Anatoliy Konkov (; 19 September 1949 – 4 October 2024) was a Soviet football player from Ukraine and a Soviet and later Ukrainian football manager. Native of Eastern Ukraine, he made a football career in Dynamo Kyiv of 1970s. He was honored as the Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1982). Konkov served as the President of the Football Federation of Ukraine in September 2012.Anatoliy Konkov takes over as FFU president , Football Federation of Ukraine (2 September 2012)
Career A native of Krasnyi Luch, Luhansk Oblast, in the late 1950s, Konkov began his football career in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast for local Avanhard, and his first coach was Yuriy Nesterenko. When Konkov was about 6–7 years of old, his father was hired by the Novokramatorsk Machinebuilding Factory and the family moved to Kramatorsk.Анатолий Коньков: «В киевском «Динамо» жаловаться на боль нельзя было – жалобы не принимались». footballfakts.ru At 8, Konkov joined the Avanhard preparation group that existed along with the team of masters. Konkov made his debut at the professional level while playing for the Avanhard football team of masters in the late 1960s. At that time, Avanhard played in the USSR Championship Class B (tier 3).
In late 1968, Konkov made it to the top performer of the region Shakhtar Donetsk, where he played until 1974. To Shakhtar, Konkov was invited by Oleg Oshenkov and escorted by Ivan Babushko. Anatoliy Konkov made his first appearance for Shakhtar on 3 November 1968, while visiting Kairat Almaty in the Class A match (top tier). For the first couple of seasons in Shakhtar, Konkov was playing for the reserves as well as the first team.
In 1974, he moved to Dynamo Kyiv, with which he won several European honors. His transfer was coordinated personally by the First Secretary Volodymyr Shcherbytskyi.Анатолий КОНЬКОВ. www.rusteam.permian.ru
During his playing career, Konkov played in defense as a stopper. He won four Soviet championships, was a holder of the Soviet Cup, UEFA Supercup, and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1974-75. He was a vice-champion of Europe '72, and received an Olympic bronze medal in 1976.
In 1979 Konkov played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.Football at the 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of USSR
After retiring as a player, Konkov became a coach, coaching clubs of the Soviet Union, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan. On 5 January 1995 Konkov was appointed the head coach of the Ukraine national football team.
On 2 September 2012, he was elected the President of the Football Federation of Ukraine, becoming the second president after Viktor Bannikov, who had a professional player career.
Death On 4 October 2024, it was announced that Konkov had died at the age of 75. He died in Kyiv and was buried at Baikove Cemetery.Помер Анатолій Коньков…
Statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSoviet Union1971401972621973201974201975731976801977101197882Career total478
Scores and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Konkov goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Anatoliy KonkovNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 19 April 1972 Central Stadium, Kyiv, Soviet Union 2–0 2–0 Friendly2 14 June 1972 Stade Émile Versé, Brussels, Belgium 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 19723 8 June 1975 Lenin Central Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union 1–0 1–0 Friendly4 12 November 1975 Central Stadium, Kyiv, Soviet Union 1–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying5 29 November 1975 23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania 2–1 2–2 Friendly6 24 April 1977 Lenin Central Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union 1–0 2–0 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification7 26 February 1978 El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco 2–1 3–2 Friendly8 5 April 1978 Hrazdan Central Stadium, Yerevan, Soviet Union 1–0 10–2 Friendly
Manager
Team From To Record Ukraine 5 January 1995 11 November 1995
Honours and awards Sports honours Soviet Football Championship Winner (4): 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981 Runner-up (2): 1976 (a), 1978 Soviet Football Cup Winner (1): 1978 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner (1): 1975 UEFA Super Cup Winner (1): 1975 UEFA Euro Runner-up (1): 1972 Summer Olympics Bronze medal recipient: 1976
Individual The best 33 football players of the Soviet Union (9): No. 1 (1975-1978); No. 2 (1979-1981); No. 3 (1971, 1973)
State awards Order of Merit 3rd Class (2004), 2nd Class (2015), 1st Class (2020)
References
External links Short career overview at ukrsoccerhistory.com with photo Profile at rusteam.permian.ru