Eduard Vassilievich Malofeyev ( rus, Эдуа́рд Васи́льевич Малофе́ев, p=məlɐˈfʲeɪf, be, Эдуард Васілевіч Малафееў ''Eduard Malafyeyew''; born 2 June 1942 in

Kolomna Kolomna ( rus, Колóмна, p=kɐˈlomnə) is a historical types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Moskva River, Moskva and Oka Rivers, (by rail) southeast of Moscow. Populati ...

) is 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

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

ian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

coach and former international player of

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n origin.http://www.peoples.ru/sport/trainer/malofeev/history.html Despite being born and grown in

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

, Malofeyev rose to prominence in Belarus, having scored over 100 goals in

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 ...

for Dinamo Minsk. He led Dinamo Minsk to the team's only Soviet champions title, and coached

Belarus national football team The Belarus national football team ( be, Зборная Беларусі па футболе, Zbornaja Biełarusi pa futbole; russian: Сборная Беларуси по футболу, Sbornaya Belarusi po futbolu) represents Belarus in inte ...

Life and career

Malofeyev played for Avangard Kolomna (1960),

Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...

(1961–1962) and Dinamo Minsk (1963–1972). In 1962, he won the Soviet championship with Spartak. He was capped 40 times for the USSR national team in 1963–1968 and scored 6 goals. He participated in

UEFA Euro 1964 The 1964 European Nations' Cup was the second edition of the UEFA European Championship. The final tournament was held in Spain. It was won by the hosts 2–1 over the defending champions, the Soviet Union. The tournament was a knockout compet ...

and

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

as well World Cup 1966 As a coach, Malofeyev led Dinamo Minsk to the championship in the

in 1982. In 1984–1986 he was the head coach for USSR. The national team qualified for the 1986 World Cup but he was fired shortly before the World Cup started in favor of

Valeri Lobanovsky Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi ( uk, Вале́рій Васи́льович Лобано́вський ; russian: Вале́рий Васи́льевич Лобано́вский; 6 January 1939 – 13 May 2002) was а Ukrainian football playe ...

. He also coached the

from 2000 to 2003. Between 2004 and 2007 he worked in all three clubs associated with

Vladimir Romanov Vladimir Nikolayevich Romanov ( rus, Владимир Николаевич Романов, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ rɐˈmanəf, lt, Vladimiras Romanovas; born 15 June 1947)

's holding (Belarusian MTZ-RIPO Minsk, Lithuanian

FBK Kaunas Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas. History Banga Kaunas (1960–1993) Originally the team was founded in 1960 as Banga Kaunas and played its first three years ...

and Scottish Hearts) at various coaching and administrative positions. In later years he had coached Dynamo St. Petersburg (whom he led to promotion to the

Russian First Division The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...

in 2009Лауреаты сезона 2009–го года
), Shakhtyor Soligorsk and Pskov-747.

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at RussiaTeam {{DEFAULTSORT:Malofeyev, Eduard 1942 births Living people People from Kolomna Soviet footballers Belarusian footballers Association football forwards Soviet Union international footballers 1964 European Nations' Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1968 players Soviet Top League players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Dinamo Minsk players Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Soviet football managers Belarusian football managers Higher School of Coaches alumni Belarusian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Russia Expatriate football managers in Scotland Expatriate football managers in Lithuania Russian Premier League managers Scottish Premier League managers FC Dynamo Brest managers FC Dinamo Minsk managers Soviet Union national football team managers FC Dynamo Moscow managers FC Tyumen managers FC Smena Minsk managers FC Anzhi Makhachkala managers FC Pskov-2000 managers Belarus national football team managers FC Fakel Voronezh managers FBK Kaunas managers Heart of Midlothian F.C. managers FC Partizan Minsk managers FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg managers FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk managers Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast