Leonid Alfonsovich Ostrovski (Russian: Леонид Альфонсович Островский, Ukrainian: Леонід Альфонсович Островський, Latvian: Leonīds Ostrovskis; 17 January 1936 in Riga – 17 April 2001 in Kyiv) was a Soviet football player and manager of Jewish origin.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonid Alfonsovich Ostrovski | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Date of death | 17 April 2001 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VEF Rīga | |||
| FK Daugava Rīga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1955 | FK Daugava Rīga | ||
| 1956–1962 | FC Torpedo Moscow | ||
| 1963–1968 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 1970 | FC Mashuk Pyatigorsk | ||
| International career | |||
| 1958–1966 | Soviet Union | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971 | FC Dnipro Cherkasy | ||
| 1974 | FC Start Chuhuiv | ||
| 1975–1976 | Skury Tsalenjikha | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours
edit- Soviet Top League winner: 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968
- Soviet Cup winner: 1960, 1964, 1966
International career
editOstrovski made his debut for the national team on 18 November 1961 in a friendly against Argentina (he was selected for the 1958 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament).
He played in two World Cups: 1962 and 1966. He was the only footballer from Latvia for the Soviet Union in the World Cups.
References
edit- ^ "YIVO | Sport: Jews in Sport in the USSR". www.yivoencyclopedia.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
External links
edit- Profile (in Russian) Archived 22 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- KLISF profile
- Profile (in Russia)
- Leonid Ostrovski at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
