Viacheslav Mykhailovych Semenov (18 August 1947 – 12 August 2022)Помер динамовець В'ячеслав Семенов. Від імені клубу співчуття рідним та близьким висловив Ігор Суркіс
was a Ukrainian

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played as a

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or striker.

International career

Semenov made his debut for the

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on 29 June 1972 in a friendly against

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. He played in the

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qualifiers although the USSR did not qualify for the final tournament.

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv *

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: 1967, 1968 Zorya Voroshilovhrad * Soviet Top League: 1972 USSR * Olympic bronze: 1972

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