Valentin Aleksandrovich Granatkin ( July 3 ( 16 ), 1908 , Ryblovo village , Bronnitsky district , Moscow province , Russian Empire - November 2, 1979 , Moscow ) - Soviet football player , hockey player ( with ball and puck ) and sports official . He graduated from the Higher Party School of the CPSU .
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| Full name | Valentin Alexandrovich Granatkin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Ryblovo village , Bronnitsky district , Moscow province , Russian Empire - now the Moscow region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citizenship |  Russian empire  the USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Goalkeeper | |
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| Career | 1946-1947 | |
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| Spartak Moscow | ||
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Football career
- 1.2 Hockey
- 1.3 Sports Officer
- 2 Achievements
- 2.1 As a soccer player
- 2.2 As a hockey player (with ball)
- 2.3 As a hockey player (with puck)
- 2.4 As an official
- 3 books
- 4 memory
- 5 Family
- 6 notes
- 7 Literature
- 8 References
Biography
Football career
Valentin Granatkin played as a goalkeeper for various football clubs: Metropolitan, Krasny Ray (team of the Moscow City Power Station ), Astakhov Work Club , Electrozavod , Lokomotiv . Held one unofficial match for the USSR team .
He participated in trips of the USSR national team to Norway and Sweden (1930), Turkey (1932), the Lokomotiv match with the Basque country team (1937).
Hockey
Valentin played hockey with the ball for the USSR national team (1928), as well as ice hockey (for the Spartak club (1946-1947)). Participant of the match Moscow team - German workers' sports union (1932).
Sports Officer
- instructor of the propaganda department of the Central Committee of the CPSU (1943-1949)
- Chairman of the Sports Committee of the Moscow Region (1949-1955)
- Deputy Chairman of the Sports Committee of the RSFSR (1955-1959)
- Chairman of the Football Section of the Sports Committee of the USSR (1951-1959)
- and. about. Chairman of the USSR Football Federation (06.1968 - 08/07/1968)
- Chairman of the Football Federation of the USSR (1959-1964, 08/07/1968-1972)
- Head of the Football Department of the Sports Committee of the USSR (1969-1971)
- FIFA Vice President (08.1947-1950)
- FIFA First Vice President (1955-1979)
- Chairman of the FIFA Amateur Committee (1968-1979)
- Member of the NOC of the USSR (1959-1979)
Achievements
As a footballer
- Champion of the USSR (among cities): 1932 (3 matches).
- VTsSPS Cup Winner: 1935.
- USSR Cup Winner : 1936
- Champion of Moscow: 1933 (o).
- Honored Master of Sports of the USSR : 1943.
- The only player in domestic sports who defended the gates of the USSR national team in football and ball hockey. [1] .
As a hockey player (with ball)
- Champion of the USSR: 1933. 3rd prize-winner - 1935.
- Finalist of the USSR Cup 1938.
- Included in the list of 22 best players of the season - 1936.
As a hockey player (with puck)
- Bronze medalist of the USSR Championship : 1946-1947 .
As an officer
- Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR: 1968
- He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1957), the Order of the Badge of Honor (1975), as well as medals.
Books
- βThe game of the goalkeeperβ (M., 1951 - together with E.V. Fokin ).
- "Football".
- "International meeting of Soviet football players" (M., 1959).
Memory
Valentin Granatkin is buried at the Kuntsevo cemetery .
Since 1981, at the initiative of FIFA President Joao Avelange , the Granatkin Memorial has been held ( International Football Tournament for Youth Teams in Memory of FIFA First Vice-President V. A. Granatkin ). In 2008, the XX draw of the tournament was played, which coincided with the centenary of the birth of Valentin Granatkin.
On August 3, 2008, the star of Valentin Granatkin was unveiled at the Lokomotiv Stadium of Glory [1] .
Family
Older sister Tatyana Tolmacheva - figure skater, coach, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR .
Daughter Marina Granatkina (married to Grishin) - figure skater, doctor of pedagogical sciences, master of sports of the USSR .
Notes
Literature
- Koloskov V.I. In and out of the game. - M.: Detective Press, 2008. - P. 112. - ISBN 978-5-89935-088-7
- Savin A.V. Players, coaches, referees: Reference and biographical dictionary. - M .: Terra-Sport, 2001. - S. 159. - ISBN 5-93127-139-2
- Encyclopedia Russian Football for 100 Years. - M.: Gregory Page, 1997 .-- S. 107-108. - ISBN 5-900493-70-9