Valentin Afonin

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Afonin.
Valentin Afonin
Personal information
Full nameValentin Ivanovich Afonin
Date of birth22 December 1939
Place of birthVladimir, Russian SFSR
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959SKVO Rostov-on-Don0(0)
1960Traktor Vladimir?(?)
1961–1967SKA Rostov-on-Don147(0)
1968–1970CSKA Moscow80(1)
1971–1973SKA Rostov-on-Don31(0)
Total258(1)
National team
1965–1970USSR42(0)
Teams managed
1972FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (assistant)
1983SKA Khabarovsk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Valentin Ivanovich Afonin (Russian: Валентин Иванович Афонин) (born 22 December 1939 in Vladimir) is a former Soviet football player.

Honours

International career

He played for Soviet Union national team (42 matches), and was a participant at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1970 FIFA World Cup and at the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship.

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