Eduard Isaakovich Dubinski (russian: Эдуард Исаакович Дубинский, ua, Едуард Ісаакович Дубинський, ''Eduard Isaakovych Dubynskyi''; 19 April 1935 in Kharkiv – 11 May 1969 in Moscow) was a

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and Soviet football defender who was best known for suffering a horrific injury at the

1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place bet ...

that contributed to his death.

Biography

Born in Kharkiv to a Jewish family, Dubinski played as a sweeper or a full-back and was a member of the Soviet Union national football team in the 1960s, going on to win a total of 12 caps. In 1962, two years after the Soviets won the initial European Nations Cup, Dubinsky played at the

in Chile. In the first match of the preliminary round, Dubinsky's leg was broken by Yugoslav Muhamed Mujić (who was not penalised for the foul, but later suspended by his team). (a form of cancer), which eventually contributed to his death a number of years later.

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Profile in Russian
1935 births 1969 deaths Footballers from Kharkiv Ukrainian men's footballers Soviet men's footballers Jewish footballers Soviet Union men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1964 European Nations' Cup players FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv players PFC CSKA Moscow players SKA Kiev players SKA Odesa players FC Metallurg Lipetsk players Men's association football defenders Jewish Ukrainian sportspeople {{USSR-footy-bio-stub