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Igor Belanov

イーゴリ・ベラノフ　/　いーごり・べらのふ

Association football player from Ukraine

September 25, 1960 (age 65)　・　Odesa, Kherson Governorate, Ukraine

Kherson Governorate
association football player

My Take

Igor Belanov is a name I think deserves more reverence than it gets. Born in Odesa in 1960, this Soviet and Ukrainian striker tore defenses apart for Dynamo Kyiv and won the 1986 Ballon d'Or, becoming only the second Ukrainian to take it after Oleh Blokhin. Prying Europe's top individual prize out from behind the Iron Curtain carried a weight that's hard to grasp now. Add his Ukrainian state honors and you have a genuine piece of football history. As a blistering Cold War-era forward who outran his circumstances, he's someone I want to keep telling people about.

Overview

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).

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Igor Belanov
Name (Japanese): イーゴリ・ベラノフ
Reading: いーごり・べらのふ
Born: September 25, 1960 (age 65)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rat
Origin: Odesa, Kherson Governorate, Ukraine
Blood type: Private
Height: 173 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

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

Awards & achievements

Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class
Ballon d'Or
Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
Order of Merit, 1st class
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%95

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