Eduard Vasilyevich Malofeyev ( rus, Эдуа́рд Васи́льевич Малофе́ев, p=məlɐˈfʲeɪf, ; born 2 June 1942) is a Soviet and Belarusian

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coach and former international player of

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n origin. Despite being born and grown in

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, Malofeyev rose to prominence in Belarus, having scored over 100 goals in

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for Dinamo Minsk. He led Dinamo Minsk to the team's only Soviet champions title, and coached

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Life and career

Malofeyev played for Avangard Kolomna (1960), Spartak Moscow (1961–1962) and Dinamo Minsk (1963–1972). In 1962, he won the Soviet championship with Spartak. He was capped 40 times for the USSR national team in 1963–1968 and scored 6 goals. He participated in UEFA Euro 1964 and

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as well World Cup 1966. As a coach, Malofeyev led Dinamo Minsk to the championship in the

in 1982. In 1984–1986 he was the head coach for USSR. The national team qualified for the 1986 World Cup but he was fired shortly before the World Cup started in favor of

Valeriy Lobanovskyi Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi (, ; 6 January 1939 – 13 May 2002) was а Soviet and Ukrainian football player and manager. He was Master of Sports of the USSR, Distinguished Coach of the USSR, and a laureate of the UEFA Order of Merit in Rub ...

. He also coached the

from 2000 to 2003. Between 2004 and 2007 he worked in all three clubs associated with Vladimir Romanov's holding (Belarusian MTZ-RIPO Minsk, Lithuanian

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and Scottish Hearts) in various coaching and administrative positions. In later years he coached Dynamo Saint Petersburg (whom he led to promotion to the

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in 2009Лауреаты сезона 2009–го года
), Shakhtyor Soligorsk and Pskov-747.

International goals

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