Vladimir Obuchov

Vladimir Obukhov (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Обухов) (21 August 1935 – 16 July 2020) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball coach. He was a Merited Coach of the Soviet Union and Honoured coach of Russia.

Life and career

Obukhov was born in Moscow. He graduated from the Regional Pedagogical Institute in Moscow in 1959.[1] He started his career as coach with the Soviet Union national under-18 team in 1968. He was the coach of the team until 1989. In 1972 Obuchov became assistant coach at MBC Dynamo Moscow. The team twice won third place in the USSR Premier Basketball League (1975 and 1976). In 1985 Obukhov became coach of the Soviet Union men's national basketball team. With the team he won gold at EuroBasket 1985. In 1986 he won the silver medal at 1986 FIBA World Championship. In 1992 he was coach of the Malta men's national basketball team. Obuchov died on 16 July 2020, aged 84.[2]

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References
  1. The legend of Dinamo. Vladimir Oboechov, sports.ru, 6 October 2015
  2. "Бывший главный тренер сборной СССР по баскетболу Обухов умер в возрасте 84 лет". ТАСС. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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