Valentyn Sapronov

Valentyn Havrylovych Sapronov (Ukrainian: Валентин Гаврилович Сапроновcode: uk is deprecated ; 23 January 1932 – 17 May 2019) was a Ukrainian football player and manager. He played as a forward.

Valentyn Sapronov

Personal information
Full name	Valentyn Havrylovych Sapronov
Date of birth	(1932-01-23)23 January 1932
Place of birth	Avdiivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	17 May 2019(2019-05-17) (aged 87)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1963	Shakhtar Stalino	205	(27)
National team
1956	Ukraine	1	(0)
Teams managed
1971–1972	Lokomotyv Donetsk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sapronov was born in Avdiivka. He played for Shakhtar Stalino between 1952 and 1963, making 205 league appearances and scoring 27 goals. In 1956, he played a game for the Ukraine national team. He later managed Lokomotyv Donetsk in 1971–72. He died in 2019, at the age of 87.