Grigory Ivanovich Fedotov (29 March 1916 – 8 December 1957) was a 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....

 professional football player and manager.

Playing career

Fedotov played for FC Serp i Molot Moscow

FC Serp i Molot Moscow

FC Serp i Molot Moscow was a Soviet and now Russian football team of the city of Moscow.-History:Serp i Molot won the Soviet First League in Summer 1936, and won promotion to the Soviet Top League...

 and CSKA Moscow, and was the first player to score over 100 goals in the Soviet Top League

Soviet Top League

The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...

. The Grigory Fedotov club

Grigory Fedotov club

Grigory Fedotov Club is a non-official list of Soviet and Russian football players that have scored 100 or more goals during their professional career. This club is named after first Soviet player to score 100 goals - Grigory Fedotov...

 for Soviet/Russian players who scored 100 or more official goals in their careers is named after him. Fedotov scored 124 league goals CSKA, a tally which remains the club's record for most league goals to this day.

Coaching career

Fedotov was a coach at CSKA Moscow between his retirement from playing in 1949 and his death in 1957.

Personal life

His son was fellow player Vladimir Fedotov.