Anatoliy Yakovych Kuksov (Ukrainian: Анатолій Якович Куксов; 21 November 1949 – January 2022) was a Soviet football player and a Ukrainian coach. He is the most capped player for FC Zorya Luhansk with just about a dozen matches shy of 500, one of the best scorers and one of the longest serving coaches of the club.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anatoliy Yakovlevich Kuksov | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Voroshilovhrad, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) | ||
| Date of death | January 2022 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Luhansk, Ukraine | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1966 | Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1985 | Zorya Voroshilovhrad | 489 | (87) |
| International career | |||
| 1972 | USSR | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1990 | Zorya Voroshilovhrad (assistant) | ||
| 1990–1993 | Zorya Luhansk | ||
| 1994 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | ||
| 1995–1996 | Azovets Mariupol | ||
| 1996–1997 | Zorya Luhansk | ||
| 2001–2003 | Avanhard Rovenky | ||
| 2007–2008 | Komunalnyk Luhansk | ||
| 2010–2013 | Hirnyk Rovenky | ||
| 2015 | Luhansk People's Republic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Soviet Union
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| Men's Football | ||
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1972 Munich | Team competition |
In 2007–08 Kuksov tried to create another professional club in city FC Komunalnyk Luhansk which folded within a couple of seasons. In 2015 he became a coach of the Russian-occupied Luhansk region team.
International career
editKuksov made his debut for the USSR national team on 2 July 1972 in a friendly against Argentina.
Five of eight games for the Soviet team, Kuksov played at the 1972 Olympic football competition.
Personal life and death
editHis grandson is the volleyball player Dmytro Filippov. Kuksov died in Luhansk in January 2022, at the age of 72.[1]
Honours
edit- Soviet Top League: 1972
- Summer Olympics: 1972; olympic bronze
References
edit- ^ "Умер чемпион СССР Анатолий Куксов". Sport Express (in Russian). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
External links
edit- (in Russian) Profile
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