Boris Kuznetsov (footballer, born 1928)

For other people with the same name, see Boris Kuznetsov.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Dimitriyevich and the family name is Kuznetsov.

Boris Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Борис Дмитриевич Кузнецов; born 14 July 1928; died 3 December 1999) was a Russian and Soviet footballer. He was capped 26 times for Soviet Union, playing the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also won the gold medal as part of the Soviet team at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Boris Kuznetsov

Personal information
Full name	Boris Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov
Date of birth	(1928-07-14)14 July 1928
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Date of death	3 December 1999(1999-12-03) (aged 71)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1949	MVO Moscow
1950	CDKA Moscow	0	(0)
1951–1953	MVO Kalinin	27	(0)
1953–1961	Dynamo Moscow	163	(1)
International career
1954–1959	Soviet Union	26	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's Football
Olympic Games
	1956 Melbourne	Team competition

References

1. "Boris Kuznetsov". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

External links

• Profile
• Boris Kuznetsov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)