Leonid Ostrovski | |
Fullname: | Leonid Alfonsovich Ostrovski |
Birth Date: | 17 January 1936 |
Birth Place: | Riga, Latvia |
Death Place: | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | VEF Rīga |
Youthclubs2: | FK Daugava Rīga |
Years1: | 1954–1955 |
Clubs1: | FK Daugava Rīga |
Years2: | 1956–1962 |
Clubs2: | FC Torpedo Moscow |
Years3: | 1963–1968 |
Clubs3: | FC Dynamo Kyiv |
Years4: | 1970 |
Clubs4: | FC Mashuk Pyatigorsk |
Nationalyears1: | 1958–1966 |
Nationalteam1: | Soviet Union |
Nationalyears2: | 1966 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1971 |
Managerclubs1: | FC Dnipro Cherkasy |
Manageryears2: | 1974 |
Managerclubs2: | FC Start Chuhuiv |
Manageryears3: | 1975–1976 |
Managerclubs3: | Skury Tsalenjikha |
Leonid Alfonsovich Ostrovski (Russian: Леонид Альфонсович Островский, Ukrainian: Леонід Альфонсович Островський, Latvian: Leonīds Ostrovskis; 17 January 1936 in Riga – 17 April 2001 in Kyiv) was a Soviet football player and manager of Jewish origin.[1]
Ostrovski made his debut for the national team on 18 November 1961 in a friendly against Argentina (he was selected for the 1958 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament).
He played in two World Cups: 1962 and 1966. He was the only footballer from Latvia for the Soviet Union in the World Cups.