Boris Kopeikin
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Boris Arkadyevich Kopeikin (born March 27, 1946 in Chelyabinsk
) is a retired Soviet
football player and a current Russia
n coach.
on October 28, 1970 in a friendly against Bulgaria
. He played in the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers, but was not selected for the final tournament squad.
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...
) is a retired Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
football player and a current Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n coach.
International career
Kopeikin made his debut for USSRUSSR national football team
The Soviet Union National Football Team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist after the break up of the Union...
on October 28, 1970 in a friendly against Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
. He played in the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers, but was not selected for the final tournament squad.