Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Ukrainian football manager (1939–2002)

Valeriy Lobanovskyi (6 January 1939 – 13 May 2002) was a Ukrainian football player turned manager. He played for Soviet Union national team. He died after a stroke and brain surgery.

Valeriy Lobanovskyi
Lobanovskyi in 1985
Personal information
Full name Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi
Date of birth (1939-01-06)6 January 1939[1]
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)[1]
Date of death 13 May 2002(2002-05-13) (aged 63)[1]
Place of death Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1952–1955 Football School No. 1
1955–1956 Football School of Youth (FShM)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1964 Dynamo Kyiv 144 (42)
1965–1966 Chornomorets Odesa 59 (15)
1967–1968 Shakhtar Donetsk 50 (14)
Total 253 (71)
National team
1960–1961 Soviet Union 2 (0)
Teams managed
1969–1973 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
1973–1982 Dynamo Kyiv
1975–1976 Soviet Union
1979 Ukrainian SSR
1982–1983 Soviet Union
1984–1990 Dynamo Kyiv
1986–1990 Soviet Union
1990–1993 United Arab Emirates
1994–1996 Kuwait
1997–2002 Dynamo Kyiv
2000–2001 Ukraine
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Soviet Union (as manager)
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1988
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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As a player

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[2]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
Soviet UnionLeague
1959 Dynamo Kyiv Top League 10 4
1960 30 13
1961 28 10
1962 30 8
1963 38 8
1964 9 0
1965 Chornomorets Odesa Top League 28 10
1966 31 5
1967 Shakhtar Donetsk Top League 32 9
1968 18 5
Country Soviet Union 254 72
Total 254 72

As a manager

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As of 26 February 2024.
Team Nation From To Record[3]
G W D L F A GD Win %
FC Dnipro   Soviet Union 31 October 1968 19 October 1973 206 104 51 51 305 191 +114 50.49
FC Dynamo Kiev   Soviet Union 20 October 1973 12 October 1982 406 230 112 64 652 294 +355 56.65
Soviet Union   Soviet Union 1 April 1975 31 July 1976 19 11 4 4 33 18 +15 57.89
Soviet Union   Soviet Union 12 October 1982 14 November 1983 10 6 3 1 18 6 +12 60
FC Dynamo Kiev   Soviet Union 1 January 1984 30 September 1990 269 135 83 51 451 238 +211 50.56
Soviet Union   Soviet Union 1986 1987 17 9 6 2 31 11 +20 52.94
Soviet Union   Soviet Union 1988 1990 31 16 6 9 42 29 +13 51.61
UAE   United Arab Emirates 1 October 1990 31 December 1992 19 7 8 5 20 19 +11 36.84
Kuwait   Kuwait 1 July 1994 31 December 1996 41 17 11 13 64 49 +15 41.46
FC Dynamo Kiev   Ukraine 1 January 1997 13 May 2002 271 190 47 32 629 195 +436 70.11
Ukraine   Ukraine 2 March 2000 15 November 2001 18 6 7 5 20 20 0 33.33
Total 1,307 741 344 233 2,275 1,060 +1,215 56.22

Honours

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Lobanovskyi on a 2019 stamp of Ukraine

Player

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Dynamo Kyiv

Manager

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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Dynamo Kyiv

Soviet Union

Ukrainian SSR

United Arab Emirates

Kuwait

Individual

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Orders and further honours

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Valery Vasilevich Lobanovsky Archived 26 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Encyclopedia Britannica
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Valeriy Lobanovskiy". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. Banyas, V. Valeriy Lobanovskyi: 1317 games! (Валерій Лобановський: 1317 матчів!) Archived 8 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine Ukrainian Premier League. 7 May 2018
  4. Along with Alex Ferguson, Rinus Michels, Arrigo Sacchi and Helenio Herrera
  5. "Top 50 des coaches de l'histoire". France Football. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  6. "Los 50 mejores entrenadores de la historia". FOX Sports. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. "Los 50 mejores entrenadores de la historia del fútbol". ABC. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. Jamie Rainbow (4 July 2013). "The Greatest Manager of all time". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  9. Jamie Rainbow (2 July 2013). "The Greatest XI: how the panel voted". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  10. "Greatest Managers, No. 8: Lobanovsky". 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Lobanovsky remembered («BBC Sport», 15 May 2003)". 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  12. "Указ Президента України № 1423/98 від 31 грудня 1998 року «Про нагородження відзнакою Президента України — орденом "За заслуги"»". Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  13. Указ Президента України № 59/98 від 27 січня 1998 року
  14. "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 8 января 1987 года № 6345—XI «О награждении тов. Лобановского В.В. орденом Трудового Красного Знамени»". Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.