Valery Voronin Explained

Valery Voronin
Fullname:Valery Ivanovich Voronin
Height:1.81 m[1]
Birth Date:1939 7, df=yes[2] [3]
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Position:Defensive Midfielder
Youthyears1:1952
Youthyears2:1953–1954
Youthyears3:1955–1957
Youthclubs1:"Kauchuk" factory team
Youthclubs2:FC Torpedo Moscow
Youthclubs3:FShM Moscow
Years1:1958–1969
Clubs1:FC Torpedo Moscow
Caps1:219
Goals1:26
Nationalyears1:1960–1968
Nationalteam1:USSR
Nationalcaps1:63
Nationalgoals1:5

Valery Ivanovich Voronin (Russian: Валерий Иванович Воронин; 17 July 1939 – 19 May 1984) was a Soviet footballer who represented Torpedo Moscow and the Soviet national team. He was a versatile defensive midfielder whose impressive technical abilities and hard tackling made him one of the most complete midfielders of the 1960s. He was also capable of playing as a central defender.

Early life

Valery Voronin was born in Moscow, on 17 July 1939. He started playing football in the child team of the Kauchuk factory in 1952. Then Valery moved to the famous FShM, the youth football school that raised many famous players including Igor Chislenko and Vladimir Fedotov. He played for FShM until 1958 when he joined Torpedo Moscow.

Career

During his club career, Voronin played for FC Torpedo Moscow, winning the championship twice, and was the Soviet Footballer of the Year in 1964 and 1965. Between 1960 and 1968 Voronin earned 63 caps and scored 5 goals for the USSR national football team, and represented the country in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup World Cups. Voronin was considered an individualist which at times conflicted with the ethos of his national team. During the summer of 1968, he was involved in a serious car accident from which he recovered physically but which left him psychologically scarred. He became a heavy drinker and in May 1984 was found murdered. The investigation into his murder never turned up any leads.[2] [3]

Honours

Club

Individual

1964[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://fbref.com/en/players/3dcb7f12/Valery-Voronin Valery Voronin
  2. http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/players/voronin.html Валерий ВОРОНИН
  3. http://sportslive.ru/football/valeriy-voronin/ Валерий ВОРОНИН
  4. Web site: Eastern European Footballer of the season. WebArchive . 5 July 2024 .
  5. Web site: FUWO 1966. FCC-Wiki. 23 April 2024 .