Oleg Blokhin
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Full name |
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin / Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 November 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962–1969 | Dynamo Kyiv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1969–1988 | Dynamo Kyiv | 432 | (211) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 |
Vorwärts Steyr | 41 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 |
Aris Limassol | 22 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 495 | (225) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972–1988 | Soviet Union | 112 | (42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1993 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 |
PAOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1997 | Ionikos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 |
PAOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | AEK Athens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Ionikos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Dynamo Kyiv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, or Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin (
He holds the all-time top goalscorer record for both Dynamo Kyiv (266 goals) and the Soviet Union national team (42 goals), as well as being the overall top goalscorer in the history of the
As a coach, he has had two spells in charge of the Ukraine national team, managing the team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.
In 2011, Blokhin, together with Igor Belanov and Vitaliy Starukhin were named as "the legends of Ukrainian football" at the Victory of Football awards.[3]
Early life
Blokhin was born in
Playing career
Blokhin was one of the greatest players in the world throughout the 1970s, hitting the target regularly through a period of great success at his hometown club Dynamo Kyiv and becoming the greatest goalscorer in the history of the Soviet League, which was one of Europe's strongest. Normally a forward or winger, Blokhin was most renowned for possessing exceptional pace.
Blokhin played during most of his career for Dynamo Kyiv, becoming the
In 1979 Blokhin played a couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.[5]
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Blokhin coached Greek clubs
He began serving as the head coach of the Ukraine national team in September 2003. Under his leadership, Ukraine qualified for a major tournament for the first time as an independent nation, reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Ukraine reached the quarter-finals of the tournament, losing to eventual champions Italy. Following the side's failure to reach UEFA Euro 2008, Blokhin stepped down as coach on 6 December 2007.[6]
On 14 December 2007, he was named head coach of FC Moscow.[7] The club finished 9th (from 16) and after the season ended Blokhin was fired from the club.[8] At the end of the season, Blokhin announced that if he knew how things would go in FC Moscow, he would have never signed there. This was because the club released many important players without Blokhin's permission yet still had many high expectations.[9] Others said that the reason Blokhin failed in FC Moscow was that he and the press didn't have a friendly relationship, and because of that the press was constantly attacking Blokhin and that damaged his status among the players.[10]
On 21 April 2011, Blokhin was again appointed head coach of the Ukraine national team..
On 25 September 2012,
Politics
In 1998 Blokhin was elected to
Family
Blokhin's father, Volodymyr Blokhin, is a native of
Blokhin was married to Irina Deriugina, a top coach and former world champion in rhythmic gymnastics, but the couple divorced in the early 1990s. Blokhin and Deriugina have a daughter, singer Iryna Blokhina, who wrote and performed the Euro 2012 anthem.[16]
Blokhin and his second wife, Angela, have two daughters, Hanna (born 2001) and Katerina (born 2002).[17]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dynamo Kyiv | 1969
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1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
1970
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— | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
1971
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1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
1972
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27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 35 | 15 | ||
1973
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29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 42 | 23 | ||
1974
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29 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | — | 42 | 28 | ||
1975
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28 | 18 | — | 8 | 5 | — | 36 | 23 | |||
1976
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19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 28 | 10 | ||
1977
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29 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 19 | |
1978
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26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 17 | ||
1979
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24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 19 | ||
1980
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33 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 22 | ||
1981
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29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 23 | |
1982
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24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 10 | ||
1983
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31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 10 | ||
1984
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30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 12 | |||
1985
