Viktor Kuznetsov (footballer)

Viktor Vasilyevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Виктор Васильевич Кузнецов; born 25 February 1949) is a retired Soviet football player and a Ukrainian coach.

Viktor Kuznetsov

Personal information
Full name	Viktor Vasilyevich Kuznetsov
Date of birth	(1949-02-25) 25 February 1949 (age 76)
Place of birth	Kamenolomnya [uk], Crimean Oblast, Russian SFSR
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1963–1966	Trud Kamenolomnya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1967	SC Tavriya Simferopol	39	(12)
1968–1979	FC Zorya Luhansk	318	(40)
1980–1981	FC SKA Rostov-on-Don	37	(6)
1985	FC Sokil Rovenky	19	(5)
International career
1972–1973	USSR	8	(0)
Managerial career
1992–1993	FC Zorya Luhansk (assistant)
1994	SC Tavriya Simferopol (assistant)
1994–1995	FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
1995–1996	FC Azovets Mariupol (assistant)
1996	FC Zorya Luhansk (assistant)
2000	FC Shakhtar Luhansk
Medal record Men's football Representing  Soviet Union UEFA European U-18 Championships[1] Winner 1967 Türkiye
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He has three brothers Serhiy Kuznetsov, Hryhoriy Kuznetsov, and Vasyl Kuznetsov.

Honours

• Soviet Top League winner: 1972.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1981.
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship winner: 1967.

International career

Kuznetsov made his debut for USSR on 29 June 1972 in a friendly against Uruguay. He played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers .