Viacheslav Platonov (

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: Вячеслав Платонов; 21 January 1939 – 26 December 2005) was a Russian

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player and

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. Vyacheslav Platonov began his volleyball career playing for the Russian club teams until 1967. He coached several clubs, notably Automobilist Leningrad, and achieved major success as a coach of the

Russia men's national volleyball team The Russia men's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and took part in international volleyball competitions. FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (199 ...

. Platonov was inducted into the

Volleyball Hall of Fame The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, ...

in 2002.

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1939 births Soviet men's volleyball players Russian volleyball coaches 2005 deaths Coaches of Russia men's national volleyball team Soviet volleyball coaches Burials at Nikolskoe Cemetery Herzen University alumni {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub