Igor Ivanovich Belanov (Russian: И́горь Ива́нович Бела́нов) or Ihor Ivanovych Bielanov (Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Бєланов; born 25 September 1960) is a Soviet and Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He made a name for himself at Dynamo Kyiv, winning five major titles as well as the Ballon d'Or in 1986 and became the second Ukrainian national to win the award after Oleh Blokhin (1975). He then spent six years in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga and Eintracht Braunschweig in the 2. Bundesliga, with little success.
Belanov represented the Soviet Union at one World Cup and one European Championship.He was included in the list of the top 100 World Cup footballers of all time by The Guardian in 2014.[1] In 2011, he, Oleh Blokhin and Vitaliy Starukhin were named as the "legends of Ukrainian football" at the Victory of Football awards.[2]
^The World Cup's top 100 footballers of all time – interactive. The Guardian. 27 May 2014
^Лучшими футболистами Украины признаны Анатолий Тимощук, Андрей Шевченко и Александр Шовковский (in Russian). bulvar.com.ua. 20 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
Igor Ivanovich Belanov (Russian: И́горь Ива́нович Бела́нов) or Ihor Ivanovych Bielanov (Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Бєланов; born 25 September 1960) is a...
when Sergey Gotsmanov was fouled by the goalkeeper Hans van Breukelen. IgorBelanov took the penalty kick but Van Breukelen dived the right way and the ball...
final. In both 1975 and 1986, two of Dynamo's players (Oleg Blokhin and IgorBelanov respectively) were also awarded the Ballon d'Or under his tutelage. During...
Soviets' IgorBelanov. The game was level at 2–2 after 90 minutes, and in extra time Stephane Demol and Nico Claesen put Belgium 4–2 up. Belanov scored...
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2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. In 2011, Blokhin, together with IgorBelanov and Vitaliy Starukhin were named as "the legends of Ukrainian football"...
scorer Marco van Basten. Hans van Breukelen blocked a low penalty shot of IgorBelanov. Van Basten's goal, a sharply hit volley across the goal off an incoming...
of the USSR. In 2011 Vitaly Starukhin, together with Oleg Blokhin and IgorBelanov was named as "the legends of Ukrainian football" at the Victory of Football...
third Ukrainian player ever to win the award after Oleg Blokhin and IgorBelanov. In the same year, Shevchenko was also inducted into the FIFA 100. He...
Ukrainians also played for the USSR national football team, most notably IgorBelanov and Oleg Blokhin, winners of the prestigious Golden Ball Award for the...
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Andreas Hafen saga, the club was taken over by Ukrainian footballer IgorBelanov and his time in charge of the club was marked by a frequent changes of...
caused a penalty in that match, but saved the subsequent attempt by IgorBelanov. Later, he was named best goalkeeper of the tournament. Van Breukelen...
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