Konstantin Belikov (russian: Константин Владимирович Беликов; 1909 – 3 July 1987) was a
Soviet
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football
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defender and
referee
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. Master of Sports of the USSR.
Belikov was born in
Zuyevo. He started playing football in local team
Krasny Tekstilshchik. In the early 1930s he served in the army, then moved to
Stalingrad
Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stal ...
, where until 1938 played for the team
Dynamo Stalingrad.
In 1939 he moved to the main team city –
Traktor Stalingrad, which played 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 ...
. In the same year helped the team to take the highest place in the history of the team's performance in Soviet Top League – 4th place.
During the
Great Patriotic War
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Konstantin Belikov went to the front, took part in the
Battle of Stalingrad
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, and in May 1943, after the battle, was one of the participants of the famous .
3 February 1943 received the
medal "For Battle Merit"
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.
Was also awarded the
medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"
The Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (russian: Медаль «За оборону Сталинграда») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union.
Medal history
The Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" was established on ...
.
After completing his playing career, worked football referee.
He died in 1987 in
Volgograd
Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stal ...
.
References
Sources
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1909 births
People from Orekhovo-Zuyevo
1987 deaths
Soviet footballers
FC Sokol Saratov players
FC Rotor Volgograd players
Soviet football referees
Association football defenders
FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo players
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