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29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 40 | 18 | ||
1986
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23 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | |
1987
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20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
Total | 432 | 211 | 67 | 29 | 79 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 582 | 266 | |
SK Vorwärts Steyr | 1987–88
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13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||
1988–89
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28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
Total | 41 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 10 | |||
Aris Limassol
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1989–90
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22 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||
Career total | 495 | 225 | 74 | 32 | 79 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 652 | 283 |
- The statistics in USSR Cups and Europe is made under the scheme "autumn-spring" and enlisted in a year of start of tournaments
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Soviet Union | 1972 | 9 | 8 |
1973 | 10 | 1 | |
1974 | 3 | 0 | |
1975 | 7 | 2 | |
1976 | 12 | 4 | |
1977 | 10 | 4 | |
1978 | 10 | 6 | |
1979 | 5 | 1 | |
1980 | 2 | 1 | |
1981 | 6 | 5 | |
1982 | 9 | 2 | |
1983 | 9 | 5 | |
1984 | 3 | 1 | |
1985 | 4 | 0 | |
1986 | 11 | 2 | |
1987 | 1 | 0 | |
1988 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 112 | 42 |
- Scores and results list the Soviet Union's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Blokhin goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1972-07-16 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly
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2 | 1972-08-06 | Råsunda Stadion, Stockholm , Sweden |
Sweden | 4–3 | 4–4 | Friendly |
3 | 1972-09-01 | Jahnstadion, Regensburg , West Germany |
Mexico | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1972 Olympics |
4 | 2–0 | |||||
5 | 3–0 | |||||
6 | 1972-09-05 | Rosenaustadion, Augsburg, West Germany | Poland | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1972 Olympics |
7 | 1972-09-08 | Rosenaustadion, Augsburg, West Germany | Denmark | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1972 Olympics |
8 | 1972-09-10 | Olympic Stadium, Munich , West Germany |
East Germany | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1972 Olympics |
9 | 1973-05-26 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union | France | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1972 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 1975-04-02 | Kyiv Central Stadium, Kyiv , Soviet Union |
Turkey | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification |
11 | 1975-05-18 | Kyiv Central Stadium, Kyiv, Soviet Union | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification |
12 | 1976-03-10 | Všešportový areál, Košice, Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
13 | 1976-03-24 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
14 | 1976-05-22 | Kyiv Central Stadium, Kyiv | Czechoslovakia | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification |
15 | 1976-07-23 | Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Canada | North Korea | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1976 Olympics |
16 | 1977-03-23 | JNA Stadium, Belgrade , Yugoslavia |
Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
17 | 3–1 | |||||
18 | 1977-09-07 | Central Stadium, Volgograd, Soviet Union | Poland | 3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
19 | 4–1 | |||||
20 | 1978-02-26 | Marrakech , Morocco |
Morocco | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
21 | 1978-04-05 | Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Soviet Union | Finland | 4–0 | 10–2 | Friendly |
22 | 6–0 | |||||
23 | 9–1 | |||||
24 | 1978-05-14 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
25 | 1978-10-05 | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey | Turkey | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
26 | 1979-03-28 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol , Soviet Union |
Bulgaria | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
27 | 1980-08-27 | Népstadion, Budapest , Hungary |
Hungary | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
28 | 1981-09-23 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow | Turkey | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
29 | 1981-10-07 | İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey | Turkey | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1982 World Cup qualification |
30 | 3–0 | |||||
31 | 1981-11-18 | Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi , Soviet Union |
Wales | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1982 World Cup qualification |
32 | 1981-11-29 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1982 World Cup qualification |
33 | 1982-06-03 | Råsunda Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
34 | 1982-06-19 | Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga , Spain |
New Zealand | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup |
35 | 1983-04-13 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
36 | 1983-05-17 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
37 | 1983-06-01 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification |
38 | 1983-07-26 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany | East Germany | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
39 | 1983-10-09 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union | Poland | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification |
40 | 1984-08-19 | Kirov Stadium, Leningrad, Soviet Union | Mexico | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
41 | 1986-06-09 | Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato , Mexico |
Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
