Aleksandr Antonovich Khapsalis (Russian: Александр Антонович Хапсалис; born 17 October 1957) is a former Soviet football player of Pontic Greek descent. His parents were deported from Odessa Oblast.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksandr Antonovich Khapsalis | ||
Date of birth | (1957-10-17) 17 October 1957 (age 64) | ||
Place of birth | Talgar, Kazakh SSR | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker/Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Talgar Football School | |||
Almaty Sports Internat | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1975 | FC Kairat | 21 | (0) |
1976–1982 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 135 | (12) |
1983–1985 | FC Dynamo Moscow | 72 | (0) |
1987–1988 | Kolos Nikopol | 52 | (6) |
1989 | FC Zirka Kirovohrad | 49 | (4) |
1990–1991 | FC Kirovets St. Petersburg | 43 | (3) |
1991–1992 | San Diego Sockers | 12 | (0) |
National team | |||
1979 | Ukraine | ||
1979 | USSR | 2 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
Los Angeles Dynamo | |||
Valley United Soccer Club | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
At the end of his football playing career, Khapsalis played Indoor soccer in the United States with the San Diego Sockers.[1]
Khapsalis made his debut for USSR in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against Finland and scored on his debut. USSR did not qualify for the final tournament.
In 1979 Khapsalis played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.[2]
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