Viktor Stepanovych Zhylin (; ; 9 January 1923 – 14 October 2009) was a Ukrainian

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defender and

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, the master of sports, the honored trainer of Ukraine.

Player career

Zhylin was born in the city of Tahanrih (today

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. Since childhood, playing in local Krylya Sovetov Taganrog, was a member of the

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. After winning back to his favorite things to football. He played for FC Dinamo Kursk and FC Dinamo Voronezh. As a player Zhylin had successful stint with

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. Also played for FC Zenit Leningrad, FK Daugava Rīga and FC OBO Kyiv. He was nicknamed 'Berkut' during his Dynamo Kyiv stint.

Coaching career

Graduation High School Coaches and the Kyiv Institute of Physical Education. Stood in the legendary origins of FC Lokomotyv Vinnytsia, and by managing this team, in 1959 became the champion of the Ukrainian SSR. He worked with football clubs: FC Avangard Kharkiv,

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, FC Avtomobilist Zhytomyr,

FC Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Odesa, Ukraine. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ''Dynamo'', but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959

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, FC Mashynobudivnyk Borodyanka,

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, FC Systema-Boreks Borodyanka. The most famous disciples of Viktor Zhylin are

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and

Leonid Buryak Leonid Yosipovich Buryak (; born 10 July 1953) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian football (soccer), football Coach (sport), coach, and a former Olympic bronze medal, bronze-medal-winning player. Career Buryak was born in Odesa, in the Soviet Union. He w ...

. On 14 October 2009 at the age of 86, Viktor Stepanovych Zhylin died.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

* Soviet Top League Runner-Up: 1952 *

Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR (, ) was a playoff republican competitions in association football that were taken place in Ukrainian SSR in 1936–1991 and were predecessors of the Ukrainian Cup.Kolomiyets, A. Did you know that Ukrainian cup com ...

: 1947, 1948

Coach

* Soviet Class B (Ukraine):

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References

External links

* * Artur Valerko, Yuriy Malyshev.
Football at the Zhylin Street (Футбол на вулиці Жиліна)
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