Oleh Blokhin

For footballer born in 1980, see Oleg Olegovich Blokhin.
Oleh Blokhin
Personal information
Full name Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin
Date of birth 5 November 1952 (1952-11-05) (age 59)
Place of birth Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1962–1969 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1969–1988 Dynamo Kyiv 432 (211)
1988–1989 Vorwärts Steyr 41 (9)
1989–1990 Aris Limassol 22 (5)
Total 495 (225)
National team
1972–1988 Soviet Union 112 (42)
Teams managed
1990–1993 Olympiacos
1993–1994 PAOK
1994–1997 Ionikos
1997–1998 PAOK
1998–1999 AEK Athens
1999–2002 Ionikos
2003–2007 Ukraine
2007–2008 FC Moscow
2009–2010 Chornomorets Odesa (Sporting Director)
2011– Ukraine
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Oleh Volodymyrovych "Oleg" Blokhin (Ukrainian: Олег Володимирович Блохін) (born 5 November 1952 in Kiev) is a Ukrainian football coach and current head coach of the Ukrainian national team. Blokhin was formerly a standout striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet national team. In 1975 he was named European Footballer of the Year, winning the Ballon d'Or, becoming the second Soviet and the first Ukrainian player to achieve such a feat.

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Career

Blokhin was born in Kiev, the capital of the Ukrainian SSR, in 1952 to a Russian father and Ukrainian mother.[1]

Playing

Blokhin was one of the greatest strikers in the world throughout the 1970s, hitting the target regularly through a period of great success at his hometown club Dynamo Kiev and becoming the greatest goalscorer in the history of the Soviet League. Only the regime in the Soviet Union prevented him from moving abroad to play in Europe's strongest leagues.

Blokhin played during most of his career for Dynamo Kyiv, becoming the USSR national championship's all-time leader and goalscorer with 211 goals, as well as making more appearances than any other player with 432 appearances. He won the championship 8 times. He led Dynamo to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1975 and 1986, scoring a goal in each final. Blokhin is also the USSR national football team's most capped player with 112 caps, as well as their all time leading goalscorer with 42 goals; he played in the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups where he scored 1 goal in each. He was one of the first Soviet players to play abroad, signing for Austria's Vorwärts Steyr in 1988, he also played in Cyprus with Aris.

Coaching

After retiring as a player, Blokhin coached Greek clubs Olympiacos (Under him they won the Greek Cup twice, in 1990 and 1992, and the Greek Super Cup once, in 1992), AEK Athens, PAOK, and Ionikos.

He began serving as the head coach of the Ukrainian national team in September 2003. Under his leadership, Ukraine reached the quarter-finals of 2006 World Cup. There, Ukraine lost to Italy, who eventually progressed to become the 2006 World Champion. Following the side's failure to reach UEFA Euro 2008, Blokhin stepped down as coach on 6 December 2007.[2]

On 14 December 2007, he was named head coach of FC Moscow.[3] The club finished 9th (from 16) and after the season ended Blokhin was fired from the club.[4] At the end of the season, Blokhin announced that if he knew how things would go in FC Moscow, he would have never signed there. This was because the club released many important players without Blokhin's permission yet still had many high expectations.[5] Others said that the reason Blokhin failed in FC Moscow was that he and the press didn't have a friendly relationship, and because of that the press was constantly attacking Blokhin and that damaged his status among the players.[6]

On 21 April 2011 Blokhin was again appointed head coach of the Ukrainian national team.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dynamo Kyiv 1969 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0
1970 0 0 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
1971 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0
1972 27 14 2 0 6 1 - - 35 15
1973 29 18 8 4 5 1 - - 42 23
1974 29 20 4 3 9 5 - - 42 28
1975 28 18 0 0 8 5 - - 36 23
1976 19 8 1 0 8 2 - - 28 10
1977 29 17 3 2 2 0 1 0 35 19
1978 26 13 8 4 4 0 - - 38 17
1979 24 17 6 1 4 1 - - 34 19
1980 33 19 7 3 2 0 - - 42 22
1981 29 19 7 3 6 1 1 0 43 23
1982 24 10 3 0 4 0 - - 31 10
1983 31 10 1 0 2 0 - - 34 10
1984 30 10 6 2 0 0 - - 36 12
1985 29 12 2 1 9 5 - - 40 18
1986 23 2 5 5 8 5 1 0 37 12
1987 20 4 3 1 2 0 5 4 30 9
Total 432 211 67 29 79 26 8 4 586 270
SK Vorwärts Steyr 1987–88 13 5 0 0 0 0 - - 13 5
1988–89 28 4 1 1 0 0 - - 29 5
Total 41 9 1 1 0 0 - - 42 10
Aris Limassol 1989–90 22 5 6 2 0 0 - - 28 7
Total 22 5 6 2 0 0 - - 28 7
Career Total 495 225 74 32 79 26 8 4 656 287

International

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Soviet Union national team
Year Apps Goals
1972 9 8
1973 10 1
1974 3 0
1975 7 2
1976 12 4
1977 10 4
1978 10 6
1979 5 1
1980 2 1
1981 6 5
1982 9 2
1983 9 5
1984 3 1
1985 4 0
1986 11 2
1987 1 0
1988 1 0
Total 112 42

