Anatoliy Konkov Explained

Anatoliy Konkov
Fullname:Anatoliy Dmytrovych Konkov
Birth Date:1949 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Krasnyi Luch, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Kyiv, Ukraine
Position:Midfielder, Stopper
Youthyears1:1959–1965
Youthclubs1:Avanhard Kramatorsk
Years1:1965–1967
Years2:1968–1974
Years3:1975–1981
Clubs1:Avanhard Kramatorsk
Clubs2:Shakhtar Donetsk
Clubs3:Dynamo Kyiv
Caps2:141
Goals2:20
Caps3:193
Goals3:10
Nationalyears1:1971–1978
Nationalteam1:USSR
Nationalcaps1:47
Nationalgoals1:8
Manageryears1:1982
Manageryears2:1983–1984
Manageryears3:1986–1989
Manageryears4:1990
Manageryears5:1994
Manageryears6:1995
Manageryears7:1998
Manageryears8:1998–2000
Manageryears9:2000–2002
Manageryears10:2003
Manageryears11:2004–2006
Manageryears12:2008–2012
Managerclubs1:Tavriya Simferopol (assistant)
Managerclubs2:Tavriya Simferopol
Managerclubs3:Shakhtar Donetsk
Managerclubs4:Zenit Leningrad
Managerclubs5:Ukraine U21
Managerclubs6:Ukraine
Managerclubs7:Mykolaiv
Managerclubs8:Vorskla Poltava
Managerclubs9:Stal Alchevsk
Managerclubs10:Metalurh Donetsk (sporting director)
Managerclubs11:Inter Baku
Managerclubs12:Stal Alchevsk (sporting director)

Anatoliy Konkov (uk|Анатолій Дмитрович Коньков; 19 September 1949 – 4 October 2024) was a Soviet football player from Ukraine and Soviet and later Ukrainian football manager. Native of Eastern Ukraine, he made a football career in Dynamo Kyiv of 1970s. He was honored as the Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1982). Konkov served as the President of the Football Federation of Ukraine in September 2012.[1]

Career

Konkov began his football career in Kramatorsk for local Avanhard and his first coach was Yuriy Nesterenko. Eventually he made it to the top performer of the region Shakhtar Donetsk where he played until 1974. He then moved to Dynamo Kyiv with which he won a few European honours.

During his playing career Konkov played in defense as a stopper. He won four Soviet championships, once was a holder of the Soviet Cup, UEFA Supercup, and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1974-75.[1] He was a vice-champion of Europe'72, and received an Olympic bronze medal in 1976.

In 1979 Konkov played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.[2]

After retiring as a player Konkov became a coach, coaching clubs of the Soviet Union, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan. On 2 September 2012 he was elected the President of the Football Federation of Ukraine,[1] becoming the second president after Viktor Bannikov who had a professional player career.

Death

On 4 October 2024, it was announced that Konkov had died at the age of 75.[3] He died in Kyiv.[4]

Honours and awards

Sports honours

State awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ffu.org.ua/eng/ffu/about/10506/ Anatoliy Konkov takes over as FFU president
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319200631/http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6685%3A1979spartakiadanarodovsssrros&catid=212%3Asovietua79&Itemid=775 Football at the 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of USSR
  3. Web site: https://www.facebook.com/UNNews . 2024-10-04 . Legendary Ukrainian footballer and former coach Anatoliy Konkov dies УНН . 2024-10-04 . unn.ua . en.
  4. https://dynamo.kiev.ua/uk/news/614857-pomer-anatolii-konkov Помер Анатолій Коньков…
  5. Web site: Указ президента Украины N 795/2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20090610073427/http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1846.html. 2009-06-10. 2009-02-12. live.
  6. http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/19530.html Указ Президента України № 299/2015 від 29 травня 2015 року "Про відзначення державними нагородами України ветеранів команди товариства «Футбольний клуб „Динамо“ Київ»"
  7. Web site: Указ Президента України № 446/2020 від 14 жовтня 2020 року "Про відзначення державними нагородами України ветеранів команди товариства «Футбольний клуб "Динамо" Київ» . 2020-10-16 . 2020-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017073718/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4462020-35365 . live .