Anatoliy Kuksov

Anatoliy Yakovych Kuksov (Ukrainian: Анатолій Якович Куксов; 21 November 1949 – 4 January 2022) was a Soviet footballer and a Ukrainian coach. He made eight appearances for the Soviet Union national football team in 1972 and also won an Olympic bronze medal in 1972.

Anatoliy Kuksov
Personal information
Full nameAnatoliy Yakovlevich Kuksov
Date of birth(1949-11-21)21 November 1949
Place of birthVoroshilovhrad, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Date of death4 January 2022(2022-01-04) (aged 72)
Place of deathLuhansk, Ukraine
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1959–1966Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1985Zorya Luhansk489(87)
National team
1972USSR8(0)
Teams managed
1986–1990Zorya Luhansk (assistant)
1990–1993Zorya Luhansk
1994Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
1995–1996Azovets Mariupol
1996–1997Zorya Luhansk
2001–2003Avanhard Rovenky
2007–2008Komunalnyk Luhansk
2010–2013Hirnyk Rovenky
2015Luhansk People's Republic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Men's Football
Bronze 1972 Munich Team competition

Kuksov died in Luhansk, Ukraine on 4 January 2022, at the age of 72.[1]

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