Valeri Mikhailovich Matyunin (; 20 July 1960 – 9 January 2018) was a Russian professional

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er.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the

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in 1979 for

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. After winning the 1984

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with Dynamo, Matyunin had spells with

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, FC Tiligul Tiraspol,

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, FC Gigant Voskresensk and FC Industriya Obninsk.

Honours

winner: 1984. *

runner-up: 1986.

European club competitions

With

. *

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: 2 games. * UEFA Cup 1982–83: 1 game. * European Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85: 3 games.

Referee career

After his retirement as a player, he worked as a referee from 1997 to 2005. The highest level he refereed in was the second-tier

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Personal life

His son

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is a

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referee.

References

1960 births 2018 deaths Footballers from Moscow Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Fakel Voronezh players FC Arsenal Tula players FC Dnepr Mogilev players FC APK Morozovsk players Soviet Top League players FC Spartak Kostroma players Russian football referees FC Kuzbass Kemerovo players 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-forward-1960s-stub