In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasylyovych and the family name is Rudakov.
Yevgeniy Vasilievich Rudakov (Russian: Евгений Васильевич Рудаков; 2 January 1942 – 21 December 2011)[1] was a Ukrainian footballer of Russian origin who played as a goalkeeper.[2] 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 Soviet Union with Dynamo Kyiv, Rudakov also helped Dynamo win the Soviet Cup twice, the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. He also represented the USSR national football team and helped them reach the finals of Euro 1972 finals. After the UEFA Euro 1972 along with his teammates by Soviet Union national football team – Revaz Dzodzuashvili and Murtaz Khurtsilava – he was included in the team of the tournament, along with such great players as Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Paul Breitner, Uli Hoeness and Günter Netzer.[3] In 1971 Rudakov was also chosen the Soviet Footballer of the Year[4] 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.[5]
European Team of the Season: 1972 "Dynamo mourn legendary goalkeeper YevhenRudakov". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. "Пішов з життя колишній воротар київського "Динамо"...
YevhenRudakov club (Ukrainian: Клуб Євгена Рудакова) is an unofficial list of Soviet and Ukrainian football goalkeepers that have achieved 100 or more...
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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club 1 1GK YevhenRudakov (1942-01-02)2 January 1942 (aged 30) 23 Dynamo Kyiv 2 2DF Revaz Dzodzuashvili (1945-04-10)10...
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a Ukrainian football player. After his playing career together with YevhenRudakov worked as a children coach at the Dynamo football school. Soviet Top...
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who were honored as the Ukrainian Footballer were Ukrainians such as YevhenRudakov, Yuriy Voynov, Oleh Makarov, Vitaliy Starukhin, Vitaliy Holubyev, and...
youth sportive school. His first trainers were Oleksandr Shpakov and YevhenRudakov. He spent his career in the Ukrainian First League club FC Dynamo-2...
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