Volodymyr Vasylyovych Bezsonov (Ukrainian: Володимир Васильович Безсонов, also spelled Vladimir Vasilijević Bessonov, born 5 March 1958) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player, he played for the Soviet Union national football team. The most recent team he was managing was Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.
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Full name | Volodymyr Vasylyovich Bezsonov | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1958-03-05) 5 March 1958 (age 64) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
1976–1990 | Dynamo Kyiv | 277 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Maccabi Haifa | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 282 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1990 | Soviet Union | 79 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
1980 | Soviet Union Olympic | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
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1997–2000 | CSKA Kyiv | |||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | CSKA Kyiv | |||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Turkmenistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Nyva Vinnytsia | |||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Zorya Luhansk | |||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Kharkiv | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | |||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Bezsonov's career began in 1976 with Dynamo Kyiv. Here he spent most of his career, except for a short one-season stint in Israeli club Maccabi Haifa F.C. in 1990–91. He was well known as a lightning quick full-back with a powerful shot. Bezsonov was attack-minded and scored a good return for a defender. He ended 27 goals in the 377 games that played for Dynamo.
Bezsonov won 79 caps and scored 4 goals for the Soviet Union national football team from 1977 to 1990 and was included in three FIFA World Cup squads. He also holds the record for the fifth highest appearances for the Soviet Union national football team.[1] In the 1990 World Cup he was sent off against Argentina. His team ended up losing the game 2–0 which became eventually his farewell match for the Sbornaya.[2]
In 1979 Bezsonov played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.[3]
Most recently, Bezsonov was the head coach of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League, but was sacked in Sep. 2010 following elimination from the UEFA Europa League and a number of poor results domestically.
Bezsonov is married to Viktoria Serkyh, a former two-time world champion in rhythmic gymnastics. Together they have a daughter, Anna Bessonova, who also competed internationally in rhythmic gymnastics, became world champion in 2007, and an Olympic bronze medalist in 2004 and 2008.
In February 2022, a photo of Bezsonov holding a gun and defending his home during the Russian invasion of Ukraine was posted on social media by his daughter.[4]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dynamo Kyiv | 1976 (s) | Soviet Top League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
1976 (a) | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
1977 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
1978 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 35 | 5 | |||
1979 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 33 | 3 | |||
1980 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 42 | 7 | |||
1981 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
1982 | 18 | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 21 | 5 | ||||
1983 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||||
1984 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||||
1985 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |||
1986 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
1987 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
1988 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
1989 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 25 | 8 | |||
1990 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 277 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 367 | 40 | ||
Soviet Union | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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1977 | 4 | 0 |
1978 | 10 | 2 |
1979 | 5 | 0 |
1980 | 8 | 1 |
1981 | 4 | 0 |
1982 | 7 | 0 |
1983 | 5 | 0 |
1984 | 3 | 0 |
1985 | 2 | 0 |
1986 | 11 | 0 |
1987 | 4 | 0 |
1988 | 9 | 0 |
1989 | 3 | 0 |
1990 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 79 | 4 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 September 1978 | Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, USSR | ![]() | 2–0 | Win | UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying |
2. | 26 November 1978 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | ![]() | 0–3 | Win | Friendly |
3. | 15 October 1980 | Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel | ![]() | 5–0 | Win | 1982 WC qualification |
4. | 24 February 1990 | Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California, United States | ![]() | 1–3 | Win | Friendly |
Dynamo Kyiv
Soviet Union
FIFA U-20 World Cup awards | |
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Golden Ball | |
Golden Boot |
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Golden Glove |
Ukrainian Footballer of the Year | |
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Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR (and predecessors) |
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Sportyvna Hazeta (Komsomolskoye Znamia) |
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Molod Ukrayiny |
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Ukrainskiy Football (newspaper) |
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Ukrainskiy Football (website) | |
Kyiv Institute of Physical Culture (MVP of Ukrainian clubs) |
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Football Federation of Ukraine (MVP of the Vyshcha Liha) |
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Komanda (MVP of the UPL) |
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Komanda1 (MVP of the UPL) | |
Best player of the UPL season |
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Football Stars of Ukraine |
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Soviet Union squad – 1980 Summer Olympics − Bronze medalists | ||
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Soviet Union squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Soviet Union squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Soviet Union squad – UEFA Euro 1988 runners-up | ||
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Soviet Union squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup | ||
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FC CSKA Kyiv – managers | |
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FC Arsenal Kyiv – managers | |
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Turkmenistan national football team – managers | |
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FC Nyva Vinnytsia – managers | |
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FC Zorya Luhansk – managers | |
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FC Kharkiv – managers | |
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FC Dnipro – managers | |
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