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Boris Afanasiev

1913 – 1983

Soviet football and ice hockey player

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About Boris Afanasiev

Lived 1913 – 1983 (aged 69). Boris Afanasiev was a Russian association football player, ice hockey player, association football referee and ice hockey coach.

Boris Ivanovitch Afanasiev (; August 8, 1913 – 1983) was a Russian ice hockey goaltender, coach, and football player.

Career Afanasiev was first a football player. He played for CDKA Moscow from 1929 to 1933. He then played for Dukat Moscow in 1933, for Dynamo Bolshevo from 1934 to 1937, and for Dynamo Kiev from 1938 to 1941. He later returned to CDKA Moscow from 1944 to 1948. He won the Soviet Cup with CDKA Moscow in 1945, before winning the Soviet Top League with them a year later. In total, he scored three goals in 93 games played in the Soviet Top League.

In 1948, after finishing his football career, Afanasiev began playing ice hockey. He won the Soviet Championship League with the CDKA Moscow hockey team in 1948, 1949, and 1950. He was CDKA's goaltender along with Grigory Mkrtychan. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1948.

After ending his ice hockey career in 1953, Afanasiev became a coach.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Boris Afanasiev?

Soviet football and ice hockey player (1913-1983)

When was Boris Afanasiev born?

Boris Afanasiev was born on 12 September 1913 in Moscow.

When did Boris Afanasiev die?

Boris Afanasiev died on 25 February 1983 in Moscow.

What was Boris Afanasiev's occupation?

Boris Afanasiev was an association football player, ice hockey player, association football referee and ice hockey coach.

What nationality was Boris Afanasiev?

Boris Afanasiev was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Boris Afanasiev

· Wikidata: Q82378

· DBpedia: Boris Afanasiev

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