Friday, March 25, 2016

Soviet football legend Anatoli Ilyin passed away

Soviet football legend Anatoly Ilyin died at the age of 84 here on Thursday. About Anatoli Ilyin :
  • Striker Ilyin was capped 31 times by the then Soviet Russia between 1952-59 and scored 16 goals. He played for the Spartak Moscow club for the majority of his professional career (1949-1962).
  • He won the Soviet Top League with his club five times (1952, 1953, 1956, 1958 and 1962)
  • He was the league’s top scorer twice, in 1954 (11 goals) and 1958 (20 goals).
  • He also participated in the 1958 World Cup.

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