Aleksey Aleksandrovich Korneyev (russian: Алексей Александрович Корнеев; February 6, 1939December 14, 2004) was a Russian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Honours

* Soviet Top League winner: 1962. * Soviet Cup winner: 1963, 1965.

International career

He earned 6 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the

1964 European Nations' Cup The 1964 European Nations' Cup was the second edition of the UEFA European Championship. The final tournament was held in Spain. It was won by the hosts 2–1 over the defending champions, the Soviet Union. The tournament was a knockout compet ...

, where the Soviets were the runners-up, and the

1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...

, where the Soviets finished fourth.

External links

Profile (in Russian)
1939 births 2004 deaths Russian men's footballers Soviet men's footballers Soviet Union men's international footballers 1964 European Nations' Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players Soviet Top League players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders {{russia-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub