Valentin Bubukin
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, died 30 October 2008) was a Soviet
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Biography

Bubukin made his debut for USSR
USSR national football team
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 on September 6, 1959 in a friendly against Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team
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 (he was selected for the 1958 FIFA World Cup
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 squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament). He played in the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions.

After retirement he became a football manager.

Honors

  • 1960 European Nations' Cup winner.
  • Soviet Top League
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     runner-up: 1959.
  • Soviet Cup
    Soviet Cup
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     winner: 1957.
  • V-League
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     winner (as a coach): 1978.

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