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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Viktor Maksymovych Bannikov | ||
| Date of birth | (1938-04-28)28 April 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Luhyny,Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Date of death | 25 April 2001(2001-04-25) (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Kyiv,Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959 | Avanhard Zhytomyr | 22 | (0) |
| 1960 | Avanhard Chernihiv | 19 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Desna Chernihiv | 33 | (0) |
| 1961–1969 | Dynamo Kyiv | 151 | (0) |
| 1970–1973 | Torpedo Moscow | 107 | (0) |
| Total | 258 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1972 | USSR | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976 | FC Zorya Luhansk(team's director) | ||
| 1977–1978 | Spartak Zhytomyr | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Viktor Maksymovych Bannikov (Ukrainian:Віктор Максимович Банніков,Russian:Ви́ктор Макси́мович Ба́нников; 28 April 1938 – 25 April 2001) was aUkrainian football official and aSoviet player. He was considered one of the bestgoalkeepers in theSoviet Union earning the title of the best twice in 1964 and 1970. Bannikov had 138clean sheets earning him a place in the symbolicLev Yashin club. Distinguished Master of Sport of USSR (1991). He died on the 25 April 2001 and he has buried at theBaikove Cemetery in Baikova St, 6,Kyiv,Ukraine, where alsoValeriy Lobanovskyi was buried.[2][3]
Bannikov was born in one of the villages inZhytomyrschyna,Ukrainian SSR, to ethnic Russian parents.[citation needed] He started his career withAvanhard Zhytomyr. In 1959 Lev Misozhnik, the coach of the localAvanhard Chernihiv football team, was fascinated Victor so much that he gladly agreed to try himself in a new capacity. Finally make a decision in favor of football, according to Viktor Bannikov, he was forced by purely mundane considerations. He made his debut at the age of 20 in theSoviet Second League, an impressive achievement considering many teams still preferred an experienced pair of hands between the sticks.[4][5] In the mean time the team changed the name toDesna Chernihiv.[6][7] In 1961 he moved toKyiv where he spent 8 years of his playing career forDynamo. During this time he was considered one of the best players, and together with Dynamo he won thechampionships in 1967 and 1968. Also he was the member of the Soviet national team that took fourth place at the1966 FIFA World Cup. As the member of the Kyivan club he also was the holder of the Soviet Cup in 1964 and 1966. In 1968, he made a record that never was broken in the Soviet football by goalkeeping for 1122 minutes without conceding a single goal. In1972 now withTorpedo Moscow he also won theSoviet Cup competition.[8]
In his 14 international representations for his country, he allowed 13 goals and won only six of them. Over his international career, Bannikov served as a back-up goalkeeper for such footballers likeLev Yashin andAnzor Kavazashvili.
His first game forUSSR national team was on 29 November 1964 against Bulgaria which was tied at nil.[9] The national team went on a brief tour inBalkans playing against Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. The game against Bulgaria was the last official match for the Soviet team in 1964.
The most disastrous game came against Sweden in 1972 where he allowed three(!) goals and was substituted. The game was tied at four, and it was his last game on the international level. Having a great career at the club level, his international record was kind of shaky. His best game for the national team was against Wales at home grounds in 1965 (2–1 win). Bannikov lost only a single game when the national team yielded toBrazil at home in 1965 (0–3).[10][11][12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | GA | Apps | GA | Apps | GA | Apps | GA | ||
| Avanhard Zhytomyr | 1959 | 22 | ? | 2 | 3 | — | 24 | ? | |
| Avanhard Chernihiv | 1960 | 19 | ? | — | — | 19 | ? | ||
| Desna Chernihiv | 1961 | 33 | ? | 3 | 4 | — | 36 | ? | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1962 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1963 | 34 | 39 | — | — | 34 | 39 | |||
| 1964 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 3 | — | 34 | 28 | ||
| 1965 | 29 | 20 | — | 4[a] | 2[a] | 33 | 20 | ||
| 1966 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2[a] | 4[a] | 12 | 12 | |
| 1967 | 22 | 5 | — | 3[b] | 4[b] | 25 | 9 | ||
| 1968 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 14 | ||
| 1969 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |||
| Torpedo Moscow | 1970 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 3 | — | 34 | 32 | |
| 1971 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 3 | — | 35 | 27 | ||
| 1972 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 3 | — | 39 | 34 | ||
| 1973 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 24 | ||
| 12 seasons in Class A/Vysshaya Liga | 258 | 229 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 305 | 258 | |
Notes:
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
During his playing career, five times he was named to the symbolicdream team (33 of the best) which was picked on an annual basis. At the end of the 1970s he was on the coaching positions for couple of Ukrainian teams. In 1963, he earned the distinguished master of sport of USSR award.[15] He held a title of a distinguished coach of theUkrainian SSR.
He had initiated the first official match for theUkraine national football team. He had been awarded the Ruby Order ofUEFA "For service". He dedicated his whole life tofootball and particularly to the development of the Ukrainian football.[citation needed]
From 1991 to 1996 he was elected as the president of theFootball Federation of Ukraine and until 2001 he stayed there as the vice-president.[15]
In his interview to the Soviet sports magazine "Futbol-Khokey" in 1970, Bannikov told that he lost his father early in life who perished in the war.[16] He also said that with his mother they returned toZhytomyr in 1946 when he was 8.[16] As a teenager he had to work at a shoe factory, while attending school.[16] About his sports interest, at first Bannikov was involved in track and field, particularly the high jump being able to clear 195 m (640 ft) height.[16] He also participated in basketball and volleyball. As a basketballer, Bannikov received the GTO 1st Class achievement award (Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR).[16]
To football Bannikov arrived by random occurrence when some passerby who introduced himself as Lev Misiozhnik invited him to a factory team that he was managing in the position of a goalkeeper.[16] And at the age of 20, Bannikov entered the realm ofassociation football.[16] Following his first game for a factory team he ended up in a hospital receiving concussion during his collision with a forward.[16]
| Preceded by | Presidents of FFU 1991–1996 | Succeeded by |
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Presidents of theUkrainian Association of Football | ||
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| Soviet section of football and ice hockey |  | |
| Soviet football federation | ||
| Association of football (Football federation) |
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