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Luzhniki Disaster
The Luzhniki disaster was a deadly human crush that took place at the Grand Sports Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (russian: Большая спортивная арена Центрального стадиона им. В. И. Ленина, now known as Luzhniki Stadium) in Moscow during the 1982–83 UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem on 20 October 1982. According to the official enquiry, 66 FC Spartak Moscow fans, mostly adolescents, died in the stampede, which made it Russia's worst sporting disaster. The number of fatalities in this crush was not officially revealed until seven years later, in 1989. Until then, this figure varied in press reports from 3 to 340 fatalities. The circumstances of this disaster are similar to those of the second Ibrox disaster in Scotland. Disaster Match On 20 October 1982, the weather in Moscow was snowy and extraordinarily cold for the middle of October, . There were 82,000 match tickets available, but because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzhniki Stadium
Luzhniki Stadium ( rus, стадион «Лужники», p=stədʲɪˈon lʊʐnʲɪˈkʲi, ''Stadion Luzhniki'') is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. The full name of the stadium is Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex. Its total seating capacity of 81,000 makes it the largest football stadium in Russia and the ninth-largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, and is located in Khamovniki District of the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow city. The name ''Luzhniki'' derives from the flood meadows in the bend of Moskva River where the stadium was built, translating roughly as "The Meadows". The stadium is located at Luzhniki Street, 24, Moscow. Luzhniki was the main stadium of the 1980 Olympic Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as some of the competitions, including the final of the football tournament. A UEFA Category 4 stadium, Luzhniki hosted the UEFA Cup f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Pozdnyakov
Boris Aleksandrovich Pozdnyakov (russian: Борис Александрович Поздняков; born 31 May 1962) is a Russian football coach and a former player. Honours * Soviet Top League winner: 1989. * Soviet Top League runner-up: 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1991. * Soviet Top League bronze: 1982. * 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship winner. International career Podznyakov made his debut for USSR on 28 March 1984 in a friendly against West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O .... He played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. External links *Profile 1962 births Footballers from Moscow Living people Soviet footballers Soviet Union men's international footballers Soviet Union men's under-21 international footballers Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Van Leen
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Kristiansen (footballer)
Tommy Praefke Kristiansen (born 8 October 1953) is a Danish former footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... He played in two matches for the Denmark national team from 1977 to 1979. References External links * * 1953 births Living people Footballers from Frederiksberg Danish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Denmark men's international footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Eredivisie players Vanløse IF players Go Ahead Eagles players Feyenoord players Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982) players HFC Haarlem players Brønshøj Boldklub players SC Heerenveen players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrie Kleton
Gerrie Kleton (15 September 1953 – 8 January 2006) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, HFC Haarlem, RKC Waalwijk and Cercle Brugge. He was a member of the Haarlem team, that competed in the UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay ... in the 1982–83 season, for the first time in the club's history. However this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster. Death Kleton died in January 2006 after a long illness. He was 52 years old and survived by his wife and two daughters. References External links *Obituary KNVBAjax career stats- Ajax 1953 births 2006 deaths Dutch footballers Footballers from Amsterdam Association football midfielders AZ Alkmaar players HFC Haarlem players RKC Waalwijk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Keur
Pieter "Piet" Keur (born 20 December 1960 in Zandvoort, North Holland) is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who was a prolific goalscorer in the 1980s and early 1990s. He's currently striker-coach at AZ. He played for HFC Haarlem (1981–87), FC Twente (1987–89), Feyenoord Rotterdam (1989–90), SVV (1991), HFC Haarlem (1991–93), SC Heerenveen (1993–94) and AZ Alkmaar (1995–96). He retired in 1996, playing for the club where he started his career, HFC Haarlem. Keur was a member of the famous Haarlem-team, that competed in the UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay ... in the 1982–83 season, for the first time in the club's history. References *Profile 1960 births Living people People from Zandvoort Dutch footballers Associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Haar
Martin Haar (born 2 May 1952) is a Dutch former football defender, who is the current serving as assistant coach at AZ Alkmaar. Haar was born in Zwolle, Overijssel. He played for Go Ahead Eagles (1971–1977), HFC Haarlem (1977–1983), AZ '67 (1983–1986), HFC Haarlem (1986–1988), Sparta Rotterdam (1988–1989) and FC Wageningen (1989). He was a member of the famous Haarlem team, that competed in the UEFA Cup in the 1982–83 season, for the first time in the club's history. However this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster The Luzhniki disaster was a deadly human crush that took place at the Grand Sports Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (russian: Большая спортивная арена Центрального стадиона им. В. И. Ленина .... References * *Profile 1952 births Living people Sportspeople from Zwolle Association football midfielders Dutch footballers Dutch football managers AZ Alkmaar managers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joop Böckling
Joop Böckling (born 3 November 1955, in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a forward. Club career He played the large part of his career for Haarlem for whom he scored a then record-equaling fastest goal of the Eredivisie after only 10 seconds in October 1981 against MVV. He also played in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup match away at Moscow Spartak which became known as the Luzhniki disasterReport In 2007, he played in a remembrance game with former Haarlem players against former Spartak players. He later played for Volendam, Sparta Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ... and Eindhoven. Managerial career Böckling coached several amateur sides such as Hellas Sport, HFC Haarlem, Velsen, De Germaan, Ripperda, SIZO Hillegom, ROHDA'76 Bodegraven [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Balm
Wim Balm (born 24 February 1960) is a retired Dutch footballer. He played for Haarlem and Twente in his home country, then emigrated to Norway to play for SK Vard Haugesund. Staying in Norway, he later coached the women's team of SK Haugar Sportsklubben Haugar is an association football club from Haugesund, Norway, established in 1939. Its top women's team plays in the Second Division and the top men's team plays in the Fifth Division. The men's team has played two Norwegian Foot .... . References 1960 births Living people Dutch footballers HFC Haarlem players FC Twente players SK Vard Haugesund players Norwegian First Division players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Dutch emigrants to Norway Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Haarlem {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Sochnov
Vladimir Borisovich Sochnov (russian: Владимир Борисович Сочнов; born 25 September 1955) is a former Soviet Russian professional football player. Honours * Soviet Top League champion: 1989. * Soviet Top League runner-up: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985. * Soviet Top League bronze: 1982. * Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS ( Moldov ... winner: 1986. External links * 1955 births Footballers from Moscow Living people Soviet footballers Russian footballers Men's association football defenders FC Spartak Moscow players FC Torpedo Moscow players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players FC Presnya Moscow players Soviet Top League players FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo players {{Russia-footy-defender-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Shvetsov
Sergei Aleksandrovich Shvetsov (russian: Серге́й Александрович Швецов) (born 7 December 1960 in Kutaisi) is a retired Soviet football player. He is probably most known for the goal he scored in the UEFA Cup game between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, which finished with the Luzhniki disaster. International career Shvetsov played his only game for USSR on 4 December 1980 in a friendly against Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... External links *Profile 1960 births Living people Soviet footballers Soviet Union men's international footballers Soviet expatriate footballers Russian footballers Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Spartak Moscow playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Shcherbak (footballer, Born 1959)
Vladimir Nikolayevich Shcherbak (russian: Владимир Николаевич Щербак; born 2 September 1959) is a former Russian professional footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1977 for FC Shakhtar Horlivka. Honours * Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ... bronze: 1982. References 1959 births People from Torez Living people Soviet footballers Men's association football defenders Russian footballers FC Shakhtar Horlivka players SKA Kiev players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Spartak Moscow players FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players FC Rostov players FC Metalist Kharkiv players FC APK Morozovsk players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players Soviet Top League players Russian Premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
