Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Ukrainian football manager (1939–2002)
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Valeriy Lobanovskyi
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Summary

Valeriy Lobanovskyi was born on January 6, 1939[1], in Kyiv[2]. He died on May 13, 2002[3], in Zaporizhzhia[4]. He worked as an association football player[5] and association football coach[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,925 views/month, #7,034 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Baikove Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Soviet Union[9], Ukraine[10]
  • Educated at: Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute[11], Odesa Polytechnic National University[12]
  • Award received: Order of the Badge of Honour[13], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[14], Merited Coach of the USSR[15], Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class[16], Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class[17], Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State[18], Master of Sport of the USSR[19], Honored Coach of Ukraine[20], FIFA Order of Merit[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Member of sports team: FC Shakhtar Donetsk[23], FC Dynamo Kyiv[24], FC Chornomorets Odesa[25], Soviet Union national association football team[26]
  • Member of political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union[27]
  • Commons category: Valeriy Lobanovskyi[28]
  • Position played on team / speciality: forward[29]
  • Cause of death: stroke[30]
  • Sport: association football[31]
  • Family name: Lobanovsky[32]
  • Given name: Valeriy[33]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[34]
  • Participant in: UEFA Euro 1988[35]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[36]
  • Country for sport: Soviet Union[37], Ukraine[38]
  • Name in native language: Вале́рий Лобано́вский[39]
  • Height: 187 cm[40]
  • Mass: 80 kg[41]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine[42]
  • Coach of sports team: FC Dnipro[43], FC Dynamo Kyiv[44], Soviet Union national association football team[45], Soviet Union Olympic football team[46], Сборная Украинской ССР по футболу[47], Emirates men's national football team[48], Kuwait national football team[49], Ukraine men's national football team[50]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Valeriy Lobanovskyi include Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium[51], an association football venue[52], in Ukraine[53], founded in 1933[54].

Why It Matters

Valeriy Lobanovskyi has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for him include Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium[51], an association football venue[52], in Ukraine[53], founded in 1933[54].

FAQs

Where was Valeriy Lobanovskyi born?

Valeriy Lobanovskyi was born in Kyiv[2].

Where did Valeriy Lobanovskyi die?

Valeriy Lobanovskyi died in Zaporizhzhia[4].

What did Valeriy Lobanovskyi do for work?

Valeriy Lobanovskyi worked as an association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

Where did Valeriy Lobanovskyi go to school?

Valeriy Lobanovskyi was educated at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute[11] and Odesa Polytechnic National University[12].

What awards did Valeriy Lobanovskyi receive?

Honors received include Order of the Badge of Honour[13], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[14], Merited Coach of the USSR[15], and Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class[16].

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  1. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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