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Oleksandr Shchanov
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Ivanovych Shchanov
Date of birth (1924-07-13)13 July 1924
Place of birth Ivanovo, Soviet Union
Date of death 6 November 2009(2009-11-06) (aged 85)
Place of death Kyiv, Ukraine
Position(s) forward/manager
Youth career
1940 Osnova Ivanovo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1952 FC Dynamo Kyiv 20 (0)
1954 ODO Kiev 4 (0)
Managerial career
1952–1954 FC Dynamo Kyiv (assistant)
1954–1955 FShM Kyiv (assistant)
1955 Dynamo Kyiv (director)
1955–1956 FC Spartak Stanislav
1957 FC Arsenal Kyiv (assistant)
1957–1959 FC Spartak Stanislav
1959 FC Temp Kyiv (assistant)
1960 FC Avangard Chernihiv
1962–1963 FC Avangard Kharkiv (assistant)
1963 FC SKA Kyiv (assistant)
1964 FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk
1965 FC Temp Kyiv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Shchanov (Ukrainian: Олександр Іванович Щанов, Russian: Александр Иванович Щанов; 13 July 1924 – 6 November 2009) was a Ukrainian football defender, forward, and manager. He was also a World War II veteran who fought in the Eastern Front.

Player career

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Shchanov played in local Osnova Ivanovo since his childhood. Shchanov played for FC Dynamo Kyiv. Due to a knee injury in 1952, he was forced to end his playing career.

Coaching career

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At the beginning of his coaching career, Shchanov trained young players in Dynamo Kyiv. From 1954 to 1955, he trained youth in FShM Kyiv (The Football School Youth). In May 1955, he returned to Dynamo Kyiv, where he worked as a manager of the team. In September 1955, he was invited to lead FC Spartak Stanislav, and by managing this team, he became the champion of the Ukrainian SSR in 1955. He worked with a number of football clubs, including FC Temp Kyiv, FC Avangard Chernihiv, FC Avangard Kharkiv, and FC SKA Kyiv.

Personal life

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In addition to participating in football, Shchanov fought in World War II. His knee injury in 1952 prevented him from continuing his original career as a player.

On 6 November 2009, Oleksandr Ivanovych Shchanov died at the age of 86.[1]

Honours

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Player

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Coach

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References

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  1. ^ Ушел из жизни Александр Щанов (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
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