Nikolai Ivanovich Tishchenko () (born 10 December 1926 in Lyublino; died 10 May 1981 in

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) was a

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football player.

Honours

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: 1956. *

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winner: 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958. *

runner-up: 1954, 1955. *

bronze: 1957. * Season-end Top 33 players list: 1957.

International career

Tishchenko made his debut for

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on 8 September 1954 in a friendly against

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. He came into limelight during the

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semifinal against

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he broke his

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, the substitutions were not yet allowed, so he stayed on the field, finishing the game.

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