Yevhen Rudakov

For Russian footballer born 1992, see Yevgeni Sergeyevich Rudakov.

Yevgeniy Rudakov

Yevhen Rudakov in 1975
Personal information
Full name	Yevgeniy Vasilievich Rudakov
Date of birth	(1942-01-02)2 January 1942
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Date of death
Place of death	Kiev, Ukraine
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1957–1959	Torpedo Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960	Torpedo Moscow
1961–1962	Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
1962–1977	Dynamo Kyiv	297	(−205)
International career
1968–1976	USSR	42	(−29)
1972	USSR Olympic	6	(−6)
Managerial career
1979	Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk
1980–1990	Zmina Kyiv (youth club)
1994	Kremin Kremenchuk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Men’s Football
	1972 Munich	Team competition

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vasylyovych and the family name is Rudakov.

Yevgeniy Vasilievich Rudakov (Ukrainian: Євген Васильович Рудаков; Russian: Евгений Васильевич Рудаков; 2 January 1942 – 21 December 2011) was a Soviet footballer of Russian origin. In 1971 he was recognized as the Best Ukrainian Player of the Year becoming the first foreigner to be awarded such honors.

A six-time domestic champion of the USSR, Rudakov also helped Dynamo win the USSR Cup twice, the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. He also represented the USSR national football team and helped them reach the Euro 1972 finals. In 1971 Rudakov was also chosen the Soviet Footballer of the Year and the best goalkeeper of the USSR in 1969, 1971, and 1972.

At the Olympic Games 1972 he earned four wins and two shutouts. He also won 21 games with the regular senior squad and finished 22 games without allowing any goals. His career goals against average was at 0.69.

After finishing his playing career, he coached few Ukraine-based clubs, but mostly stayed on at Dynamo Kyiv's sport school as a children coach.

He was nominated twice for the Ballon d'Or, in 1971 when he came 12th and 1972 when he came 18th.

External links

• RussiaTeam biography
• Yevhen Rudakov career stats by KLISF