Viktor Mikhailovich Kolotov (; ; 3 July 1949 – 3 January 2000) was a Soviet and Ukrainian footballer who played as a

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. He was born in the settlement of Yudino,

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municipality. Today the settlement is included in the Kirov Raion of Kazan city. After becoming a coach he extended his welcomed stay in Kyiv. Together with Dynamo Kyiv he became the four-time champion of the USSR as well as the two-time holder of the USSR Cup. Also in Europe he participated in the memorable 1974–1975 season when Dynamo Kyiv conquered the Cup Winner's Cup and the

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. Kolotov was also a European vice-champion (1972). In 1979, Kolotov played couple of games for

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at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.

Career statistics for Dynamo Kyiv

*The statistics in USSR Cups and Europe is made under the scheme "autumn-spring" and enlisted in a year of start of tournaments

Honours

;Dynamo Kyiv * Soviet Top League (6):

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

, 1974,

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (),, , , (Moldovan Cyrillic: Купа УРСС), , , . was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union conducted by the Football Federation of the Soviet Union. The 1991–92 season of the tournam ...

(2): 1974, 1978 * European Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1974–75 * European Super Cup (1):

Individual * The best 33 football players of the Soviet Union (7): No. 1 (1971, 1972, 1974-1976), No. 2 (1977), No. 3 (1973) * ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season: 1972 * Eric Batty's World XI: 1976

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* 1949 births 2000 deaths Footballers from Kazan Soviet men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Russian emigrants to Ukraine Ukrainian people of Russian descent Soviet Union men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1972 players Olympic footballers for the Soviet Union Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union FC Rubin Kazan players FC Dynamo Kyiv players Soviet Top League players Soviet First League players Soviet Second League players Soviet football managers Ukrainian football managers FC Arsenal Kyiv managers Ukraine national under-21 football team managers FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk managers Ukrainian Premier League managers Ukrainian Second League managers Olympic medalists in football Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub