Aleksandr Ponomarev

Aleksandr Ponomarev
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Semyonovych Ponomarev
Date of birth 23 April 1918(1918-04-23)
Place of birth Horlivka, Ukraine
Date of death 7 June 1973(1973-06-07) (aged 55)
Place of death Moscow, USSR
Playing position Striker, Manager
Youth career
1933 Dynamo Horlivka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1936 Ugolshchiki Stalino 1 (1)
1936–1940 Traktor Stalingrad 85 (56)
1941 Profsoyuzy-1 Moscow 9 (2)
1945–1950 Torpedo Moscow 133 (83)
1951–1952 Shakhtyor Stalino 38 (19)
Teams managed
1953–1956 Shakhtyor Stalino
1957–1958 USSR (Youth team)
1960–1961 Avangard Kharkov
1962–1965 Dynamo Moscow
1966–1968 Upon Pallo
1969–1970 Ararat Yerevan
1971 USSR (Olympic team)
1972 USSR
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Aleksandr Ponomarev (Russian: Александр Семёнович Пономарёв; Ukrainian: Oлександр Семeнович Пономарьов born 23 April 1918 in Horlivka; died 7 June 1973 in Moscow) was a Soviet Ukrainian football player and manager.

He was the head coach of the USSR national football team in 1972, leading the team to second place in UEFA Euro 1972. He also with FC Dynamo Moscow obtained the bronze medals of the Soviet Top League, and the Olympic Games 1972.

References
GK Pilguy • GK Rudakov • DF Abramov • DF Dzodzuashvili • DF Istomin • DF Kaplychnyi • DF Matviyenko • DF Troshkin • MF Baidachny • MF Dolmatov • MF Khurtsilava • MF Kolotov • MF Kon'kov • MF Muntyan • FW Banishevskiy • FW Kozynkevych • FW Nodia • FW Onyshchenko • Coach: Ponomarev
Soviet Union squad – 1972 Summer Olympics Bronze Medalists
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – managers
FC Metalist Kharkiv – managers
  • Bem (1947–48)
  • Usikov (1949)
  • Shevtsov (1956)
  • Zolotukhin (1957–58)
  • Zub (1959)
  • Ponamaryov (1961–62)
  • Zub (1962)
  • Zhylin (1962–63)
  • Novikov (1963–64)
  • Eliseev (1965–66)
  • Kanevskyi (1966–71)
  • Terentyev (1972)
  • Zub (1972)
  • Voynov (1972–73)
  • Korolyov (1974)
  • Zub (1974–75)
  • Oshenkov (1975–76)
  • Poskotin (1976)
  • Lemeshko (1977–88)
  • Tkachenko (1989–92)
  • Aristov (1993)
  • Dotsenko (1993)
  • Lemeshko (1993)
  • Dovbiy (1994)
  • Kamarzayev (1994–95)
  • Udovenko (1996)
  • Fomenko (1996–2000)
  • Tkachenko (2000)
  • Shalychev (2001)
  • Udovenko (2001c)
  • Fomenko (2001–02)
  • Kryachko (2002–03)
  • Fomenko (2003)
  • Lytovchenko (2003–04)
  • Zavarov (2005)
  • Markevych (2005–)
FC Dynamo Moscow – managers
(c) caretaker
FC Ararat Yerevan – managers
  • Merangulyan (1935–38)
  • Atanesyan (1939)
  • Yesenin (1940–44)
  • Andreev (1945)
  • Suchkov (1946)
  • Grechishnikov (1947)
  • H. Andreasyan (1948)
  • Spukhtin (1949)
  • Filipov (1949)
  • Ryabikov (1950–51)
  • Evranov (1952)
  • H. Andreasyan (1953–54)
  • Dangulov (1955–56)
  • H. Andreasyan (1957)
  • Smyslov (1958–60)
  • H. Andreasyan (1961)
  • Akimov (1962)
  • Abramov (1963)
  • Zharkov (1964)
  • Falyan (1965–67)
  • Grigoryan (1968)
  • Ponomarev (1969–70)
  • Glebov (1971–72)
  • Simonyan (1973–74)
  • Maslov (1975)
  • Markarov (1976–77)
  • Gulyaev (1978)
  • Zakharov (1978)
  • Betsa (1979–81)
  • A. Andreasyan (1982–83)
  • Simonyan (1984–85)
  • Zakharov (1986)
  • A. Andreasyan (1986–89)
  • Kazaryan (1989)
  • Sarkisyan (1990–94)
  • Darbinyan (1995)
  • A. Andreasyan (1996–2003)
  • Arzumanyan (2003–04)
  • Khashmanyan (2004–06)
  • Sukiasyan (2006–07)
  • Mijić (2007–08)
  • Sukiasyan (2008)
  • Kirakosyan (2008–09)
  • A. Andreasyan (2009c)
  • Safaryan (2009–10c)
  • Yesayan (2010)
  • A. Andreasyan (2011–)
(c) caretaker