Valentin Borisovich Bubukin (russian: Валентин Борисович Бубукин; 23 April 1933 – 30 October 2008) was a

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Biography

Bubukin started training in aged 12 in the club Krylia Sovetov. He then moved to

VVS Moscow VVS Moscow (russian: Военно-Воздушные Силы (Москва) / in English: ''Moscow Military Air Force'') was a Soviet sports club representing the Soviet Air Force. Among the sports the club participated in were football, ice hock ...

, but the team was disbanded in 1952, and Bubukin went to

FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three o ...

, where he spent most of his career. He made his debut for

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

on September 6, 1959 in a friendly against

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(he was selected for the 1958 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament). He played in the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, which was won by the Soviet team. After retiring in 1965, he worked as a football manager of Lokomotiv Moscow (1966–1968), SC Tavriya Simferopol (1970–1972),

FC Karpaty Lviv Football Club Karpaty Lviv ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv. History Early years (1963–68) The team of Karpaty was founded on 18 January, 1963. In 1961 Silmash Lviv won the championship of Lviv Oblast but lost its p ...

(1972–1974),

PFC CSKA Moscow Professional Football Club CSKA (russian: link=yes, Профессиональный футбольный клуб – ЦСКА, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English: ...

(1975–1978, 1981–1987) and CSKA Hanoi (1978), winning the national title with CSKA Hanoi in Vietnam in 1978.

Honours

1960 European Nations' Cup The 1960 European Nations' Cup was the first edition of the UEFA European Championship, held every four years and organised by UEFA. The first tournament was held in France. It was won by the Soviet Union, who beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in Paris afte ...

winner. *

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 ...

runner-up: 1959. *

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: 1957. * V-League winner (as a coach): 1978.

Awards

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (russian: Орден Дружбы, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds ...

(1997) * Order of Honour (2003) *

Medal "For Labour Valour" The Medal "For Labour Valour" (russian: Медаль «За трудовую доблесть») was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour dedicated and valorous labour or ...

(1960) *Medal of Friendship (Vietnam)

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1933 births 2008 deaths 1958 FIFA World Cup players Soviet Top League players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players PFC CSKA Moscow players Russian football managers Russian footballers Soviet football managers Soviet footballers Soviet Union international footballers 1960 European Nations' Cup players UEFA European Championship-winning players SC Tavriya Simferopol managers FC Lokomotiv Moscow managers FC Karpaty Lviv managers Footballers from Moscow Association football forwards {{Russia-footy-forward-1930s-stub