Konstantin Ivanovich Lemeshev (; 7 April 1907 – 21 September 1950) was a

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player and coach. Coaching FC Zenit Leningrad, he continued even in declining health despite doctors' advice and was taken to the hospital during a home game, dying a few dates later. He was an older brother of

Vladimir Lemeshev Vladimir Ivanovich Lemeshev (; born 3 May 1911 in St. Petersburg; died 27 February 1976 in Leningrad) was a Soviet Russian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football ( ...

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* 1907 births 1950 deaths Footballers from Saint Petersburg Soviet men's footballers Soviet football managers FC Zenit Saint Petersburg managers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders FC Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg players {{USSR-footy-midfielder-stub