Vasili Trofimov


Vasili Dmitriyevich Trofimov was a Soviet football player.

Playing career

The USSR champion in three sports: football, ice hockey, and bandy in the Dynamo teams.

International career

Trofimov made his debut for USSR on 15 July 1952 in a 1952 Olympics game against Bulgaria and scored on his debut. He also scored a goal against Yugoslavia.

Coaching career

From 1964 to 1981 he served as the senior coach of the Soviet Union national bandy team, which under his leadership eight times in a row became the world champion.

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