Valentin Afonin

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Afonin.

Valentin Ivanovich Afonin (Russian: Валентин Иванович Афонин; 22 December 1939 – 2 April 2021) was a Soviet footballer who played as a defender.

Valentin Afonin

Afonin in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Valentin Ivanovich Afonin
Date of birth	(1939-12-22)22 December 1939
Place of birth	Vladimir, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	2 April 2021(2021-04-02) (aged 81)
Place of death	Russia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959	SKVO Rostov-on-Don	0	(0)
1960	Traktor Vladimir
1961–1967	SKA Rostov-on-Don	147	(0)
1968–1970	CSKA Moscow	80	(1)
1971–1973	SKA Rostov-on-Don	31	(0)
Total		258	(1)
International career
1965–1970	USSR	42	(0)
Managerial career
1972	FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (assistant)
1982–1983	SKA Khabarovsk
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

He played for Soviet Union national team (42 matches), and was a participant at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1970 FIFA World Cup and at the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship.

Honours

• Soviet Top League: 1970
• Soviet Top League runner-up: 1966
• Top 33 players year-end list: 1968, 1969, 1970

External links

• RussiaTeam biography (in Russian)
• Weltfussball (in German)