Yury Belyayev (footballer)

Soviet footballer (1934-2019)

Yury Ivanovich Belyayev (Russian: Юрий Иванович Беляев; 2 April 1934 – 14 December 2019) was a Soviet football player and coach. He played in 111 matches for CSKA Moscow, scoring 52 goals. He was a member of the national team that won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Yury Belyayev
Belyayev meeting with CSKA Moscow supporters
Personal information
Full name Yury Ivanovich Belyayev
Date of birth (1934-04-02)2 April 1934
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Date of death 14 December 2019(2019-12-14) (aged 85)
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951 CSDA Moscow
1952—1954 Avangard Kolomna
1955–1960 CSKA Moscow 111 (52)
National team
1956 USSR
Teams managed
1966–1967 CSKA Moscow (coach)
Honours
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

From 1974 to 1980, he coached in the Soviet Armed Forces.[2]

In 1991, Belyayev was honored as a Merited Master of Sport by the Soviet Union.[1]

On 14 December 2019, Belyayev died at the age of 85.[2]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Умер олимпийский чемпион 1956 года в составе сборной СССР по футболу Юрий Беляев" (in Russian). TASS. 2019-12-14.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Ушёл из жизни чемпион Олимпийских игр 1956 года Беляев" (in Russian). Championat.ru. 2019-12-14.