Aleksandr Ivanovich Lenyov (russian: Александр Иванович Ленёв; 25 September 1944 – 12 November 2021) was a
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
and Russian former professional
footballer
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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 ...
or
defender.
International career
Lenyov earned ten caps for the
USSR national team, and participated in
UEFA Euro 1968
The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the third UEFA European Championship, an event held every four years and organised by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 5 and 10 June 1968.
It ...
.
Honours
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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 ...
: 1965
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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 (Moldova ...
: 1968
Death
He died on 12 November 2021, after a long illness.
Ушёл из жизни Александр Ленёв
References
External links
1944 births
2021 deaths
Russian footballers
Soviet footballers
Association football midfielders
Association football defenders
Soviet Union international footballers
UEFA Euro 1968 players
Soviet Top League players
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players
FC Torpedo Moscow players
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players
FC Arsenal Tula players
Sportspeople from Tula Oblast
People from Novomoskovsky District
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