Igor Belanov
 Belanov in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Ivanovich Belanov | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1978 | Chornomorets Odessa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | SKA Odessa | 68 | (16) |
| 1981–1985 | Chornomorets Odessa | 116 | (26) |
| 1985–1989 | Dynamo Kyiv | 121 | (40) |
| 1989–1991 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 24 | (4) |
| 1991–1995 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 64 | (21) |
| 1995–1996 | Chornomorets Odessa | 3 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Metalurh Mariupol | 5 | (4) |
| Total | 401 | (112) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1990 | Soviet Union | 33 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Igor Ivanovich (or Ihor Ivanovych) Belanov (born 25 September 1960) is a former Ukrainian footballer. He played for the Soviet Union football team.
Career statistics[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SKA Odessa | 1979 | 32 | 5 | – | – | – | 32 | 5 | ||||
| 1980 | 36 | 11 | – | – | – | 36 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 68 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 16 | ||
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1981 | Soviet Top League | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| 1982 | Soviet Top League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 3 | |||
| 1983 | Soviet Top League | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | |||
| 1984 | Soviet Top League | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 38 | 14 | |||
| Total | 116 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 30 | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1985 | Soviet Top League | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 39 | 13 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Top League | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 14 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Top League | 23 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 13 | |
| 1988 | Soviet Top League | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 10 | |||
| 1989 | Soviet Top League | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 4 | |||
| Total | 121 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 54 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
1989–90 | Bundesliga | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1990–91 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | 3 | |||
| 1991–92 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 11 | |||
| 1992–93 | 2. Bundesliga | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 1993–94 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |||
| Total | 64 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 22 | ||
| Chornomorets | 1995–96 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||
| Metalurh Mariupol |
1995–96 | Ukrainian Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1996–97 | Ukrainian First League | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 401 | 112 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 462 | 132 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in USSR Super Cup, USSR Federation Cup, 2. Bundesliga play-off
International[change | change source]
| Soviet Union | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 6 |
| 1987 | 7 | 2 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 8 |
International goals[change | change source]
- Scores and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 June 1986 | Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato, Mexico |  Hungary |
3–0 | 6–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
| 2. | 15 June 1986 | Estadio Nou Camp, León, Mexico |  Belgium |
1–0 | 3–4 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
| 3. | 15 June 1986 | Estadio Nou Camp, León, Mexico | Belgium |
2–1 | 3–4 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
| 4. | 15 June 1986 | Estadio Nou Camp, León, Mexico | Belgium |
3–4 | 3–4 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
| 5. | 11 October 1986 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |  France |
1–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 6. | 29 October 1986 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol, Soviet Union |  Norway |
2–0 | 4–0 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 7. | 29 April 1987 | Republican Stadium, Kyiv, Soviet Union |  East Germany |
2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 8. | 28 October 1987 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol, Soviet Union |  Iceland |
1–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
Honours[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
Dynamo Kyiv
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1985–86
- Soviet League: 1985, 1986
- Soviet Cup: 1985, 1987, 1990
- Soviet Super Cup: 1986, 1987
- UEFA Super Cup: Runner-up 1986
Chornomorets Odessa
- Ukrainian Premier League: Runner-up 1995–96
International[change | change source]
Soviet Union
- UEFA European Football Championship: Runner-up 1988
Individual[change | change source]
- Ballon D'Or: 1986[1]
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Top scorer 1985–86[2]
- World Soccer magazine's Player of the Year: Runner-up 1986
- FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 1986
- Top assist provider: UEFA Euro 1988[3]
- The World Cup's top 100 footballers of all time, by The Times
- Merited Master of Sports: 1986
- The best 33 football players of the Soviet Union (4): 1985 — No. 3, 1986 — No. 1, 1987 — No. 3, 1988 — No. 3
- FIFA XI: 1991, 1998[4]
- Golden Foot: 2008, as a legend[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Moore, Rob; Stokkermans, Karel. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ Owsianski, Jarek; Rota, Davide (18 December 2013). "Cup Winners Cup Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ Лучшие ассистенты ЕВРО. Статистика и рекорды. UEFA. 17 June 2020
- ↑ FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Profile at UkrSoccerHistory (in Ukrainian)
- Igor Belanov at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Igor Belanov at National-Football-Teams.com
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