Vyacheslav Solovyov (footballer)
Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Solovyov (Russian: Вячеслав Дмитриевич Соловьёв; born 18 January 1925; died 7 September 1996) was a Soviet football player and coach. He is also a veteran of the World War II and received such decorations like a medal "For the Defence of Moscow" and a medal "For Courage".[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Solovyov | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Veshnyaki, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 7 September 1996 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward/Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1952 | CDSA Moscow | 127 | (38) |
| 1952–1953 | MVO Moscow | 6 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | FC Torpedo Moscow | 16 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1954–1957 | FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev | ||
| 1959–1962 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 1963–1964 | PFC CSKA Moscow | ||
| 1965–1966 | FC Dynamo Moscow | ||
| 1967–1968 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 1969–1971 | FC Dynamo Leningrad (director) | ||
| 1972–1975 | FC Pakhtakor Tashkent | ||
| 1980–1983 | FC Dynamo Moscow | ||
| 1985 | Neftchi Baku PFC | ||
| 1988 | Tavriya Simferopol | ||
| 1989–1990 | FC Pamir Dushanbe (assistant) | ||
| 1991 | FC Alga Bishkek | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Solovyov was born in a populated place near train station Veshnyaki, Moskovsky Uyezd.
Club career
As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1946 for CDKA Moscow.[2] However his playing career has started before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.[1]
Coaching career
It was with Solovyov, Dynamo Kyiv won its first league's title back in 1961.[1]
In 1987 as a manager of SC Tavriya Simferopol, Solovyov reached the 1986–87 Soviet Cup semifinals and gained promotion to the 1988 Soviet First League.[1] His players were honored with titles of masters of sports of the Soviet Union: Borys Biloshapka, Serhiy Shevchenko, Viktor Halustov, Ihor Leonov, Semen Osynovskyi, Ihor Lyalin, Sergei Dementyev, Viktor Budnyk, Oleksandr Isayev.[1]
Honours
As a player
- Soviet Top League champion: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951.
- Soviet Top League runner-up: 1949.
- Soviet Top League bronze: 1953.
- Soviet Cup winner: 1948, 1951.
As a coach
- Soviet Top League champion: 1961.