Anatoli Yevgenyevich Kozhemyakin (Russian: Анатолий Евгеньевич Кожемякин, 24 February 1953 – 13 October 1974) was a Soviet football player. He died in a freak accident: he was stuck in an elevator, but was able to open the elevator doors, as he tried to climb out, the elevator started moving again and crushed him to death.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anatoli Yevgenyevich Kozhemyakin | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-02-24)24 February 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR | ||
| Date of death | 13 October 1974(1974-10-13) (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow, Russian SFSR | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969 | FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 1970–1974 | FC Dynamo Moscow | 62 | (24) |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1973 | USSR | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kozhemyakin made his debut for USSR on 29 March 1972 (aged 19) in a friendly against Bulgaria. He played in a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Chile. USSR team did not go to the return game against Chile in protest against the Augusto Pinochet regime.
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