Yevhen Rudakov

For Russian footballer born 1992, see Yevgeni Sergeyevich Rudakov.
Yevgeniy Rudakov
Personal information
Full nameYevgeniy Vasilievich Rudakov
Date of birth2 January 1942
Place of birthMoscow, Soviet Union
Date of death21 December 2011 (aged 69)
Place of deathKiev, Ukraine
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1957–1959Torpedo Moscow
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1960Torpedo Moscow
1961–1962Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
1962–1977Dynamo Kyiv297(−205)
National team
1968–1976USSR42(−29)
1972USSR Olympic6(−6)
Teams managed
1979Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk
1980–1990Zmina Kyiv (youth club)
1994Kremin Kremenchuk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Men’s Football
1972 Munich Team competition
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vasylyovych and the family name is Rudakov.

Yevgeniy Vasilievich Rudakov (Ukrainian: Євген Васильович Рудаков; Russian: Евгений Васильевич Рудаков; 2 January 1942 – 21 December 2011) [1] was a Soviet footballer of Russian origin.[2] In 1971 he was recognized as the Best Ukrainian Player of the Year becoming the first foreigner to be awarded such honors.

A six-time domestic champion of the USSR, Rudakov also helped Dynamo win the USSR Cup twice, the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. He also represented the USSR national football team and helped them reach the Euro 1972 finals. In 1971 Rudakov was also chosen the Soviet Footballer of the Year[3] and the best goalkeeper of the USSR in 1969, 1971, and 1972.

At the Olympic Games 1972 he earned four wins and two shutouts. He also won 21 games with the regular senior squad and finished 22 games without allowing any goals. His career goals against average was at 0.69.

After finishing his playing career, he coached few Ukraine-based clubs, but mostly stayed on at Dynamo Kyiv's sport school as a children coach.

He was nominated twice for the Ballon d'Or, in 1971 when he came 12th and 1972 when he came 18th.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Dynamo mourn legendary goalkeeper Yevhen Rudakov
  2. ↑ "Пішов з життя колишній воротар київського "Динамо" Євген Рудаков - Новини РБК-Україна". Rbc.ua. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. ↑ (Russian) Evhen Rudakov
  4. ↑ http://ua.tribuna.com/tribuna/blogs/tribunal/11786.html

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