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General Information for Soviet Union

Федерация футбола СССР
Founded
1934
FIFA entry
1947
Average height in 1988
1.81m
Average age in 1988
26.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1988
No jersey in 1988

Coaches in 1988

Lobanovski, Valeri (Coach)

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Lobanovski, Valeri (Coach)

Day of Birth
1939-01-06
Day of Death
2002-05-13
Place of Birth
Kyiv (Ukraine)
Height
1.87m
Matches
13 (7 / 6)
Goto coach Valeri Lobanovski

Simonyan, Nikita (Coach)

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Simonyan, Nikita (Coach)

Day of Birth
1926-10-12
Place of Birth
Armavir (Russia)
Height
1.72m
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Nikita Simonyan

Morozov, Yuriy (Coach)

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Morozov, Yuriy (Coach)

Day of Birth
1934-05-13
Day of Death
2005-02-15
Place of Birth
Sinyavino (Russia)
Height
1.83m
Matches
4 (0 / 4)
Goto coach Yuriy Morozov

Players of Soviet Union in 1988

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Dasayev, Rinat 1957-06-13 Goalkeeper Spain Sevilla FC 13 0 0 0 0 0
Chanov, Viktor 1959-07-21 Goalkeeper Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 5 3 0 0 0 0
Kharin, Dmitri 1968-08-16 Goalkeeper Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 0 3 0 0 0 0
Kuznetsov, Oleh 1963-03-22 Centre Back Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 15 0 0 0 0 0
Demyanenko, Anatoli 1959-02-19 Left Back Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 14 2 1 0 0 0
Khidiatullin, Vagiz 1959-03-03 Centre Back France Toulouse FC 10 1 0 0 0 0
Bessonov, Vladimir 1958-03-05 Right Back Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 9 0 0 0 0 0
Baltacha, Sergei 1958-02-17 Sweeper England Ipswich Town 5 1 0 0 0 0
Sulakvelidze, Tengiz 1956-07-23 Centre Back Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 3 3 0 0 0 0
Gorlukovich, Sergei 1961-11-18 Centre Back Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moskva 3 1 1 0 0 0
Shmatovalenko, Serhiy 1967-01-20 Centre Back Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vishnevski, Ivan 1957-02-21 Centre Back Soviet Union Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lytovchenko, Hennadiy 1963-09-11 Centre Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 15 1 6 0 0 0
Rats, Vasili 1961-04-25 Left Midfielder Spain Español Barcelona 13 5 1 0 0 0
Aleynikaw, Syarhey 1961-11-07 Centre Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Minsk 12 3 2 0 0 0
Mykhaylychenko, Oleksiy 1963-03-30 Attacking Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 12 0 3 0 0 0
Zavarov, Aleksandr 1961-04-26 Attacking Midfielder Italy Juventus Torino 12 0 2 0 0 0
Zyhmantovich, Andrey 1962-12-02 Centre Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Minsk 5 1 0 0 0 0
Hotsmanaw, Syarhey 1959-03-27 Attacking Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Minsk 3 7 0 0 0 0
Yakovenko, Pavlo 1964-12-19 Defensive Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 3 1 0 0 0 0
Shirinbekov, Oleg 1963-09-11 Midfielder Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 3 0 0 0 0 0
Pasulko, Viktor 1961-01-01 Midfielder Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 2 6 1 0 0 0
Sukristovas, Viačeslavas 1961-01-01 Attacking Midfielder Soviet Union Zhalgiris Vilnyus 2 2 0 0 0 0
Savichev, Nikolai 1965-02-13 Centre Midfielder Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 1 2 0 0 0 0
Cherenkov, Fyodor 1959-07-25 Attacking Midfielder Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 1 0 0 0 0 0
Yaremchuk, Ivan 1962-03-19 Left Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dobrovolski, Igor 1967-08-27 Attacking Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 0 1 0 0 0 0
Protasov, Oleh 1964-02-04 Centre Forward Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 18 0 10 0 0 0
Belanov, Igor 1960-09-25 Secondary striker Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 10 3 0 0 0 0
Ivanauskas, Valdas 1966-07-31 Right Winger Soviet Union Zhalgiris Vilnyus 2 2 0 0 0 0
Savichev, Yuri 1965-02-13 Centre Forward Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 2 2 0 0 0 0
Rodionov, Sergei 1962-09-03 Centre Forward Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 1 2 0 0 0 0
Blokhin, Oleg 1952-11-05 Left Winger Austria Vorwärts Steyr 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dmitriev, Sergei 1964-03-19 Centre Forward Soviet Union Zenit Leningrad 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Soviet Union in 1988

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1988-02-20
Italy
Italy
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4:1 c
Italy vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Stadio della Vittoria
1988-03-23
Greece
Greece
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:4 c
Greece vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis
1988-03-31
Argentina
Argentina
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2:4 c
Argentina vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Olympiastadion
1988-04-02
Sweden
Sweden
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2:0 c
Sweden vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Olympiastadion
1988-04-27
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1:1 c
Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Štadión Antona Malatinského
1988-06-01
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Poland
Poland
2:1 c
Soviet Union vs. Poland
Friendly
Lokomotiv Stadium Moskva
1988-06-12
Netherlands
Netherlands
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:1 c
Netherlands vs. Soviet Union
Euro 1988 - Group 2
Müngersdorfer Stadion
1988-06-15
Ireland
Ireland
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1:1 c
Ireland vs. Soviet Union
Euro 1988 - Group 2
HDI-Arena
1988-06-18
England
England
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1:3 c
England vs. Soviet Union
Euro 1988 - Group 2
Frankfurter Waldstadion
1988-06-22
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Italy
Italy
2:0 c
Soviet Union vs. Italy
Euro 1988 - Semi Finals
Mercedes-Benz Arena
1988-06-25
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:2 c
Soviet Union vs. Netherlands
Euro 1988 - Final
Olympiastadion München
1988-08-17
Finland
Finland
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:0 c
Finland vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Veritas Stadion
1988-08-31
Iceland
Iceland
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1:1 c
Iceland vs. Soviet Union
World Cup 1990 - Group 3
Laugardalsvöllur
1988-09-21
Germany
Germany
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1:0 c
Germany vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Merkur Spiel-Arena
1988-10-19
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Austria
Austria
2:0 c
Soviet Union vs. Austria
World Cup 1990 - Group 3
NSC Olimpiyskiy
1988-11-21
Syria
Syria
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:2 c
Syria vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Stade des Abbassides
1988-11-23
Kuwait
Kuwait
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:1 c
Kuwait vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
1988-11-27
Kuwait
Kuwait
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:2 c
Kuwait vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
18 Matches

Match Progress for Soviet Union in 1988

Favorite Opponents of Soviet Union

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