Viktor Viktorovych Chanov ( uk, Віктор Вікторович Чанов; 21 July 1959 – 8 February 2017) was a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

football

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. Throughout the 1980s in the former

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, Chanov played mainly for FC Dynamo Kyiv.

Club career

Chanov was born in

Stalino Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine lo ...

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

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. He joined the local club

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...

at an early age, along with his brother

Vyacheslav Vyacheslav, also transliterated Viacheslav or Viatcheslav (russian: Вячеслав, Vjačeslav ; uk, В'ячеслав, V"jačeslav ), is a Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name. It is the equivalent of Belarusian Вячаслаў/Вацл� ...

, also a goalkeeper. During the late 1970s to early 1980s Chanov performed exceptionally well and attracted the attention of the great

Dynamo Kyiv Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officia ...

. He transferred to Dynamo to compete for the number 1 jersey with

Mykhaylo Mykhaylov Mykhaylo Leonidovych Mykhaylov (born 6 July 1959 in Kirovohrad) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player. Honours * European Cup Winners' Cup: 1985–86. * Soviet Top League: 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986. * Soviet Cup: 1982 ...

, another goalkeeper of massive potential. Initially, the moustached Chanov ousted Mikhailov and forced his way also into the

squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, as second choice behind Rinat Dasaev. Chanov won league titles in his first two seasons at Dynamo and was the first-choice keeper throughout, however injury forced him out of some games in early 1985, and Mikhailov regained his position. Chanov returned to fitness midway through the season but was unable to dislodge Mikhailov, whose form had persuaded

Valery Lobanovsky Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi ( uk, Вале́рій Васи́льович Лобано́вський ; russian: Вале́рий Васи́льевич Лобано́вский; 6 January 1939 – 13 May 2002) was а Ukrainian football pla ...

to persist with him. Dynamo Kyiv won the cup that year and Mikhailov was instrumental in the success. In 1986, Lobanovsky had decisions to make on the goalkeeping front. Chanov was selected as the first-choice goalkeeper, and was in goal as Dynamo lifted the

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, defeating Atlético Madrid 3–0 in Lyon. He played with an injured hand in the final. Chanov played 202 games for Dynamo.

Israel

In 1990, Chanov played out his last season Dynamo Kyiv and moved to spend his remaining days in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

with

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

. He was signed by then-manager Shlomo Sharf to take the place of Giora Antman, arriving in Israel two days after Antman gave up five goals in a 5–0 drubbing by

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Af ...

. Chanov was immediately successful in goal, breaking a club record of four clean sheets in his first four matches. He won a league and cup double in his first season and later added the Israeli cup.

International career

In the summer of 1986 Chanov travelled to Mexico for the World Cup Finals with the USSR squad, again as back-up for Dasaev. He made a solitary appearance against

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in a "dead rubber" match at the end of the first-round stage. He was yet again a reserve for the USSR at Euro 1988 in West Germany, appearing once as a 69th-minute substitute against the

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after Dasaev was injured while making a challenge on Tony Galvin.

Death

Chanov died in February 2017, with magazines reporting he was attacked and beaten to death.

Honours

* With Shakhtar Donetsk ** Soviet Cup: 1980 * With FC Dynamo Kyiv ** Soviet Top League: 1985, 1986, 1990 ** Soviet Cup: 1985, 1986, 1990 ** UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1986 * With Maccabi Haifa FC ** Israeli Premier League: 1991 ** Israeli Cup: 1991, 1993 * Individual ** Berlin Britz Radio World Goalkeeper of the Year: 1986

References

External links

Profile of Viktor Chanov on Maccabi Haifa's official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chanov, Viktor 1959 births 2017 deaths Burials at Baikove Cemetery

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Footballers from Donetsk Association football goalkeepers Soviet footballers Soviet expatriate footballers Ukrainian expatriate footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1986 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1988 players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Soviet Top League players FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players FC Arsenal Kyiv players Expatriate footballers in Israel Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Israel Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Ukrainian people of Russian descent Soviet Union international footballers Ukrainian Premier League managers FC Arsenal Kyiv managers Ukrainian football managers Male murder victims Deaths by beating in Europe Ukrainian murder victims People murdered in Ukraine Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class