International goals

Score and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 July 1972 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki  Finland 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2. 6 August 1972 Råsunda Stadion, Stockholm  Sweden 4–3 4–4 Friendly
3. 1 September 1972 Jahnstadion, Regensburg  Mexico 1–0 4–1 1972 Olympics
4. 2–0
5. 3–0
6. 5 September 1972 Rosenaustadion, Augsburg  Poland 1–0 1–2 1972 Olympics
7. 8 September 1972 Rosenaustadion, Augsburg  Denmark 3–0 4–0 1972 Olympics
8. 10 September 1972 Olympic Stadium, Munich  East Germany 1–0 2–2 1972 Olympics
9. 26 May 1973 Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow  France 1–0 2–0 1972 World Cup qualifier
10. 2 April 1975 Kiev Central Stadium, Kiev  Turkey 3–0 3–0 Euro 1976 qualifier
11. 18 May 1975 Kiev Central Stadium, Kiev  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–1 Euro 1976 qualifier
12. 10 March 1976 Všešportový areál, Košice  Czechoslovakia 1–0 2–2 Friendly
13. 24 March 1976 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 Friendly
14. 22 May 1976 Kiev Central Stadium, Kiev  Czechoslovakia 2–2 2–2 Euro 1976 qualifier
15. 23 July 1976 Lansdowne Park, Ottawa  North Korea 3–0 3–0 1976 Olympics
16. 23 March 1977 JNA Stadium, Belgrade  Yugoslavia 1–0 4–2 Friendly
17. 3–1
18. 7 September 1977 Central Stadium, Volgograd  Poland 3–1 4–1 Friendly
19. 4–1
20. 26 February 1978 Stade El Harti, Marrakech  Morocco 1–1 3–2 Friendly
21. 5 April 1978 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan  Finland 4–0 10–2 Friendly
22. 6–0
23. 9–1
24. 14 May 1978 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest  Romania 1–0 1–0 Friendly
25. 5 October 1978 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara  Turkey 2–0 2–0 Friendly
26. 28 March 1979 Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol  Bulgaria 1–0 3–1 Friendly
27. 27 August 1980 Népstadion, Budapest  Hungary 1–1 4–1 Friendly
28. 23 September 1981 Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow  Turkey 3–0 4–0 1982 World Cup qualifier
29. 7 October 1981 İzmir Atatürk Stadium, Izmir  Turkey 2–0 3–0 1982 World Cup qualifier
30. 3–0
31. 18 November 1981 Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi  Wales 2–0 3–0 1982 World Cup qualifier
32. 29 November 1981 Tehelné pole, Bratislava  Czechoslovakia 1–0 1–1 1982 World Cup qualifier
33. 3 June 1982 Råsunda Stadion, Stockholm  Sweden 1–0 1–1 Friendly
34. 19 June 1982 Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga  New Zealand 2–0 3–0 1982 World Cup
35. 13 April 1983 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne  Switzerland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
36. 17 May 1983 Praterstadion, Vienna  Austria 2–1 2–2 Friendly
37. 1 June 1983 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki  Finland 1–0 1–0 Euro 1984 qualifier
38. 26 July 1983 Zentralstadion, Leipzig  East Germany 1–0 3–1 Friendly
39. 9 October 1983 Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow  Poland 2–0 2–0 Euro 1984 qualifier
40. 19 August 1984 Kirov Stadium, Leningrad  Mexico 3–0 3–0 Friendly
41. 9 June 1986 Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato  Canada 1–0 2–0 1986 World Cup
42. 29 October 1986 Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol  Norway 3–0 3–0 Euro 1988 qualifier

Politics

In 2002, Blokhin was elected to Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) for a second term. In October 2002, he joined the United Social Democratic Party of Ukraine. Recently, Blokhin has showed no political activity, concentrating on his coaching job.

Family

Blokhin was married to Irina Deriugina,(Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast) world champion in free-stand exercise, but the couple divorced in the early 1990s. Blokhin & Deriugina have a daughter named Irina.

Individual honours

Ballon d'Or

References

  1. ^ Олег Блохин: «Москва» должна быть в тройке призёров//www.terrikon.dn.ua
  2. ^ Soccer-Blokhin quits as Ukraine coach by Mikhail Volobuyev, Gennady Fyodorov and Ken Ferris, Reuters, 6 December 2007
  3. ^ FK Moscow hire former Ukraine manager Blokhin ESPNsoccernet 14 December 2007
  4. ^ Блохин освобожден от обязанностей главного тренера «Москвы». Sports.ru. 26 November 2008. Retrieved on 2011-01-02.
  5. ^ Олег Блохин: «Если бы знал, как будут делаться дела в команде, то весной бы не пришел в «Москву». Sports.ru. 16 November 2008. Retrieved on 2011-01-02.
  6. ^ Геннадий Литовченко: «Говорил Блохину, что его будут травить». Sports.ru. 4 December 2008. Retrieved on 2011-01-02.
  7. ^ Ukraine appoint Blokhin, Sky Sports (21 April 2011)
  8. ^ Oleg Blokhin appointed Ukraine coach, Reuters (21 April 2011)
  9. ^ .. Player – Oleg Blokhin. National Football Teams (1952-11-05). Retrieved on 2011-01-02.
  10. ^ Cup Winners Cup Topscorers. Rsssf.com (2003-12-18). Retrieved on 2011-01-02.
  11. ^ European Champions' Cup 1986–87 – Details. Rsssf.com (2008-01-17). Retrieved on 2011-01-02.
  12. ^ [1]

External links
Soviet Union squad – 1972 Summer Olympics Bronze Medalists
Soviet Union squad – 1976 Summer Olympics Bronze Medalists
Soviet Union squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup
Soviet Union squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup
Ukraine squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup