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My Take
Fyodor Cherenkov is one of those names that makes me a little wistful. A Moscow boy born in 1959, he gave Spartak Moscow nearly his entire career as a gifted, inventive midfielder, earning the Soviet Union's highest sporting honors. Yet everything I read paints him as modest and grounded, which only deepens my respect, since true virtuosos rarely need to boast. That he studied at a mining university adds a touching, ordinary texture to his story. Losing him at just 55 in 2014 feels far too soon, but the way Russian fans still cherish him proves his artistry and his character were inseparable.
Overview
Fyodor Fyodorovich Cherenkov (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Черенко́в; 25 July 1959 – 4 October 2014) was a Soviet and Russian football midfielder who played for Spartak Moscow (1977–90 and 1991–94) and Red Star Football Club (1990–91).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fyodor Cherenkov
- Name (Japanese)
- フョードル・チェレンコフ
- Reading
- ふょーどる・ちぇれんこふ
- Born
- July 25, 1959 – October 4, 2014
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
- Origin
- Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Moscow State Mining University
Awards & achievements
- Order of Honour
- Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Duchy of Moscow →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.