Oleksandr Shpakovsky

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Aleksandr Vikentyevich Shpakovsky (Russian: Александр Викентьевич Шпаковский) (1899–1938) was a Soviet football player.

Aleksandr Shpakovsky
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Vikentyevich Shpakovsky
Date of birth 1899
Place of birth Kharkov, Russian Empire
Date of death 9 June 1938(1938-06-09) (aged 38–39)
Place of death Kharkov, USSR
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1913–1915
1915–1916
Diana Kharkiv
Matrosse Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1919 Yanus Kharkiv
1920–1922 OLS Kharkiv
1923–1924 Shturm Kharkiv
1925–1927 Rabis Kharkiv
1928–1934 Dynamo Kharkiv
International career
1924 USSR 1 (1)
1923–1931 Ukraine
Managerial career
1935–1936 Dynamo Kharkiv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Shpakovsky was educated as an orthopedist and worked at the Kharkov Institute of Orthopedics.[1]

He was interested in football, tennis, bandy, handball and athletics.[1]

On 14 March 1938 Shpakovsky was arrested by the NKVD and accused of anti-Soviet activities. He was executed by firing squad on 9 June 1938. In 1958 he was rehabilitated and cleared of all charges.[1]

Career

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Shpakovsky played his only game for USSR on 16 November 1924, a friendly against Turkey and scoring in that game.

In 1934 he finished his football career.[1]

Honours

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  • USSR football champion: 1924
  • Ukrainian SSR tennis champion[1]
  • silver medals of the USSR Bandy (Russian hockey) Championship: 1928[1]
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  1. ^ a b c d e "Забил гол в первом матче сборной СССР, работал врачом, был арестован по доносу и расстрелян. Истории о Шпаковском". sport24.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 November 2024.