Nikolai Osyanin
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Nikolai Viktorovich Osyanin (born December 12, 1941 in Sobolevskoye, Tatarstan
) is a retired Soviet
football player.
on December 4, 1965 in a friendly against Uruguay
and scored on his debut (in fact, he scored less than a minute after coming on as a substitute with 19 minutes to go in the game). Despite that, he did not play again for the national team until 1969.
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
) 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.
International career
Osyanin 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 December 4, 1965 in a friendly against Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
and scored on his debut (in fact, he scored less than a minute after coming on as a substitute with 19 minutes to go in the game). Despite that, he did not play again for the national team until 1969.