Anatoliy Banishevskiy
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Anatoliy Andreyevich Banishevskiy |
| Date of birth |
23 February 1946(1946-02-23) |
| Place of birth |
Baku, USSR |
| Date of death |
10 December 1997 (aged 51) |
| Place of death |
Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Playing position |
Striker |
| Youth career |
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Neftyanik Baku |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps (Gls)† |
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| 1963–1978 |
Neftyanik Baku |
288 (136) |
|
| National team |
| 1965–1972 |
USSR |
050 0(19) |
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| Teams managed |
| 1981–1983 |
Neftchi Baku |
| 1984–1987 |
Automobilist Mingachevir |
| 1988 |
FK Gäncä |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Anatoliy Andreyevich Banishevskiy (Azerbaijani: Anatoli Andreyevič Banişevski; Russian: Анатолий Андреевич Банишевский) (February 23, 1946 in Baku - December 10, 1997 in Baku) was a Russian-football (soccer) player from Azerbaijan. He played for the USSR national football team, winning 51 caps and scoring 19 goals for the USSR. Banishevskiy played for the Soviet side in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1] His club team was PFC Neftchi, and he scored 136 goals in Soviet Top League competition.[1] The striker was unofficially named Azerbaijan's Player of the Year three times -- in 1966, 1967, and 1978.
In November 2003, as part of the celebration of UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player for Azerbaijan by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan as the country's most outstanding player over the past 50 years.[3]
Playing
Banishevskiy started playing football at the age of 16 and played all of his career for PFC Neftchi Baku, transforming into one of the best Azerbaijani players.[4]
Coaching
After retiring as a player, Banishevskiy briefly coached Neftchi Baku, FK Gäncä and Automobilist Mingachevir. He has also worked as youth coach of Burkina Faso during 1987-1988 period.[4]
Death
On December 10, 1997, Banishevskiy died after living in poverty, having survived diabetes and pancreatitis.[5]
Honours
The home stadium of FK Masallı stadium was renamed Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium in his honour.[6]
Anatoly Banishevskiy's 100th goal in 1974.
Other achievements
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