Igor Belanov

Who is this?

Igor Ivanovich Belanov (Russian: И́горь Ива́нович Бела́нов) or Ihor Ivanovych Bielanov (Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Бєланов; born 25 September 1960) is a Soviet and Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made a name for himself at Dynamo Kyiv, winning five major titles as well as the Ballon d'Or in 1986 and became the second Ukrainian national to win the award after Oleh Blokhin (1975). He then spent six years in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga and Eintracht Braunschweig in the 2. Bundesliga, with little success. Belanov represented the Soviet Union at one World Cup and one European Championship. He was included in the list of the top 100 World Cup footballers of all time by The Guardian in 2014. In 2011, he, Oleh Blokhin and Vitaliy Starukhin were named as the "legends of Ukrainian football" at the Victory of Football awards.

Career

1. 1960
   Born
2. 1979
   Joined SC Odesa
3. 1981
   Joined FC Chornomorets Odesa
4. 1985
   Joined FC Dynamo Kyiv
5. 1985
   Joined Soviet Union national association football team
6. 1989
   Joined Borussia Mönchengladbach
7. 1991
   Joined Eintracht Braunschweig
8. 1995
   Joined FC Chornomorets Odesa
9. 1995
   Joined FC Chornomorets Odesa
10. 1996
    Joined FC Mariupol
11. Won Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class
12. Won Ballon d'Or
13. Won Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
14. Won Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
15. Won Order of Merit, 1st class

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Odesa
• •Citizenship: Ukraine, Soviet Union
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football