Aleksandr Ivanovich Ivanov (russian: Александр Иванович Иванов) (April 14, 1928 – March 29, 1997) was a

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football player.

International career

Ivanov made his debut for

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on June 8, 1958, in a

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game against

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, scoring a goal on his debut.

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