Valentin Ivanovich Afonin (Russian: Валентин Иванович Афонин) (born 22 December 1939 in Vladimir) is a former Soviet football player.

[edit] Honours

• Soviet Top League winner: 1970.
• Soviet Top League runner-up: 1966.
• Top 33 players year-end list: 1968, 1969, 1970.

[edit] International career

He played for Soviet Union national team (42 matches), and was a participant at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1970 FIFA World Cup and at the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship.

[edit] References

• (Russian) RussiaTeam biography
• (German) Weltfussball

v • d • e Soviet Union squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Yashin • 2 Serebryanikov • 3 Ostrovskiy • 4 Ponomaryov • 5 Afonin • 6 Shesternyov • 7 Khurtsilava • 8 Sabo • 9 Getmanov • 10 Danilov • 11 Chislenko • 12 Voronin • 13 Korneyev • 14 Sichinava • 15 Khusainov • 16 Metreveli • 17 Porkujan • 18 Banishevskiy • 19 Malofeyev • 20 Markarov • 21 Kavazashvili • 22 Bannikov • Coach: Morozov

v • d • e USSR squad – UEFA Euro 1968 Fourth Place 1 Pshenichnikov • 2 Anichkin • 3 Afonin • 4 Banishevskiy • 5 Byshovets • 6 Voronin • 7 Yevriuzhikin • 8 Istomin • 9 Kavazashvili • 10 Kaplichny • 11 Malofeyev • 12 Muntyan • 13 Nodia • 14 Rudakov • 15 Levchenko • 16 Khurtsilava • 17 Chislenko • 18 Shesternyov • 19 Lenev • 20 Asatiani • 21 Logofet • 22 Smolnikov • Coach: Yakushin

v • d • e Soviet Union squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup 1 Shmuts • 2 Kavazashvili • 3 Afonin • 4 Dzodzuashvili • 5 Kaplichny • 6 Lovchev • 7 Logofet • 8 Khurtsilava • 9 Shesternyov • 10 Zykov • 11 Asatiani • 12 Kiselev • 13 Yashin • 14 Muntyan • 15 Serebryanikov • 16 Byshovets • 17 Yevriuzhikin • 18 Metreveli • 19 Nodia • 20 Puzach • 21 Khmelnitsky • 22 Porkujan • Coach: Kachalin

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