Vasili Ivanovich Karatayev (russian: Василий Иванович Каратаев; born 20 March 1962) is a former

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n professional

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er.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1981 for FShM Moscow.

Personal life

His identical twin Mikhail Karatayev also played football professionally.

Honours

* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1986. *

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 ...

winner: 1984.

European club competitions

With

FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', russian: Дина́мо Москва́ ) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Footb ...

. * European Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85: 8 games, 2 goals. *

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: 4 games, 1 goal.

References

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