Leonid Ivanov
Encyclopedia
Leonid Grigoryevich Ivanov (born July 25, 1921 in Petrograd
; died September 14, 1990 in Leningrad
) was a Soviet
football player.
on July 15, 1952 in an Olympics
game against Bulgaria
. He allowed 5 goals in his next game against Yugoslavia (5:5), 3 more in a replay against Yugoslavia and never played for the national team again.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
; died September 14, 1990 in Leningrad
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
) 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....
football player.
International career
Ivanov 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 July 15, 1952 in an Olympics
Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Olympic football tournament signalled the arrival of the 'Golden Team'; the 'Magical Magyars': Hungary. Ferenc Puskás, the great Hungarian known as the 'Galloping Major' for his military title, said of the 1952 competition: "It was during the Olympics that our football first started to...
game 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 allowed 5 goals in his next game against Yugoslavia (5:5), 3 more in a replay against Yugoslavia and never played for the national team again.