach is Yuri Shalamov.

He played for the clubs "Sport" Tallinn (1986 - 1987), CSKA Moscow (1988), "Fakel" Voronezh (1989), "Spartak" Moscow (1990 - 1994), "Real Sociedad" San Sebastian, Spain (1994 - 1996 , 2003 - 2005), "Valencia" Valencia, Spain (1996 - 1997), "Celta" Vigo (1997 - 2002), "Corujo", Spain (2007 - 2008).

Champion of Russia 1992, 1993, 1994 Winner of the Russian Cup 1992, 1994. Winner of the Intertoto Cup 2000

Winner of the “Leader of the National Team” prize for 2000 (based on the results of a survey in the Sport-Express newspaper). The best universal player of the Spanish Championship - 1998/99 (Don Balon magazine).

He played 73 matches for the CIS/Russia national team and scored 17 goals.

Participant in the 1994 and 2002 World Championships. Participant of the European Championship 1996

General Director of the Spartak Moscow club (2008 - ...).

No. 12 He did not finish his playing career, although he did, he is only 22, but he is ALREADY number one in our team Igro Akinfeev

Akinfeev Igor Vladimirovich. Goalkeeper. Honored Master of Sports.

A student of the CSKA Moscow football school. The first coach is Desideriy Fedorovich Kovach.

Plays for CSKA Moscow (since 2003).

Champion of Russia 2003, 2005, 2006 Winner of the Russian Cup 2005, 2006, 2008. Winner of the UEFA Cup 2005

Best goalkeeper of Russia (Ogonyok magazine prize) 2004, 2005, 2006

Played 29 matches for the Russian national team. Played 2 matches for the Russian Olympic team.
Bronze medalist of the European Championship 2008
Awarded the Order of Friendship.

No. 13 Leader of the attacks of our current team Roman Pavlyuchenko

Pavlyuchenko Roman. Attack. Master of Sport.

Pupil of the Stavropol Sports School "Dynamo". The first coach is Vyacheslav Tokarev.

He played for the teams Dynamo Stavropol (1999), Rotor Volgograd (2000 - 2002), Spartak Moscow (2003 - 2008), Tottenham Hotspur London, England (2008 - ...).

Winner of the Russian Cup 2003
He played 24 matches for the Russian national team and scored 10 goals. He played 5 matches for the Russian Olympic team and scored 3 goals.
Bronze medalist of the 2008 European Championship. Included in the symbolic team of the 2008 European Championship according to UEFA

USSR TEAM PLAYER Nikita Simonyan!

Simonyan Nikita (Mkrtich) Pavlovich (Pogosovich). Attack. Honored Master of Sports. Honored Coach of the USSR.

A graduate of Sukhumi football. The first coach is Shota Lominadze.

He played for the teams "Wings of the Soviets" Moscow (1946 - 1948), "Spartak" Moscow (1949 - 1959).

Champion of the USSR 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958 Winner of the USSR Cup 1950, 1958.

He played 20 matches for the USSR national team, scored 10 goals (including played 3 matches, scored 2 goals for the USSR Olympic team). He also played for the USSR national team in 3 (scored 2 goals) unofficial matches.

Champion of the Olympic Games in 1956. Participant of the World Championship in 1958.
Head coach of the Spartak Moscow team (1960 - 1965, 1967 - 1972). Head coach of the Ararat team Yerevan (1973 - 1974, 1984 - 1985). Head coach of the Chernomorets team Odessa (1980 - 1981). Head coach of the USSR national team (1977 - 1979).
Recipient of the Orders of the Badge of Honour, the Red Banner of Labor and Friendship. Knight of the IOC Olympic Order. Awarded the FIFA Order of Merit for Football. Awarded the UEFA Ruby Order.

“14 is a real legend, he first left the national team, but after 2 years Guus Hiddink called him back to the banner of our national team! So we are talking about Sergei Semak!!!

Semak Sergey Bogdanovich. Midfielder. Honored Master of Sports.

A student of the Lugansk Olympic Reserve School. The first coach is Valery Vasilyevich Belokobylsky.

