Vladimir Astapovsky

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

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Astapovsky (Russian: Владимир Александрович Астаповский; July 16, 1946 – April 12, 2012) was a Soviet football player. He was born in Bryansk.^[1]

Vladimir Astapovsky

Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Aleksandrovich Astapovsky
Date of birth	(1946-07-16)16 July 1946
Place of birth	Bryansk, Russian SFSR
Date of death	April 12, 2012(2012-04-12) (aged 65)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	FC Dynamo Bryansk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964	Neftchi Baku
1965–1968	SKChF Sevastopol
1969–1980	CSKA Moscow	226	(−262)
1981–1982	SKA Khabarovsk	19
International career
1975–1977	USSR	11	(−12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's football
	1976 Montreal	Team

Honours

• Soviet Top League winner: 1970.
• Olympic bronze: 1976.
• Soviet Goalkeeper of the Year: 1976.
• Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1976.
• Medal "For Distinguished Labour": 1977.
• Honored Master of Sports of Russia: 2003.^[2]

International career

Astapovsky made his debut for USSR national football team on November 29, 1975, in a friendly against Romania. He played in the qualifiers for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, but his nation did not qualify.