Anatoliy Kuksov Explained

Anatoliy Kuksov
Fullname:Anatoliy Yakovlevich Kuksov
Birth Date:21 November 1949
Birth Place:Voroshilovhrad, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Death Date:January 2022 (aged 72)
Death Place:Luhansk, Ukraine
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1959–1966
Youthclubs1:Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk
Years1:1966–1985
Clubs1:Zorya Voroshilovhrad
Caps1:489
Goals1:87
Nationalyears1:1972
Nationalteam1:USSR
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1986–1990
Managerclubs1:Zorya Voroshilovhrad (assistant)
Manageryears2:1990–1993
Managerclubs2:Zorya Luhansk
Manageryears3:1994
Managerclubs3:Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Manageryears4:1995–1996
Managerclubs4:Azovets Mariupol
Manageryears5:1996–1997
Managerclubs5:Zorya Luhansk
Manageryears6:2001–2003
Managerclubs6:Avanhard Rovenky
Manageryears7:2007–2008
Managerclubs7:Komunalnyk Luhansk
Manageryears8:2010–2013
Managerclubs8:Hirnyk Rovenky
Manageryears9:2015
Managerclubs9:Luhansk People's Republic

Anatoliy Yakovych Kuksov (Анатолій Якович Куксов; 21 November 1949 – January 2022) was a Soviet football player and a Ukrainian coach. He is the most capped player for FC Zorya Luhansk with just about a dozen matches shy of 500, one of the best scorers and one of the longest serving coaches of the club.

In 2007–08 Kuksov tried to create another professional club in city FC Komunalnyk Luhansk which folded within a couple of seasons. In 2015 he became a coach of the Russian-occupied Luhansk region team.

International career

Kuksov made his debut for the USSR national team on 2 July 1972 in a friendly against Argentina.

Five of eight games for the Soviet team, Kuksov played at the 1972 Olympic football competition.

Personal life and death

His grandson is the volleyball player Dmytro Filippov. Kuksov died in Luhansk in January 2022, at the age of 72.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 4 January 2022. Умер чемпион СССР Анатолий Куксов. 4 January 2022. Sport Express. ru.