Volodymyr Vasylyovych Bezsonov, also spell Vladimir Vasilijević Bessonov (Ukrainian: Володимир Васильович Безсонов, born 5 March 1958) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player, he played for the USSR national football team. The most recent team he was managing was Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.
[edit] Career
Bezsonov's career began in 1976 with Dynamo Kyiv. Here he spent most of his career, except for a short one-season stint in Israeli club Maccabi Haifa F.C. in 1990–91. He was well known as a lightning quick full-back with a powerful shot. Bezsonov was attack- minded and scored a good return for a defender. He ended 27 goals in the 377 games that played for Dynamo.
[edit] International
Bezsonov won 79 caps and scored 4 goals for the USSR national football team from 1977 to 1990 and was included in three FIFA World Cup squads. He also holds the record for the fifth highest appearances for the USSR national football team.[1] In the 1990 World Cup he was sent off against Argentina. His team ended up losing the match 2–0.
[edit] Coaching
Most recently, Bezsonov was the head coach of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League, but was sacked in Sep. 2010 following elimination from the UEFA Europa League and a number of poor results domestically.
[edit] Personal life
Bezsonov is married to Viktoria Serkyh, a former two-time world champion in rhythmic gymnastics. Together they have a daughter, Anna Bessonova, who also competes internationally in rhythmic gymnastics, became world champion in 2007, and an olympic bronze medalist in 2008.
[edit] Statistics for Dynamo
| Club |
Season |
League |
Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Dynamo |
1976 (s) |
9 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
0 |
| 1976 (a) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
2 |
0 |
| 1977 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
| 1978 |
23 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
- |
- |
35 |
5 |
| 1979 |
24 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
- |
- |
33 |
3 |
| 1980 |
34 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
42 |
7 |
| 1981 |
25 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
38 |
5 |
| 1982 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
21 |
5 |
| 1983 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
12 |
1 |
| 1984 |
20 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
26 |
3 |
| 1985 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
- |
- |
34 |
0 |
| 1986 |
16 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
| 1987 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
| 1988 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
21 |
0 |
| 1989 |
17 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
28 |
8 |
| 1990 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
8 |
1 |
| Total |
277 |
27 |
47 |
8 |
39 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
374 |
40 |
- Other - USSR Super Cup & USSR Federation Cup
- The statistics in USSR Cups and Europe is made under the scheme "autumn-spring" and enlisted in a year of start of tournaments
[edit] Honours
[edit] Individual Honours
[edit] Club Honours
- USSR Championship: winner 1977, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990
- USSR Cup: winner 1978, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990
- USSR Super Cup: winner 1980, 1985, 1986
- UEFA Cup Winners Cup: winner 1986
- Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu: winner 1986
- 1980 Summer Olympics: Bronze Medal.
- 1988 Summer Olympics: Gold Medal.
- UEFA European Football Championship: runner-up 1988.
- USSR Championship: runner-up 1978, 1982, 1988
- USSR Super Cup: runner-up 1977
- UEFA Super Cup: runner-up 1987
- WorldSoccer "Team of the World" in 1986: Part of the Dynamo Kyiv team that came 2nd.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Bezsonov, Volodymyr |
| Alternative names |
Bessonov, Vladimir |
| Short description |
footballer |
| Date of birth |
5 March 1958 |
| Place of birth |
Kharkiv, Soviet Union |
| Date of death |
|
| Place of death |
|
Soviet Union
