Valentyn Sapronov

Valentyn Sapronov

Personal information
Full name	Valentyn Havrylovych Sapronov
Date of birth	(1932-01-23)23 January 1932
Place of birth	Avdiivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	17 May 2019(2019-05-17) (aged 87)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1963	Shakhtar Stalino	205	(27)
National team
1956	Ukraine	1	(0)
Teams managed
1971–1972	Lokomotyv Donetsk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Valentyn Havrylovych Sapronov (Ukrainian: Валентин Гаврилович Сапронов; 23 January 1932 – 17 May 2019) was a Ukrainian football player and manager. He played as a forward.

Sapronov was born in Avdiivka. He played for Shakhtar Stalino between 1952 and 1963, making 205 league appearances and scoring 27 goals. In 1956, he played a game for the Ukraine national team. He later managed Lokomotyv Donetsk in 1971–72. He died in 2019, at the age of 87.