Boris Ivanovitch Afanasiev (russian: Борис Иванович Афанасьев; August 8, 1913 – 1983) was a

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, coach, and football player.

Career

Afanasiev was first a football player. He played for CDKA Moscow from 1929-1933. He then played for Dukat Moscow in 1933, for

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from 1934-1937, and for

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from 1938-1941. He later returned to CDKA Moscow from 1944-1948. He won the

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with CDKA Moscow in 1945, before winning the

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with them a year later. In total, he scored three goals in 93 games played in the Soviet Top League. In 1948, after finishing his football career, Afanasiev began playing ice hockey. He won the

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with the CDKA Moscow hockey team in 1948, 1949, and 1950.Profile
on eurohockey.com He was CDKA's goaltender along with

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. He was inducted into the

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in 1948. After ending his ice hockey career in 1953, Afanasiev became a coach.

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* 1913 births 1983 deaths Soviet footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Dynamo Kyiv players PFC CSKA Moscow players Soviet ice hockey goaltenders Soviet ice hockey coaches HC CSKA Moscow players Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Yugoslavia Footballers from Moscow Ice hockey people from Moscow Russian footballers Russian ice hockey goaltenders {{Russia-footy-bio-stub