Vyacheslav Semyonov
Soviet footballer (1947–2022)
Vyacheslav Semyonov (Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Михайлович Семeнов, Russian: Вячеслав Михайлович Семёнов; 18 August 1947 – 12 August 2022) was a Ukrainian footballer. He played as a midfielder or striker. He played for the Soviet Union national football team in 1972, making eleven appearances and four goals. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Full name | Vyacheslav Mykhailovych Semyonov | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 18 August 1947 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 August 2022 | (aged 74)|||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder, striker | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1966–1969 | Dynamo Kyiv | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
1969–1972 | Zorya Voroshilovhrad | 106 | (23) | |||||||||||
1973–1974 | Dynamo Kyiv | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
1975 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||
1976–1977 | Zorya Voroshilovhrad | 40 | (9) | |||||||||||
1978 | SKA Kyiv | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||
1972 | USSR | 11 | (4) | |||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Semyonov died on 12 August 2022, six days before his 74th birthday.[1]