Galimzyan Salikhovich Khusainov ( tt-Cyrl, Галимҗан Салих улы Хөсәенев, russian: Галимзян Салихович Хусаинов) (27 June 1937 – 5 February 2010) was a Soviet football player of Tatar ethnicity who played as a

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International career

He played for the Soviet Union national team (33 matches/4 goals), and was a participant at the

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and at the

1964 European Nations' Cup 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 ...

, where the Soviet Union squad won the silver medal, despite his goal in the final.

Honours

* Soviet Top League winner: 1962, 1969. * Soviet Cup winner: 1963, 1965, 1971. *

runner-up. *

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member.

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1937 births 2010 deaths People from Tatarstan Tatar people of Russia Tatar sportspeople Communist Party of the Soviet Union members PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Spartak Moscow players Russian footballers Soviet Top League players Soviet footballers Soviet football managers 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1964 European Nations' Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Soviet Union international footballers Higher School of Coaches alumni Association football forwards {{USSR-footy-bio-stub