11 Facts About Viktor Bannikov

Viktor Maksymovych Bannikov was a Ukrainian football official and a Soviet player.

Viktor Bannikov was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the Soviet Union earning the title of the best twice in 1964 and 1970.

Viktor Bannikov died on the 25 April 2001 and he has buried at the Baikove Cemetery in Baikova St, 6, Kyiv, Ukraine, where Valeriy Lobanovskyi was buried.

Viktor Bannikov was born in one of the villages in Zhytomyrschyna, Ukrainian SSR, to ethnic Russian parents.

Finally make a decision in favor of football, according to Viktor Bannikov, he was forced by purely mundane considerations.

Viktor Bannikov made his debut at the age of 20 in the Soviet Second League, an impressive achievement considering many teams still preferred an experienced pair of hands between the sticks.

Viktor Bannikov lost only a single game when the national team yielded to Brazil at home in 1965.

Viktor Bannikov held a title of a distinguished coach of the Ukrainian SSR.

Viktor Bannikov had initiated the first official match for the Ukraine national football team.

Viktor Bannikov had been awarded the Ruby Order of UEFA "For service".

Viktor Bannikov dedicated his whole life to football and particularly to the development of the Ukrainian football.