About Victor Shalimov
Born 1951. Victor Shalimov is a Russian ice hockey player and ice hockey coach.
Viktor Ivanovich Shalimov (Russian: Виктор Иванович Шалимов; born April 20, 1951, in Solnechnogorsk, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. He scored 66 goals in his 126 career games for the Soviet national team. He played in the 1976 Winter Olympics and was one of the top scorers of the tournament. He spent final seasons of his career in Austria, making him one of the first Soviet ice-hockey players to get to play abroad.
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Who is Victor Shalimov?
Soviet ice hockey player
When was Victor Shalimov born?
Victor Shalimov was born on 20 April 1951 in Solnechnogorsk.
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Victor Shalimov is an ice hockey player and ice hockey coach.
What nationality is Victor Shalimov?
Victor Shalimov is Russian.
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