1991 England Challenge Cup
Encyclopedia
The 1991 England Challenge Cup was a friendly tournament played over the course of a week in May 1991 in England
. Wembley Stadium in London
and Old Trafford
in Manchester
were the two venues used. The three way tournament contained the national teams of England
, Argentina
, and the USSR
. England was the eventual tournament winner.
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GK
1
Aleksandr Uvarov
DEF
2
Andrei Chernyshov
DEF
6
Vasili Kulkov
DEF
3
Akhrik Tsveiba
DEF
4
Dmitri Galiamin
MID
8
Andrei Kanchelskis
MID
7
Igor Shalimov
MID
11
Alexei Mikhailichenko
(C)
MID
5
Vladimir Tatarchuk
ST
10
Dmitri Kuznetsov
ST
9
Igor Kolyvanov
Substitutes:
MID
Aleksandr Mostovoi
ST
Igor Korneev
Manager:
Anatoly Byshovets
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GK
Stanislav Cherchesov
DEF
Andrei Chernyshov
DEF
Dmitri Galiamin
DEF
Akhrik Tsveiba
MID
Igor Shalimov
MID
Andrei Kanchelskis
MID
Alexei Mikhailichenko
MID
Aleksandr Mostovoi
MID
Vasili Kulkov
MID
Igor Dobrovolski
ST
Igor Kolyvanov
Substitutes:
GK
Aleksandr Uvarov
MID
Dmitri Kuznetsov
MID
Oleg Sergeyev
MID
Vladimir Tatarchuk
ST
Igor Korneev
Manager:
Anatoly Byshovets
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GK
1
Sergio Goycochea
DEF
3
Sergio Vázquez
DEF
4
Fabián Basualdo
DEF
5
Carlos Enrique
DEF
2
Oscar Ruggeri
MID
10
Darío Franco
MID
6
Fernando Gamboa
MID
7
Germán Martellotto
MID
8
Diego Simeone
ST
11
Ariel Boldrini
ST
9
Claudio García
Substitutes:
GK
Alejandro Lanari
DEF
Ricardo Altamirano
DEF
Néstor Fabbri
MID
Gustavo Zapata
ST
Antonio Mohamed
Manager:
Alfio Basile
1 goal: Darío Franco Claudio García Igor Kolivanov Gary Lineker
Oscar Ruggeri
Alan Smith Vladimir Tatarchuk
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Wembley Stadium in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
were the two venues used. The three way tournament contained the national teams of England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
, Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, and the USSR
USSR national football team
The Soviet Union National Football Team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist after the break up of the Union...
. England was the eventual tournament winner.
England v. USSR
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| GK | 1 | Chris Woods Chris Woods Christopher 'Chris' Charles Eric Woods is a former England international football goalkeeper, who played in the Football League and Premier League for Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday, Reading, Southampton and Burnley, in the Scottish Football League for Rangers, and in Major... |
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| DEF | 3 | Gary Stevens Gary Stevens Gary Michael Stevens is a retired English footballer who is best remembered playing in defence for a successful Everton side of the 1980s, as well as for the England national football team.... |
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| DEF | 5 | Tony Dorigo Tony Dorigo Anthony Robert Dorigo is a retired English football player who played for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United and the England national side as a left-back.-Career:... |
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| DEF | 2 | Paul Parker | |||
| DEF | 6 | Mark Wright | |||
| MID | 10 | Dennis Wise Dennis Wise Dennis Frank Wise is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United.... |
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| MID | 4 | David Platt | |||
| MID | 7 | Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas born Manchester, England is a former English footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained Crystal Palace to the FA Cup final in 1990... |
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| MID | 11 | John Barnes John Barnes (footballer) John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is an English football manager and former player.During his playing career, Barnes had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times... |
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| ST | 9 | Alan Smith | |||
| ST | 8 | Ian Wright Ian Wright Ian Edward Wright, MBE is a retired English footballer turned television and radio personality.Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major... |
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| MID | David Batty David Batty David Batty is an English retired professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.... |
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| MID | Peter Beardsley Peter Beardsley Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE is an English former footballer who played between 1979 and 1999. He once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain... |
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| Manager: | |||||
| Graham Taylor | |||||
Aleksandr Uvarov (footballer)
Aleksandr Viktorovich Uvarov is a former football player and current Goalkeeping Coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and Israel....
Andrei Chernyshov
Andrei Alekseyevich Chernyshov is an association football manager and former player. He currently manages FC Akzhayik.Chernyshov was in the winning squad of UEFA U-21 Championship 1990 and participated in Euro 92.-Honours:...
Vasili Kulkov
Vassily Sergeyevich Kulkov is a retired Russian footballer, and a current coach.Either a central defender or defensive midfielder, he was best known for his spells at Spartak Moscow and Benfica.-Club career:...
Akhrik Tsveiba
Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba is a retired Soviet association footballer.-Career:...
Dmitri Galiamin
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Galiamin is a retired Russian football defender, and a current manager.-Club career:Galiamin started playing with hometown's PFC CSKA Moscow, being an automatic first-choice from his second season onwards, and helping the club to the double in his final year, 1991.Aged 28, he...
