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Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Icon CAM, also CM, SS Right-footed playmakercreator
Rating
84
Caps
2
Goals
0
Life
1939–2002
Clubs
FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Chornomorets Odesa, FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Honours
6× Hall of Fame
#17
Editorial rank of 33 for Ukraine
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Before becoming a legendary coach, he was a visionary attacking midfielder for Dynamo Kyiv, famed for his free-kicks and tactical brilliance. Career record: 2 caps and 0 goals for Ukraine; club career at FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Chornomorets Odesa, FC Shakhtar Donetsk; honours include 6× Hall of Fame.

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Career record

1957–1964FC Dynamo Kyiv
1965–1966FC Chornomorets Odesa
1967–1968FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Ukraine2 caps, 0 goals

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Around Lobanovskyi in the almanac

One rank above: Oleh Luzhnyi at #16.

One rank below: Volodymyr Bezsonov at #18.

Ukraine's editorial top five: Andriy Shevchenko · Oleh Blokhin · Anatoliy Tymoshchuk · Oleh Protasov · Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko.