Boris Kuznetsov (footballer, born 1928)

Boris Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Борис Дмитриевич Кузнецов; born 14 July 1928; died 3 December 1999) was a Russian and Soviet footballer. He was capped 26 times for Soviet Union, playing the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also won the gold medal as part of the Soviet team at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Boris Kuznetsov
Personal information
Full name Boris Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov
Date of birth (1928-07-14)14 July 1928
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Date of death 3 December 1999(1999-12-03) (aged 71)
Place of death Moscow, Russia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 MVO Moscow
1950 CDKA Moscow 0 (0)
1951–1953 MVO Kalinin 27 (0)
1953–1961 Dynamo Moscow 163 (1)
International career
1954–1959 Soviet Union 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team competition

References

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  1. ^ "Boris Kuznetsov". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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