| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1937-04-24)24 April 1937 |
| Died | 16 October 2016(2016-10-16) (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1955–1967 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 7 |
| Coaching career | 1979–1981 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1955–1957 | Rustovnna Burevestnik |
| 1957–1967 | CSKA Moscow |
Coaching | |
| 1979–1981 | Mozambique |
| Career highlights | |
As a player:
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Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov (Russian:Виктор Алексеевич Зубков; 24 April 1937 – 16 October 2016) was a Soviet professionalbasketball player andcoach. At a height of 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in), he played at thecenter position.[1] He is considered to be one of the most distinguished players of Soviet and European basketball in the 1950s and 1960s.
He won two silver medals at theSummer Olympic Games, while representing the senior men'sSoviet national team. He was named one ofFIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
Zubkov played at theclub level withCSKA Moscow, with whom he won 8Soviet national league titles (1959–1966), and twoFIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) titles (1961 and 1963).
As a member of the senior men'sSoviet national team for seven years (1956–1963), he won twoOlympic silver medals (1956 and1960), oneFIBA World Cupbronze medal, in1963 (in which he was also the teamcaptain), and threeEuroBasket gold medals (1957,1959, and1961).
Zubkov retired from playing basketball in 1966, and after that, he worked as senior instructor and deputy chief of the military-engineering academy, named afterValerian Kuybyshev, and as thehead coach of the seniorMozambican national team.
Zubkov died on 16 October 2016.
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