He played for the teams Presnya Moscow (1992), Karelia Petrozavodsk (1992), Asmaral Moscow (1993 - 1994), CSKA Moscow (1994 - 2004), Paris Saint-Germain Paris, France (2005 - 2006 ), "Moscow" Moscow (2006 - 2007), "Rubin" Kazan (since 2008).

Champion of Russia 2003. Winner of the Russian Cup 2002, 2005. Winner of the UEFA Cup 2005
He played 55 matches for the Russian national team and scored 4 goals. He played 3 matches for the Russian Olympic team.
Bronze medalist of the European Championship 2008. Champion of Russia 2008

No. 15 on this list will include the crowd favorite, one of the most devoted players of our championship, Yuri Zhirkov

Zhirkov Yuri Valentinovich. Midfielder. Honored Master of Sports.

A student of Tambov Spartak. The first coach is Vladimir Kovylin.

He played for the Spartak Tambov team (2001 - 2003). Since 2004 - at CSKA Moscow.

Champion of Russia 2005, 2006 Winner of the Russian Cup 2005, 2006, 2008. Winner of the UEFA Cup 2005

He played 28 matches for the Russian national team.
Bronze medalist of the 2008 European Championship. Included in the symbolic team of the 2008 European Championship according to UEFA.
Awarded the Order of Friendship.

Andrea Pirlo – “Professor”, “Architect”, for his ability to manage the team’s game and build intricate combinations Antonio Cassano – “Peter Pan”. One of the most gifted Italian football players, he has long been considered a potential world-class star, but has never been able to unleash his potential as a “fantasist”. His childish nature makes Cassano look like Peter Pan, the boy who will never grow up.
Alexandro Pato - Duckling. Pato translates from Portuguese as “white duckling”.

Yuri Zhirkov - “Nikulin”. For resemblance to a famous actor.
Adriano Galliani - “Uncle Fester” (the hero of “The Addams Family”). One of the most colorful figures in world football received this nickname for his stunning resemblance to the character from The Addams Family.
Alexander Anyukov - AN-22. A combination of the first two letters of the player’s last name and game number.
Andreas Iniesta - "Casper". For amazing similarity and cuteness.
Arjen Robben - The Glass Man. One of the most talented wingers in the world, Robben has been unable to reach his full potential due to constant injuries that have plagued him over the years.
Bastian Schweinsteiger - "pig"; midfielder of the German national team. Fans affectionately call him Pig, as "Schwein" means "pig" in German.
David Beckham - "spice boy", midfielder of the England national team. One of the most famous football players in the world received an ironic nickname after he married Victoria Adams, a former member of the Spice Girls, and began to pay a lot of attention to his appearance.
Gianluigi Buffon - "Batman". For his “superpowers” ​​and ability to “fly” within the goal frame.
Fernando Torres is the “baby” striker of the Spanish national team. The forward owes his nickname either to the youthfulness of his facial features or to the early development of his talent. It is possible that both at the same time.
Francesco Totti - “Emperor of Rome” - The symbol of the team of the eternal city, its long-term leader and captain simply could not get another nickname.
Frank Lampard - Lamppost. An example of “subtle” English humor, Lampard = lamps = lamp-post (lamp post). In the game, fortunately, such qualities are not observed in him.
Javier Zanetti is a “tractor”, the midfielder of the Argentina national team received his nickname because he has been plowing the flank from end to end for more than ten years - both at Inter and in the national team.
Lionel Messi is a “flea”, for his small stature and the speed with which he eludes the opponent’s defense.
Michael Essien - Terminator. For the ability to burn out the center of the field and demoralize your opponents with a sideways glance
Michael Owen - "Golden Boy" The former hope of English football.
Mesut Ozil - "Nemo". This nickname was invented by Mesut's teammates for his resemblance to the cartoon character. Oh this look!
Nicolas Anelka - "Incredibly gloomy." Try to remember his unbridled joy after celebrating a goal. Does not work? This fact and always strained relations with partners and club management became the reason for the nickname.
Pepe - "Psycho". For his violent temper, crazy antics on the field and outright rudeness towards his opponent.
Ryan Giggs - "The Welsh Wizard" - The most experienced player in the Welsh national team, a living legend English football and Manchester United. Ryan clearly draws his source of longevity from a magical environment.
Roman Pavlyuchenko - “The Sleeping Giant”. The perfect nickname created by Guus Hiddink. Even he himself doesn’t know when “Pav” will wake up.
Sergey Ovchinnikov - “Boss”. For his sharp, explosive character and his desire to prove who is boss on the field. Even the referee.
Gennaro Gattuso – “Braveheart”, “Rino”, “Rhino”, “White Davids” - for fearlessness and the desire to fight to the last drop of blood on the football field
Wayne Rooney - "Shrek". For its phenomenal resemblance to the famous cartoon character.
Walter Samuel – “the wall”, defender of the Argentina national team. The origin of the nickname is obvious: acting impeccably in defense, Samuel stands in the way of the opposing attackers like an impassable wall.
Vladimir Bystrov - “34th ambulance”. For its incredible speed and, possibly, plying on the route “St. Petersburg - Moscow - St. Petersburg”.
Jan Koller - Dino the Dinosaur. Huge height and good-natured disposition distinguish both characters.

