Serhiy Vasylyovych Kuznetsov (, ; born 30 November 1950) is a retired Ukrainian and

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football player. He is the brother of Viktor Kuznetsov. He is often confused with other Soviet footballers of the same name. Since retiring, he has moved to

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and is a conductor on one of the trains between Kyiv and

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Honours

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (), served as the top division (tier) of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The league's name was a conditional designation used for brevity since being completely owned and g ...

winner: 1972, 1975, 1977. *

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...

winner: 1975.

International career

Kuznetsov made his debut for

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on 29 June 1972 in a friendly match against

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. He was known for his speed, excellent dribbling, and accurate long passes. After retiring, he was briefly the coach of "Yugostal" a club team from Yenakiyevo from 1990 to 1991.

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