Andrey Petrovich Starostin (; 11 (24) October 1906 – October 22, 1987) was a Soviet football player and author. He was an

Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Unified All-Russian Sports Classification () is a system which regulates the Russian physical education system requirements for both athletes and coaches. History In the Soviet period Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR () exist ...

(1940). He was head of the USSR team (1960–1964, 1968–1970) and Chairman of the Federation of Moscow football (1971–1987).

Early life

Starostin was born in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

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in 1906, and was fascinated by football from an early age. In 1916 at the age of ten he made his way, alone, across Moscow, to watch

OLLS Moscow OLLS Moscow was the popular name of the ''Amateur Society of Skiing Sports'' (Russian: Общество Любителей Лыжного Спорта, abbreviated to OLLS) established in 1901.. In 1911 it established its own football team, one of t ...

play at their football ground in

Sokolniki Park Sokolniki Park, named for the falconry, falcon hunt of the grand princes of Principality of Moscow, Moscow formerly conducted there, is located in the eponymous Sokolniki District of Moscow. Sokolniki Park is not far from the center of the Mo ...

. He started playing in 1922, in Moscow in the club team of the MKS.

Career

He played for clubs in Moscow ''Krasnaya Presnya'' (1923–1925), Pisheviki (1926–1930), Cooperatsiya (1931, 1934), Ducat (1932–1933), Spartak (1935–1942, captain team in 1937–1940). Starostin was RSFSR Champion 1931 Champion of the USSR in 1935 (5 games, 1 goal), 1936 (Fall), 1938 and 1939. He was the second prize winner of the USSR championship in 1937, the third prize winner – 1936 (c) and 1940. In the USSR championships he played 93 matches and made 4 goals. He was the winner of the USSR Cup in 1938 and 1939. He played for the national team of Moscow – 1933–40, RSFSR – 1931–34. For the USSR national team played he played 10 informal matches from 1932 to 1935 respectively, all against the Turkey national team. He played as a midfielder in hockey and was on the Moscow team from 1929 to 1935. 2nd prize winner of the USSR championship in 1935. He was champion of the RSFSR in 1932, 1927 and 1934 and Champion of Moscow 1928. He was arrested in 1942 and sent to

Norillag Norillag, Norilsk Corrective Labor Camp () was a gulag labor camp set by Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia and headquartered there. It existed from June 25, 1935 to August 22, 1956. *Karlo Štajner (1902-1992), Croatian writer *Nikolay Urvantsev ( ...

. He entered in the all-time team of the USSR for 50 years (1967). He wrote various books, including ''Big Football'' (Wiley), 1957, 1959, 1964), ''The Story of Football'' (Wiley, 1973), ''Meetings on the Football Orbit'' (Wiley, 1978, 1980), ''The Flagship of Football'' (M., 1988). Starostin died in

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in 1987 and was buried in the

Vagankovo Cemetery Vagankovo Cemetery () is located in the Presnensky District of Moscow, Russia. It was established in 1771, in an effort to curb 1770–1772 Russian plague, an outbreak of bubonic plague in Central Russia. The cemetery was one of those created ou ...

Recognition

Starostin was awarded the

Order of the Badge of Honor The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

(1937), Friendship of Peoples (1980) and Red Banner of Labor (1985).

References

External links

На сайте «Сборная России по футболу»

Сайт родословной братьев Старостиных
{{DEFAULTSORT:Starostin, Andrey 1906 births 1987 deaths Footballers from Moscow Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Soviet men's footballers FC Spartak Moscow players Soviet bandy players Soviet football managers Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery Gulag detainees Men's association football players not categorized by position