Outstanding Soviet football player Eduard Streltsov, at the peak of his career, ended up in prison. Was he guilty? There is still no answer to this.

Vadim Lebedev

Dossier

Streltsov Eduard Anatolievich.
Born on July 21, 1937 in Perov, Moscow region.
From 1954 to 1958 and from 1965 to 1970 - center forward of FC Torpedo (Moscow).
Olympic champion 1956. In 1958, accused of rape.
Sentence: 12 years in camps. Released in 1963
USSR Champion 1965. Winner of the USSR Cup 1968.
Top scorer of the USSR championships in 1955 and 1967.
The best football player in the country in 1967 and 1968.
Played 40 matches for the national team (1955-1958, 1966-1968) and scored 29 goals against opponents. In the USSR championships - 222 matches, 100 goals. He was distinguished by his swift dash and courage in martial arts. The best passer in the country. Possessed the strongest blows from both legs. He had phenomenal gaming intuition.
A football technique is named after Streltsov - the heel pass. Coach of the Torpedo school from 1971 to 1990.
Died of cancer on July 22, 1990.
He was buried in Moscow at the Vagankovskoye cemetery. Since 1997, the Torpedo stadium bears his name.

He burst into big football along with the wind of change that the country was waiting for after the death of the great tyrant. The center forward of Torpedo and the national team, Eduard Streltsov, was the idol of the entire Soviet Union.

When Torpedo played, city stadiums looked like a beehive. Thousands of people who did not get a ticket to the match clung to the trees and roofs of nearby houses with only one goal - to see their favorite Eduard Streltsov. At the radio points that broadcast the broadcast football match, up to a hundred people gathered.

Former football player of Lokomotiv, Tavriya and Zenit, and later poet, writer and general director of the Russian PEN Center, Alexander Tkachenko, described an episode in his book: after the visit of the Moscow Torpedo to a certain city on the Volga, one local beauty wandered around on the street, like a crazy woman, and kept repeating: “I was with Edik, I won’t give it to anyone after that...” And many women envied her.

The secret of success was simple: athletic talent combined with the charm of the “guy next door.” A simple open face, a simple open smile - everything is as it should be.

Edik Streltsov was born in July 1937 in Perov, near Moscow. His mother worked at a factory, then as a nanny in a hospital. Father went to the front. But he never returned to his family: after the war he settled somewhere in Ukraine. Having completed seven classes, Edik was forced to leave school: his mother could not feed herself and her son alone. An ordinary post-war family.

As a fourteen-year-old teenager, Streltsov became a mechanic's apprentice, the most ordinary worker at the Frazer plant. Edik was received favorably at the workshop. The workers were impressed by the shy and kind guy. And six months later he was even entrusted with a place on the factory football team.

Soon Streltsov became a 4th category mechanic and was incredibly happy about it. Perhaps, over time, he would have grown to become a master, would have married a girl from a neighboring workshop, and would have gone once a month with his son to the stadium for matches of his beloved CDKA. But fate decreed otherwise.

