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Evgeny Lovchev

エフゲニー・ロフチェフ　/　えふげにー・ろふちぇふ

Association football player from Soviet Union

January 29, 1949 (age 77)　・　Kryukovo, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union

Moscow Oblast
association football player
association football coach
futsal coach

My Take

What draws me to Evgeny Lovchev is his refusal to leave the game once his playing days ended. Born near Moscow in 1949, he kept reinventing himself as a coach, a futsal manager, and a sports commentator, which to me marks a rare kind of devotion. His USSR International Class master title and the Order of Friendship suggest a man trusted not just for his feet but for his judgement. At 170 cm he was never imposing, yet he carried Soviet football on his back. I respect figures who stay loud and engaged long after the spotlight fades, and his continued presence online proves that fire never went out.

Overview

Evgeny Serafimovich Lovchev (Russian: Евгений Серафимович Ловчев; born 29 January 1949) is a Russian sports journalist, a former footballer, and a football and futsal manager.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Evgeny Lovchev
Name (Japanese): エフゲニー・ロフチェフ
Reading: えふげにー・ろふちぇふ
Born: January 29, 1949 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Ox
Origin: Kryukovo, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach / futsal coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class
Order of Friendship

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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