42 | 1986-10-29 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol, Soviet Union | Norway | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualification |
Managerial statistics
- As of 5 November 2020
Team | From | To | Record | Achievement | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Olympiacos | 06/1990 | 01/1993 | 96 | 56 | 27 | 13 | 58.33 | League runner-up 1992
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PAOK | 1993 | 1994 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 47.50 | |
Ionikos | 12/1994 | 02/1997 | 82 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 35.37 | |
PAOK | 1998 | 1998 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 | |
AEK Athens | 11/1998 | 05/1999 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 66.67 | |
Ionikos | 03/2000 | 01/2002 | 71 | 23 | 18 | 30 | 32.39 | |
Ukraine | 01/2003 | 12/2007 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 47.73 | Won qual.group for 2006, Reached 2006 World Cup quarter-finals |
Moscow | 12/2007 | 11/2008 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 36.11 | |
Ukraine | 04/2011 | 2012 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 38.89 | Eliminated at group stage of Euro 2012
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Dynamo Kyiv
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09/2012 | 03/2014 | 61 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 59.02 | |
Total | 06/1990 | 03/2014 | 477 | 221 | 117 | 139 | 46.33 |
Honours
Dynamo Kyiv
- Soviet Top League (8): 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986
- Soviet Cup: 1974, 1978, 1982, 1984–85, 1986–87
- USSR Super Cup: 1981, 1986, 1987
- 1985–86
- UEFA Super Cup: 1975; Runner-up: 1986
Individual
- Merited Master of Sports (1975)
- Merited Coach of Ukraine(2005)
- Ballon d'Or: 1975
- Eric Batty's World XI: 1976[19]
- Golden Foot: 2009, as a legend[20]
- Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1973, 1974, 1975
- Ukrainian Footballer of the Year (9): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981
- Soviet Top League top scorer: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
- Soviet Top League All-Time Goals and Appearances Leader
- Soviet Cup All-Time Goals
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1985–86 top scorer[21]
- European Cup 1986–87 second place on top scorers list.[22]
- USSR national football teamAll-Time Goals and Caps Leader
- Ukraine's Golden Player representative[23]
- UEFA Jubilee Poll (2004): #80[24]
- The best 33 football players of the Soviet Union (15): No. 1 (1972—1982, 1985, 1986), No. 2 (1983, 1984)
- Club Loyalty Award: 1986
- IFFHS Legends[25]
Ballon d'Or
See also
- List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- Oleh Blokhin club
References
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- ^ "The 50 greatest footballers of all time | FourFourTwo". 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Dvali, Natalia (22 December 2011). "Лучшими футболистами Украины признаны Анатолий Тимощук, Андрей Шевченко и Александр Шовковский". Bulvar Gordona. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Блохин и Беланов – главные спринтеры в истории футбола. Пиковый Блохин считался опаснее Кройффа и стоил как Марадона Archived 21 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. sports.ru. 27 April 2008
- ^ "Футбольный турнир VII Летней Спартакиады народов СССР. Составы команд". 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015.
- ^ Soccer-Blokhin quits as Ukraine coach by Mikhail Volobuyev, Gennady Fyodorov and Ken Ferris, Reuters, 6 December 2007
- ^ FK Moscow hire former Ukraine manager Blokhin Archived 2 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine ESPNsoccernet 14 December 2007
- ^ Блохин освобожден от обязанностей главного тренера "Москвы" Archived 22 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Sports.ru. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Олег Блохин: "Если бы знал, как будут делаться дела в команде, то весной бы не пришел в "Москву" Archived 22 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Sports.ru. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Геннадий Литовченко: "Говорил Блохину, что его будут травить" Archived 22 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Sports.ru. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Ukraine appoint Blokhin Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Sky Sports (21 April 2011)
- ^ Oleg Blokhin appointed Ukraine coach, Reuters (21 April 2011)
- ^ a b c d e Dynamo president sacks Blokhin for poor performance, Interfax-Ukraine (17 April 2014)
- ^ Dynamo Kyiv signs Blokhin as coach for 4 years Archived 27 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Illustrated (25 September 2012)
- ^ Den(1998)
- ^ Донька Блохіна заспіває гімн "Євро-2012" (The daughter of Blokhin will sing the Euro 2012 anthem) Archived 4 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine with photo. TabloID. 11 November 2011
- ^ Yuri Yuris (27 September 2002). Олег Блохин: Место В Истории [Oleg Blokhin: Place in History]. Sport-Express (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Oleg Blokhin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ McCracken, Craig (7 November 2013). "Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies". Beyond The Last Man. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ Cup Winners Cup Topscorers Archived 29 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Rsssf.com (18 December 2003). Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ European Champions' Cup 1986–87 – Details Archived 9 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Rsssf.com (17 January 2008). Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived 17 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "UEFA Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
External links
- ""Blokhin's sprint to success" (UEFA.com)". Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
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- Oleg Blokhin – FIFA competition record (archived)