Vladimir Salkov

Vladimir Salkov
Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Maksimovich Salkov
Date of birth	1 April 1937
Place of birth	Donetsk, Ukraine
Date of death	9 July 2020 (aged 83)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Shakhtar Stalino
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1958	SKVO Orenburg
1959	Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev
1960–1968	Shakhtar Donetsk
Managerial career
1970–1971	Metallurg Zhdanov
1971–1974	Shakhtar Donetsk (director)
1974–1978	Shakhtar Donetsk
1979–1980	Torpedo Moscow
1981–1983	USSR (Olympic)
1984–1986	USSR (assistant)
1986–1988	USSR (Olympic) (assistant)
1990	USSR (youth)
1990–1992	USSR / CIS (assistant)
1993–1994	Rotor Volgograd
1995	Shakhtar Donetsk
2000–2001	Uzbekistan
2002	Rotor Volgograd
2003–2007	CSKA Moscow (sporting director)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladimir Maksimovich Salkov (Russian: Владимир Максимович Сальков, Ukrainian: Володимир Максимович Сальков; 1 April 1937 – 9 July 2020) was a Russian-Ukrainian football manager and defender. He was a Merited Coach of Ukraine (1975) and a Merited Coach of the USSR (1989). He is considered to be one of the most legendary players and managers in the history of Shakhtar Donetsk.^[1]

Player's career

Salkov played for the youth team of FC Shakhtar Donetsk, then for their senior team in 1960–1969. Before, he played for SKVO Orenburg and Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev. Salkov won the Soviet Cup twice (1961, 1962) with Shakhtar. Salkov played for Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Coaching

After finishing his playing career in 1969 Salkov worked in Metallurg Zhdanov at first and later back for his native Shakhtar Donetsk. In 1988, he won the Olympic gold with the Soviet team. He has also managed various clubs from USSR, Russia, and Ukraine and two national teams (USSR and Uzbekistan). Salkov won Olympic gold as an assistant coach with the Soviet team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1980s he led several Soviet national youth football teams. Salkov also was an assistant manager of Uzbekistan national team.

Salkov also was a sporting director at CSKA Moscow (2005–2007).