Everything changed in 1952. The famous coach of Moscow Torpedo Viktor Maslov stopped at a small stadium. Two factory teams played. He stood for a while and was about to leave when he suddenly saw the ball hit the lanky guy and he, like a battering ram, went through the opponent’s defense and scored a goal. Maslov stayed until the end of the match. He was no longer interested in football, he followed only one person - Eduard Streltsov.

Maslov left the stadium with a boy - a mechanic from the Frazer plant.

At the football base of the Moscow Torpedo team of masters in Myachkovo, a fifteen-year-old boy appeared in a dark blue padded jacket, a gray cap and with a wooden suitcase in his hands. It was Edik Streltsov. Many football players greeted him unfriendly and openly made fun of him. They were understandable. In a team where several people were members of the national team, some young upstart could hardly seriously hope to take away someone’s place in the main team.

But after the very first training game, the famous leather ball masters sharply changed their minds. Many of them came up and clapped Edik on the shoulder in a friendly manner. Victor Maslov smiled contentedly. One of the coaches, who was still impressed by the young football player’s performance, asked Maslov where he had found this miracle. Maslov, without hesitation, answered: “The best player in Europe worked as a mechanic at the Frazer plant.” This was not just a phrase. Maslov knew what he was saying.

Golden legs

In 1955, eighteen-year-old Streltsov became the top scorer of the national championship. This has never happened in the history of Russian football. Edik was too young to be a formidable forward. But a fact is a fact.

In the same year, he became a member of the USSR national team and in his first international match he made the whole of Europe talk about himself. In Stockholm, Streltsov scored three goals for the Swedish team. After the match, the Swedish football players specifically approached Edik and looked at his legs. They sincerely did not understand how ordinary human legs could play like that.

Football managers vied with each other to offer fabulous sums for those times to buy Streltsov for their teams. Soviet officials and KGB representatives who accompanied the team remained sullenly silent.

“Yes, we are ready to wait at least five hundred years for such a football player on our team!” - the Swedish coaches admired. As it turned out later, these words did not go unnoticed in the Soviet Union. They will suddenly be remembered three years later, just before the World Cup, where two legends of world football - Pele and Streltsov - were supposed to meet face to face.

Major international success came to Streltsov in 1956 at the Olympic tournament in Melbourne. With his goals, Streltsov brought the team to the final. And his goal in the semi-finals of the Bulgarian national team was recognized as the best in the tournament. But Edik was not selected for the final game. Just before entering the field in the match for olympic gold he was urgently replaced by Nikita Simonyan.

Valentin Ivanov, a participant in this match, would later say that after this unfair decision he smoked for the first time. There was an opinion among the Kremlin elite that the country’s national football team should include not only Russians and Ukrainians, but also representatives of other republics. They said that it was for this reason that the Olympic gold medal received Simonyan, not top scorer Sagittarius team. This replacement was allegedly made at the insistent request of Anastas Mikoyan, a member of the party’s Central Committee.

But, be that as it may, after the game Nikita Simonyan gave his gold medal to Streltsov. The nineteen-year-old torpedo bomber flatly refused to accept the gift: “You are already old, and I still have so many Olympics ahead of me!”

Moscow still appreciated Streltsov’s sporting exploits. He became the youngest football player in the country to receive the title of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. A month later he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor for services to the Fatherland.

At the beginning of January 1957, a gala reception was held in the Kremlin in honor of the Soviet winning athletes. Almost all Kremlin officials attended the reception. Ekaterina Furtseva, who was then in the position of first secretary of the CPSU MK, was also there. She took her seventeen-year-old daughter Svetlana, who was a big fan of the young striker, to the Kremlin. She persuaded her mother to introduce her to Streltsov.

Ekaterina Furtseva asked the Minister of Physical Education and Sports to bring the football player to her. Ekaterina Alekseevna politely greeted Edward, thanked him for his “success in sports,” inquired about his personal problems and, unexpectedly for the guy, offered to meet her daughter Svetlana. “She was so worried about you,” the leader of the capital’s Bolsheviks said with pathos.

