Vladimir Dmitrievich Churkin (2 March 1953 – 17 April 2021) was a Soviet and Russian

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 ...

player and coach who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

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* * * 1953 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Yaroslavl Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players {{Russia-footy-bio-stub