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Soviet Union Союз Советских Социалистических Республик

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General Information for Soviet Union

Федерация футбола СССР
Founded
1934
FIFA entry
1947
Average height in 1979
1.79m
Average age in 1979
25
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1979
No jersey in 1979

Coaches in 1979

Beskov, Konstantin (Coach)

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Beskov, Konstantin (Coach)

Day of Birth
1920-11-18
Day of Death
2006-05-06
Place of Birth
Moskva (Russia)
Goto coach Konstantin Beskov

Bazylevych, Oleh (Coach)

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Bazylevych, Oleh (Coach)

Day of Birth
1938-07-06
Day of Death
2018-10-16
Place of Birth
Kyiv (Ukraine)
Goto coach Oleh Bazylevych

Simonyan, Nikita (Coach)

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Simonyan, Nikita (Coach)

Day of Birth
1926-10-12
Place of Birth
Armavir (Russia)
Height
1.72m
Goto coach Nikita Simonyan

Players of Soviet Union in 1979

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Gontar, Nikolai 1949-04-29 Goalkeeper Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 6 1 0 - - -
Dasayev, Rinat 1957-06-13 Goalkeeper Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 2 0 0 - - -
Romenski, Yuri 1952-08-01 Goalkeeper Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 1 1 0 - - -
Degteryov, Yuri 1948-10-05 Goalkeeper Soviet Union Shakhtyor Donetsk 1 0 0 - - -
Gabelia, Otar 1953-03-24 Goalkeeper Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 1 0 0 - - -
Makhovikov, Aleksandr 1951-04-12 Defender Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 11 0 1 - - -
Bubnov, Aleksandr 1955-10-10 Centre Back Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 10 0 0 - - -
Khidiatullin, Vagiz 1959-03-03 Centre Back Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 9 0 3 - - -
Prigoda, Sergei 1957-11-27 Defender Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 5 2 0 - - -
Bessonov, Vladimir 1958-03-05 Right Back Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 5 0 0 - - -
Adzhem, Yuri 1953-01-14 Defender Soviet Union CSKA Moskva 4 0 0 - - -
Berezhnoi, Aleksandr 1957-12-08 Defender Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 4 0 0 - - -
Khinchagashvili, Shota 1951-01-09 Defender Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 2 0 0 - - -
Nikulin, Sergei 1951-01-01 Defender Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 2 0 0 - - -
Khapsalis, Aleksandr 1957-10-17 Defender Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 1 1 1 - - -
Lozinski, Vladimir 1955-02-06 Defender Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 1 0 0 - - -
Mirzoyan, Aleksandr 1951-10-20 Defender Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 1 0 0 - - -
Rodin, Oleg 1956-04-06 Defender Soviet Union Karpaty Lvov 1 0 0 - - -
Samokhin, Viktor 1956-01-24 Defender Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 1 0 0 - - -
Zhupikov, Vasili 1954-01-16 Centre Back Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 0 1 0 - - -
Daraselia, Vitali 1957-10-09 Defensive Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 8 0 1 - - -
Gavrilov, Yuri 1953-05-03 Attacking Midfielder Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 5 2 3 - - -
Kipiani, David 1951-11-18 Attacking Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 4 1 0 - - -
Koridze, Vakhtang 1949-12-24 Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 3 1 1 - - -
Shavlo, Sergei 1956-09-04 Defensive Midfielder Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 2 3 0 - - -
Maksimenkov, Aleksandr 1952-08-17 Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 2 0 0 - - -
Oganesyan, Khoren 1955-01-10 Attacking Midfielder Soviet Union Ararat Yerevan 1 2 0 - - -
Buryak, Leonid 1953-07-10 Centre Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 1 0 1 - - -
Cherenkov, Fyodor 1959-07-25 Attacking Midfielder Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 1 0 0 - - -
Machaidze, Manuchar 1949-03-25 Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 1 0 0 - - -
Veremeyev, Vladimir 1948-11-08 Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 1 0 0 - - -
Gess, Edgar 1954-03-14 Midfielder Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 0 1 0 - - -
Minayev, Aleksandr 1954-08-11 Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 0 1 0 - - -
Shengelia, Ramaz 1957-01-01 Right Winger Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 5 2 4 - - -
Blokhin, Oleg 1952-11-05 Left Winger Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 5 0 1 - - -
Chesnokov, Yuri 1952-01-25 Striker Soviet Union CSKA Moskva 4 0 1 - - -
Gutsayev, Vladimir 1952-12-21 Striker Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 3 0 0 - - -
Yurchishin, Stepan 1957-08-08 Striker Soviet Union Karpaty Lvov 2 2 1 - - -
Andreyev, Sergei 1956-05-16 Centre Forward Soviet Union SKA Rostov-na-Donu 2 0 1 - - -
Yartsev, Georgi 1948-04-11 Centre Forward Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 2 0 0 - - -
Gazzayev, Valeri 1954-08-07 Striker Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 1 1 0 - - -
Kazachyonok, Vladimir 1952-09-06 Centre Forward Soviet Union Zenit Leningrad 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Soviet Union in 1979

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Match Progress for Soviet Union in 1979

Favorite Opponents of Soviet Union

Opponent M W D L G
England
England
8 3 2 3 11
Italy
Italy
7 2 3 2 7
Hungary
Hungary
7 6 1 0 16
Germany
Germany
7 1 1 5 5
Norway
Norway
6 5 1 0 10
East Germany
East Germany
6 4 1 1 11
Sweden
Sweden
6 1 2 3 5
Poland
Poland
5 2 3 0 6
Finland
Finland
5 3 2 0 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 4 0 1 8
Austria
Austria
5 3 2 0 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
5 2 1 2 3
Argentina
Argentina
4 1 2 1 6
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 2 0 7
France
France
4 1 3 0 5
Turkey
Turkey
4 4 0 0 10
Ireland
Ireland
4 1 1 2 3
USA
USA
4 2 1 1 5
Romania
Romania
4 1 0 3 4
Iceland
Iceland
4 1 3 0 5
Denmark
Denmark
4 2 1 1 7
Portugal
Portugal
3 1 0 2 6
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 2 1 0 7
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 1 1 3
Belgium
Belgium
3 2 0 1 8
Spain
Spain
3 0 1 2 2
Wales
Wales
3 1 2 0 3
Greece
Greece
3 3 0 0 9
Mexico
Mexico
3 1 1 1 3
Israel
Israel
3 2 0 1 7
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 2 0 0 3
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 1 0 1 2
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 5
Algeria
Algeria
2 1 1 0 3
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 0 2 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
2 2 0 0 7
Colombia
Colombia
2 0 1 1 6
Chile
Chile
2 1 0 1 3
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 1 0 0 2
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 1 0 0 3
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 2
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 1 0 0 2
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 4
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 3
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 3
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 2
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
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