The thin, short-haired, discreet-looking girl did not make any impression on Streltsov. Out of spiritual simplicity, after drinking a glass of vodka, he blurted out: “I have a fiancée, I’m going to marry her.” Witnesses to this conversation recalled that Furtseva only smiled vindictively.

Test of Glory

Streltsov was the most ordinary, ordinary, maybe even mediocre person in everything except football. Moreover, as people who knew him closely say, he was the strongest on the field and the weakest off it. The golden boy of Soviet football could not stand the test of fame.

In just a few years, Edik turned from a simple mechanic into a celestial being. ZIL, which owned the Torpedo team, allocated a spacious two-room apartment in Moscow for its football player. Committee on physical culture The USSR presented Streltsov with a Pobeda car for his success at the Olympics. What can we say, the standard of living of football players from leading clubs was significantly higher than the standard of living of the average Soviet worker.

Edik plunged into a life completely unknown to him. Dear restaurants, beautiful women, new acquaintances: theater actors, store directors, film directors... And everyone certainly wanted to have a drink with him, just to tell him later: “I drank with Sagittarius yesterday.” Streltsov could not refuse those who wanted to drink with him. I was afraid that people would think that he was arrogant.

But in addition to his friends, Eduard Streltsov also had ill-wishers. He was annoying with his independence, talent and luxurious lifestyle. Against the backdrop of post-war devastation, his behavior looked ideologically incorrect. A series of feuilleton articles about Streltsov’s “adventures” appeared in the central press. Party officials needed an example that would clearly show that a Soviet athlete was no better than a pig farm and a shepherd.

The authorities are unhappy with the footballer. Here’s what commentator Vadim Sinyavsky said: “They called Sagittarius in Dynamo and the army club. I balked. Champion... Champions only sleep peacefully in uniform. So they hid him. And that's a benefit. He won’t score goals against Dynamo and CSKA.”

In 1957, the famous Hungarian striker Puskás remained to play in the West. An unpleasant precedent does not add confidence to Streltsov, whom, as you know, any team in the world is ready to accept...

Quantity big people, dissatisfied with Streltsov, became critical. The misfortune that became a gift for them happened on May 25, 1958. Three days before the USSR team left for the World Championships in Sweden.

On that fateful evening...

Before going to the main world tournament, three football players of the USSR national team - Spartak players Boris Tatushin and Mikhail Ogonkov and torpedo bomber Streltsov - went to the dacha in the village of Pravda, Moscow Region, to see a military pilot and Tatushin’s childhood friend Eduard Karakhanov. There, at the dacha, two local girls, Marina and Tamara, were also invited to the common table.

Tamara, judging by the testimony of the investigative case and interrogations of witnesses, was “intended” for Streltsov. But from the very moment they met, Marina imposed such hard pressure on the center forward that it was impossible to approach him.

Closer to night, after copious libations, Streltsov and Marina went to the room assigned to them. After some time (this is very important), Karakhanov settled down in the same room. Ogonkov and Tamara remained in the car, and Tatushin returned to Moscow that evening. The next morning, a statement from Marina L. landed on the desk of the prosecutor of the Mytishchi district of Moscow: “On May 25, 1958, at a dacha located in the village of Pravda, opposite the school, I was raped by Eduard Streltsov. I ask that he be brought to justice. 26/V-58 L.”

A similar statement came from Ogonkov’s girlfriend, Tamara. On the same day, a police squad arrived at the training base of the USSR national team and escorted Streltsov, Ogonkov and Tatushin to Butyrka. A little later Tatushin was released.

On May 27, without waiting for the investigation and trial, the physical education committee hastened to renounce Streltsov, disqualifying him for life.

Over the next three days, the prosecutor receives two more statements. May 27 from Tamara: “Please consider my statement submitted to you on May 26, 1958, about the rape of me by gr. Ogonykov is wrong. In reality, there was no rape, and I filed a statement without thinking, for which I apologize.”

Ogonkov is released and the case against him is closed. Streltsov remains in the cell. Marina was forced to withdraw her application.

