Viktor Petrovich Serebryanikov (russian: Виктор Петрович Серебряников; uk, Віктор Петрович Серебряников, 29 March 1940 – 12 November 2014) was a Soviet

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player from

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(at that time

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

). Serebrianikov was a member of the Dynamo's squad that for the first time won the Soviet championship title in 1961 becoming the first non-Moscow team to achieve that feat, so called "the first height".Maksim Maksimov.
In Memoriam. The inventor of the unique arc Viktor Serebrianikov and his Golden team (In Memoriam. Изобретатель уникальной дуги Виктор Серебряников и его Золотая команда)
'. UA-Football. 13 November 2014 In 1960s, Serebrianikov became admired in the Soviet football for his "ball's arc" (russian: дуга Серебряникова) when the football after being hit was spinning in two planes.Artur Valerko.

'. Football.ua. 14 November 2014 Later in interview he explained that the trick he picked in Brazil when the Soviet team was on tour. After retiring from his playing career, Serebryanikov became the first head coach of

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that started out from the collective farm "Path to the Communism" in the city of

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in 1978. He is considered as the first who received the

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award.Ушел из жизни бывший игрок "Динамо" Виктор Серебряников
segodnya.ua (13 November 2014)

Career statistics

Dynamo

*The statistics in USSR Cups and Europe is made under the scheme "autumn-spring" and enlisted in a year of start of tournaments

International

Honours

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

winner: 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971. *

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 ( Moldov ...

winner: 1964, 1966.

International career

Serebryanikov was a key player on the Soviet Olympic team during their 1964 Summer Olympics

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scoring 4 goals, yet the team did not qualify for the finals in Tokyo. Serebryanikov made his debut for

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senior squad on 11 October 1964 in a friendly against

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(he was selected for the

1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place be ...

squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament). He played in the 1966 and

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World Cup tournaments. He is statistically remembered as the first substituted player in the history of the World Cup, in

, the first World Cup where substitutions were allowed. He was substituted at half-time in the opening game of the tournament, between

and hosts

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, when he was replaced by

Anatoliy Puzach Anatoliy Kyrylovych (or Anatoli Kirillovich) Puzach ( uk, Анатолій Кирилович Пузач, russian: Анатолий Кириллович Пузач; 3 June 1941 – 19 March 2006) was a Ukrainian football player and coach. Earl ...

References

External links

RussiaTeam biography
* * DynamoFan75.
Viktor Serebrianikov (Серебряников Виктор)
'. Football in the USSR. 2 March 2016. {{DEFAULTSORT:Serebryanikov, Viktor 1940 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Zaporizhzhia Soviet footballers Ukrainian footballers Soviet Top League players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players FC Dynamo Kyiv players 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1970 FIFA World Cup players Soviet Union international footballers Soviet football managers Ukrainian football managers FC Frunzenets Sumy managers FC Nyva Ternopil managers Association football midfielders