Viktor Nosov (footballer)
Viktor Nosov (Ukrainian: Віктор Васильович Носов; 19 July 1940 – 17 April 2008) was a Soviet footballer and coach. He is recognized as a Master of Sports of the Soviet Union and Merited Coach of Ukraine. While being led by Nosov, in 1979-1985 Shakhtar Donetsk won two Soviet Cups and became a runner-up of the Soviet Top League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Vasylyovych Nosov | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Stalino, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Date of death | April 17, 2008 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Donetsk, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Shakhtar Stalino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1960 | FC Shakhtar Stalino | 13 | (0) |
| 1960 | FC CSKA Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don | 28 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | FC Shakhtar Stalino | 40 | (0) |
| 1965 | FC Avanhard Kharkiv | 36 | (4) |
| 1966 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | 7 | (0) |
| 1967–1972 | FC Budivelnyk Poltava | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1972–1973 | FC Shakhtar Makiivka (ass't) | ||
| 1973–1974 | FC Kolos Poltava | ||
| 1975–1976 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (ass't) | ||
| 1977–1978 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk (ass't) | ||
| 1979–1985 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 1986 | Victory Sports Club | ||
| 1989 | FC Pakhtakor Tashkent | ||
| 1990 | FC Zorya Luhansk | ||
| 1991 | FC Dynamo Stavropol | ||
| 1991–1992 | FC Veres Rivne | ||
| 1992 | FC Temp Shepetivka (consultant) | ||
| 1994–1996 | FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | ||
| 2003–2004 | FC Vorskla-2 Poltava | ||
| 2005–2007 | FC Vorskla Poltava | ||
| 2007 | FC Vorskla Poltava (consultant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Nosov started out his playing career in 1958 in FC Shakhtar Donetsk. With Shakhtar and SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Nosov played some 88 games at the Soviet Top League.
He retired in 1972 with FC Budivelnyk Poltava. The same year he became a coach for FC Shakhtar Makiivka. Sometimes at the end of 1980s he coached Victory Sports Club from Maldives. With the fall of the Soviet Union, Nosov stayed in Ukraine and continued to coach Ukrainian teams.
In the beginning of April 2008 Nosov was hospitalized with abdominal angina at the Husak Institute of Urgent and Reconstructive Surgery in Donetsk. However soon after his surgery, he died.
External links
- Orel, T. In his 50s the illustrious coach of Donetsk "Shakhtar" Victor Nosov had gone nowhere. He lived in the basement, selling light bulbs, laces and shoe creams. Up to his own death his son called him with threats: "All the same, I'll kill you!". "Bulvar Gordona". 25 July 2008.
- Viktor Nosov on footballfacts.ru