Ihor Kutiepov

Ihor Mykolayovych Kutyepov (; born 17 December 1965) is a Soviet-Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He became the first goalkeeper of the Ukraine national team. Starting for Metalist Kharkiv, Kutyepov later made the best of his career playing for Dynamo Kyiv and CSKA Moscow.

Career Kutyepov is a product of a sports school, which at that time was part of the Kolos sports society in Pervomaiskyi, Kharkiv Oblast. He joined Metalist in 1982 and, for a couple of years, played for their junior and reserve squads.

At the professional level, Kutyepov debuted on 17 March 1984 playing in the Soviet Vysshaya Liga for Metalist Kharkiv in a Round 2 home game against Zenit Leningrad, which ended in a 1:1 tie. That season, Kutyepov played as a backup for Yuriy Syvukha.

On 7 September 1988, Kutyepov made his first appearance at European club level during the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup when Metalist was visiting FK Borac Banja Luka in the competition's first round.

Honours Ukrainian Premier League: 1993, 1994, 1997 Ukrainian Cup: 1993, 1996 Russian Premier League runner-up: 1998 Soviet Cup: 1988