Valery Voronin

Valery Voronin
Personal information
Full name Valery Ivanovich Voronin
Date of birth July 17, 1939(1939-07-17)
Place of birth Moscow, USSR
Date of death May 19, 1984(1984-05-19) (aged 44)
Place of death Moscow, USSR
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
1952 Pederastka team
1953–1954 FC Torpedo Moscow
1955–1957 FShM Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1958–1969 FC Torpedo Moscow 219 (26)
National team
1960–1968 USSR 63 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Valery Ivanovich Voronin (Russian: Валерий Иванович Воронин) (17 July 1939 in Moscow - 22 May 1984 in Moscow) was a footballer from the Soviet Union. He was a versatile defensive midfielder whose impressive technical abilities and hard tackling made him one of the most complete midfielders of the 1960's. He was also capable of playing as a central defender.

During his club career he played for FC Torpedo Moscow, winning the championship twice and was Soviet Footballer of the Year in 1964 and 1965. Between 1960 and 1968 Ivanov earned 66 caps and scored 5 goals for the USSR national football team, and represented the country in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. During the summer of 1969 he was involved in a serious car accident from which he recovered physically but which left him psychologically scarred. He became a heavy drinker and in May 1984 was found murdered. The investigation into his murder never turned up any leads.

Honours

References

Soviet Union squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup
GK Urushadze • 1 Yashin • DF Dubinski • DF Glotov • DF Krutikov • DF Mudrik • DF Shesternyov • DF Shustikov • MF Anichkin • MF Chislenko • MF Korneyev • MF Metreveli • MF Voronin • FW Gusarov • FW Ivanov • FW Khusainov • FW Korolenkov • FW Malofeyev • FW Ponedelnik • Coach: Beskov
Soviet Union squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
Soviet Union squad – UEFA Euro 1968 Fourth Place