Mikhail Yakushin
Russian footballer
About Mikhail Yakushin
Lived 1910 – 1997 (aged 86). Mikhail Yakushin was a Russian association football player, ice hockey player, association football coach, bandy player, athlete and coach.
Mikhail Iosifovich Yakushin (Russian: Михаил Иосифович Якушин; 15 November 1910 – 3 February 1997) was a Russian football and field hockey player, later a manager of Dynamo Moscow and the USSR.
Playing career Yakushin played football for Moscow clubs STS (1928–1929), SKiG (1931–1933), and Dynamo (1933–1944). He scored one goal in his three international matches for the Soviet national team. In the 1930s he also played field hockey for Dynamo, favoring hockey to football.
Coaching career As a manager, he coached Dynamo Moscow from 1944 to 1950 and from 1953 to 1960, winning six Soviet titles (1945, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959). He was the head coach of the USSR national football team in 1959 and from 1967 to 1968.
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Who was Mikhail Yakushin?
Russian footballer (1910-1997)
When was Mikhail Yakushin born?
Mikhail Yakushin was born on 2 November 1910 in Moscow.
When did Mikhail Yakushin die?
Mikhail Yakushin died on 3 February 1997 in Moscow.
What was Mikhail Yakushin's occupation?
Mikhail Yakushin was an association football player, ice hockey player, association football coach, bandy player, athlete and coach.
What nationality was Mikhail Yakushin?
Mikhail Yakushin was Russian.
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