Anatoliy Andreyevich Banishevskiy was an Azerbaijani footballer.
12 Facts About Anatoliy Banishevskiy
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Anatoliy Banishevskiy is widely considered the greatest Azerbaijani footballer of all time.
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Anatoliy Banishevskiy played for the Soviet Union national football team, winning 51 caps and scoring 20 goals.
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Anatoliy Banishevskiy played for the Soviet side in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, as well as in European Championship 1968 and 1972.
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Anatoliy Banishevskiy was born in Baku to a family of Ukrainian descent.
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Anatoliy Banishevskiy started playing football at the age of 16 and played all of his career for Neftci, transforming into one of the best Azerbaijani players.
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Anatoliy Banishevskiy maintained his status of a premier Azerbaijani player, and remained very influential football figure throughout his entire football profession and beyond.
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Anatoliy Banishevskiy made his international debut at 19 years old on 4 July 1965 for USSR against Brazil during a friendly match.
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Anatoliy Banishevskiy was diagnosed with diabetic coma in 1991, having survived his first attack in 1987.
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Anatoliy Banishevskiy suffered cerebral atrophy as result of a second attack, which caused him memory loss.
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Subsequently, following his wife's ill-timed behavior, Anatoliy Banishevskiy lost the ownership of his house, which led him to live a difficult life in alcoholism on the streets of Baku.
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On 10 December 1997, Anatoliy Banishevskiy died after a third diabetic coma attack, having suffered pancreatitis.