But investigators unexpectedly encountered a number of inconsistencies. Many facts indicated that the violence could not have been committed by Streltsov, but by the owner of the dacha, Eduard Karakhanov himself. Biomaterial (blood, saliva and sperm) was taken from Streltsov and Karakhanov for examination.

From the conclusion of the Forensic Medical Examination:
“The blood of the accused Streltsov belongs to group 0 ab (I), type MN and has factor P. The blood of suspect Karakhanov also belongs to group 0 ab (I), type MN and has factor P.”.

At the confrontation, Marina suspected Karakhanov of lying. A lot of indirect evidence pointed specifically to Karakhanov as the rapist. They decided to take it into development, but it was too late: Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev intervened in the matter. He personally demanded from the prosecutor’s office that the “rapist” Streltsov be punished as quickly as possible. Employees of the prosecutor's office took the matter up.

The court sentenced Streltsov to 12 years in the camps. Less than two (!) months passed from the moment of the crime to the sentencing.

Out of the game

And today you can hear the legend that in the zone, authoritative prisoners greeted Streltsov as if they were their own. They put kebabs, sturgeon, black caviar, cognac on the table... Of course, this legend was invented by the people. Sturgeon and cognac, like many things in this legend, turned out to be fiction.

At the 1st Vyatka camp where Streltsov ended up, at first the attitude towards him was friendly and condescending. Both from the administration and from the prisoners. Few people took his sentence on a bad article seriously.

But in the late autumn of 1958, Streltsov had a clash with one youngster, who had just been transferred to the adult zone. The “Six”, nicknamed Burdock, decided to use the famous football player to raise his own authority and began to make fun of him in front of other prisoners. But Streltsov was not one of those who tolerate insults: he hit Burdock on the neck, and he shut up. But he harbored a grudge. He rushed to the boss for support. According to camp law, one is not supposed to offend the “six” boss: a shadow falls on those who look after him. That same night the zone became quiet. A thieves' "gangway" was being prepared. At three o'clock in the morning Streltsov was thrown from the bunk. He was beaten, but not killed. Someone's word prevailed.

Extract from the medical history for 1958:
“Prisoner Streltsov was admitted to the infirmary with multiple bruises to his body. Possibly damaged internal organs. The blows were delivered to the lumbosacral region, chest, head and hands. The blows were inflicted with hard objects, presumably pieces of iron pipes and boot heels. Multiple lacerations were noted on the head and arms...”

The head of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Russia, Arkady Volsky, then a ZIL party organizer, says: “Streltsov was noticed from the stands. Suddenly the whole stadium started shouting: Strel-tso-va! Strel-tso-va!” Naturally, no one could let him onto the field without permission. Then people started setting newspapers on fire. It was a terrible flame. Even part of the stands caught fire. Almost a fire. During the break, one of the ZIL leaders came to our locker room: “Guys, if you don’t let him out, they will burn the entire stadium.” We had to urgently release Streltsov onto the field. How the fans greeted him! I’ve never seen anything like this again.”

Upon returning to Moscow, Ilyichev, secretary of the CPSU Central Committee for ideology, called Volsky to his carpet - he was threatened with removal from work for arbitrariness. There was only one way out. Having collected more than ten thousand signatures of ordinary ZIL workers, Volsky and several deputies of the Supreme Council went to a reception with Brezhnev. Brezhnev personally gave permission for Streltsov to play in the team of masters. And just a little over an hour later he was announced for the Torpedo team in the USSR Championship.

In the early 80s, Streltsov began to develop lung disease (work in the quartz mines of the Tula region, where he served time), which eventually turned into lung cancer. Eduard Streltsov died on July 22, 1990. His last words to his son Igor: “There’s one thing I don’t understand: why was I imprisoned?”

He was buried in Moscow at the Vagankovskoye cemetery. The Torpedo stadium has been named after him since 1995. There are two monuments to Streltsov. One is on Vostochnaya Street, the other is in Luzhniki. Such is the fate of this amazing man, who could then, in 1958 at the World Cup in Sweden, change the history of domestic football.