Viktor Stepanovich Zavada (September 20 [1] or 6 [2] or 7 [3] September 1912, Skobelev , Turkestan Territory - November 12, 1967, Leningrad ) - Soviet football player , midfielder . Honored Coach of the USSR (1966, basketball ).
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| Full name | Victor Stepanovich Zavada | |||||||||
| Born | September 20, 1912 Skobelev | |||||||||
| Died | November 12, 1967 (55 years old) Leningrad | |||||||||
| Citizenship |  the USSR | |||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||
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He graduated from the GOLIFK named after P.F. Lesgaft (1932-1936), a teacher, a specialist of higher qualification. He played for the GOLIFK team in football, hockey , volleyball , and basketball (1938-1940) competitions . In 1938, he spent three matches in the USSR football championship as part of Stalinets . During the Great Patriotic War he was in the partisan detachment of the Lesgaft people in the Pskov region. He was awarded the medals “ For the Defense of Leningrad ” and “ For Labor Distinction ”. After the war, he served in the Minsk House of Officers, was the head of the football team.
In February 1946 he moved to Leningrad, worked at GOLIFK as a teacher. Coached the Leningrad national basketball team (1960s).
Tragically died in 1967. He was buried in the cemetery in memory of the victims of January 9th .
Notes
- ↑ Book of Memory and Glory of Trade Union Sport of Leningrad Archival copy of July 29, 2016 on Wayback Machine , p. 54
- ↑ Zenith Story - September 6
- ↑ Profile on FootballFacts.ru
Links
- Lukosyak Yu. P. “History of St. Petersburg football. Who is who in St. Petersburg football. ” - St. Petersburg: Union of Artists, 2011. - 280 p. ill., ISBN 978-5-8128-0111-3 , p. 137
- The book of memory and glory of the trade union sport of Leningrad , p. 54
- Profile on FootballFacts.ru