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Viktor Bannikov

Soviet footballer (1938-2001) · Ukraine · On the map · Footballers · Died at 62

Viktor Maksymovych Bannikov was a Ukrainian football official and a Soviet player. He was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the Soviet Union earning the title of the best twice in 1964 and 1970. Bannikov had 138 clean sheets earning him a place in the symbolic Lev Yashin club.

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Close ties

Career 5

ClubYearsMatchesGoals
FC Torpedo Moscow1970-19731070
Soviet Union1964-1972140
FC Dynamo Kyiv1961-19691510
FC Desna Chernihiv1960-1961
FC Polissya Zhytomyr1959

Awards

Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR

About this person

Distinguished Master of Sport of USSR (1991). He died on the 25 April 2001 and he has buried at the Baikove Cemetery in Baikova St, 6, Kyiv, Ukraine, where also Valeriy Lobanovskyi was buried.

Country
Ukraine
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2001 · aged 62