Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Men's Football
Gold	1956 Melbourne	Team

Igor Aleksandrovich Netto (Russian: Игорь Александрович Нетто) (9 January 1930 – 30 March 1999) was a footballer from the Soviet Union, considered one of the greatest Soviet players ever. He started out as a left defender but, due to his offensive mentality, dribbling and technical abilities moved into midfield.

[edit] Biography

He was the captain of the USSR national football team from 1954 to 1963. He led the country to the gold medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and victory at the first ever European Championship in 1960. He missed all but one match in the 1958 FIFA World Cup due to injury, and also played all four matches in the 1962 FIFA World Cup when the Soviet Union reached the quarterfinals. In total he collected 54 international caps and four goals.

During his club career he played for FC Spartak Moscow from 1949 until 1966, scoring 37 goals in 367 league games, winning five Soviet championships and three cups. He retired in 1966 and became an ice hockey coach. He was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1957. The stadium of Spartak Moscow reserves team is named after him. After the end of his career, he became a manager and coached AC Omonia, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, Iran, Panionios and Neftchi Baku.

[edit] Honours

[edit] National team

• European Champion (1): 1960
• Olympic Champion: Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
• National team: 54 caps, 4 goals; participant and quarter finalist in the 1958 and 1962 playing totally in 6 matches
• Soviet Olympic team: 4 participations, 3 goals in 1956

[edit] Club

• Soviet Champion: 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1962
• Soviet Cup Winner: 1958, 1958, 1963

[edit] See also

v • d • e USSR squad – 1956 Olympic Gold Medalists GK Razinsky • GK Yashin • DF Tishchenko • DF Ogonkov • DF Maslyonkin • DF Kuznetsov • DF Bashashkin • DF Porhunov • MF Netto • MF Betsa • MF Paramonov • FW Tatushin • FW Ivanov • FW Isayev • FW Ryzhkin • FW Salnikov • FW Ilyin • FW Streltsov • FW Simonyan • FW Belaev • Coach: Kachalin

v • d • e USSR squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup 1 Yashin • 2 Kesarev • 3 Krizhevsky • 4 Kuznetsov • 5 Voinov • 6 Netto • 7 Apukhtin • 8 V. Ivanov • 9 Simonyan • 10 Salnikov • 11 Ilyin • 12 Maslachenko • 13 Belyayev • 14 Ostrovskiy • 15 Maslyonkin • 16 Tsarev • 17 A. Ivanov • 18 Bubukin • 19 Gusarov • 20 Falin • 21 Fedosov • 22 Yerokhin • Coach: Kachalin

v • d • e USSR squad – 1960 European Nations' Cup Winners (1st Title) GK Maslachenko • GK Yashin • DF Chokheli • DF Kesarev • DF Krutikov • DF Maslyonkin • DF Tsarev • MF Netto • MF Voinov • FW Apukhtin • FW Bubukin • FW Ivanov • FW Kaloyev • FW Kovalyov • FW Meskhi • FW Metreveli • FW Ponedelnik • Coach: Kachalin

v • d • e USSR squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup 1 Yashin • 2 Maslachenko • 3 Kotrikadze • 4 Dubinski • 5 Chokheli • 6 Ostrovskiy • 7 Maslyonkin • 8 Shesternyov • 9 Manoshin • 10 Netto • 11 Sabo • 12 Voronin • 13 Gusarov • 14 Ivanov • 15 Kanevski • 16 Mamykin • 17 Meskhi • 18 Metreveli • 19 Ponedelnik • 20 Serebryanikov • 21 Khusainov • 22 Chislenko • Coach: Kachalin