Vladimir Ivanovich Fyodorov (January 5, 1956 - August 11, 1979) 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. Fyodorov was one of the FC Pakhtakor Tashkent

FC Pakhtakor Tashkent

FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League...

 players killed in the 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision.

International career

Fyodorov made his debut for USSR

USSR 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 30, 1974 in a UEFA Euro 1976 qualifier against Ireland

Republic of Ireland national football team

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. He also played in 1978 FIFA World Cup

1978 FIFA World Cup

The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...

qualifiers (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament in either of those).