Valery Voronin
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Voronin in 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Valery Ivanovich Voronin | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1939 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 May 1984 (aged 44) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | "Kauchuk" factory team | |||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | FC Torpedo Moscow | |||||||||||||
| 1955–1957 | FShM Moscow | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1958–1969 | FC Torpedo Moscow | 219 | (26) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1968 | USSR | 63 | (5) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Valery Ivanovich Voronin (Russian: Валерий Иванович Воронин; 17 July 1939 – 19 May 1984) was a Soviet footballer who represented Torpedo Moscow and the Soviet national team. He was a versatile defensive midfielder whose impressive technical abilities and hard tackling made him one of the most complete midfielders of the 1960s. He was also capable of playing as a central defender.