Andrei Kanchelskis
Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis is a Ukrainian-born Russian football manager and former association footballer who played as a right winger. Kanchelskis is the only player in history to have scored in each of the Glasgow, Merseyside and Manchester local derbies.Currently, he is managing FC...
Igor Shalimov
Igor Mihailovich Shalimov , is a retired football midfielder.Shalimov started his playing career in Spartak Moscow. After a few successful seasons with Spartak Moscow he transferred to Foggia. He impressed enough to garner the attention and eventual transfer to Internazionale...
Alexei Mikhailichenko
Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko , is a Ukrainian football coach and former professional football player. He currently holds an administrative position in his home club, Dynamo Kyiv, as director of sport...
(C)
Vladimir Tatarchuk
Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian/Russian football player. His son Vladimir Tatarchuk Jr. is also a professional footballer.-Honours:* Olympic champion: 1988.* Soviet Top League winner: 1991* Soviet Cup winner: 1991....
Dmitri Kuznetsov
Dmitri Viktorovich Kuznetsov is an association football coach and a former player.During his club career he played for CSKA Moscow, RCD Espanyol, UE Lleida, Deportivo Alavés and CA Osasuna. He earned 28 caps and scored 2 goals for USSR, CIS and Russia from 1990 to 1994, and played in the 1992 UEFA...
Igor Kolyvanov
Igor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov is an association footballer and coach. During his playing career he accumulated 90 goals scored in 333 games at the Top level in the Soviet Union as well as in Italy....
Igor Korneev
Igor Vladimirovich Korneev is a former association footballer who played midfielder. Since 2002 he also holds Dutch citizenship...
Anatoly Byshovets
Anatoliy Fyodorovich Byshovets is a Russian football manager and former international striker. He played his entire professional career with club side Dynamo Kyiv. He won Olympic gold as a coach with the Soviet team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was also a manager of USSR, Russia, and South...
Argentina v. USSR
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| GK | 1 | Sergio Goycochea | ||
| DEF | 4 | Fabián Basualdo | ||
| DEF | 2 | Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is a former footballer. Nicknamed "El Cabezón" , Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina.... |
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| DEF | 5 | Carlos Enrique Carlos Enrique Carlos Alberto Enrique is a former Argentine football midfielder who won the Copa América 1991 with Argentina... |
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| DEF | 3 | Sergio Vázquez Sergio Vázquez Sergio Fabián Vázquez is a retired Argentine footballer and a current football manager-Playing career:Vázquez played as a defender for a selection of club teams in Argentina and Chile.... |
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| MID | 6 | David Bisconti David Bisconti David Bisconti is a retired Argentine football player who played 12 times for the Argentina national team.Bisconti played the majority of his football for Rosario Central and Yokohama Marinos in Japan... |
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| MID | 8 | Diego Simeone | ||
| MID | 10 | Darío Franco | ||
| MID | 7 | Leonardo Astrada Leonardo Astrada Leonardo Rubén Astrada is a retired Argentine football player, who went on to become a football manager. He currently manages Paraguayan team Cerro Porteño.-Playing career:... |
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| ST | 11 | Carlos Alfaro Moreno Carlos Alfaro Moreno Carlos Alejandro "Beto" Alfaro Moreno is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina, Spain, Ecuador and Mexico as well as representing the Argentina national football team.... |
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| ST | 9 | Claudio García | ||
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| GK | Alejandro Lanari Alejandro Lanari Alejandro Fabio Lanari is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. He was born on May 2, 1960, in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played for several clubs in Argentina and UANL Tigres in Mexico.... |
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| DEF | Ricardo Altamirano | |||
| DEF | Fernando Gamboa Fernando Gamboa Fernando Andrés Gamboa is a retired Argentine footballer and coach.-Career:Gamboa started his playing career in 1988 with Newell's Old Boys where he won two league championships.... |
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| MID | Sergio Berti Sergio Berti Sergio Ángel Berti is a retired Argentine professional football player, nicknamed La Bruja.... |
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| ST | Ariel Boldrini | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Alfio Basile Alfio Basile Alfio Basile , known as Coco, is an Argentine football coach and former player.-Playing career:Basile started his playing career at the Bella Vista club in his home city. From 1964 to 1970 he played for Racing Club, and then for Huracán, where he was a mainstay of the 1973 Metropolitano champions... |
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Stanislav Cherchesov
Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov is a Russian football manager and former international goalkeeper for USSR and Russia. He currently manages FC Terek Grozny....
Andrei Chernyshov
Andrei Alekseyevich Chernyshov is an association football manager and former player. He currently manages FC Akzhayik.Chernyshov was in the winning squad of UEFA U-21 Championship 1990 and participated in Euro 92.-Honours:...
Dmitri Galiamin
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Galiamin is a retired Russian football defender, and a current manager.-Club career:Galiamin started playing with hometown's PFC CSKA Moscow, being an automatic first-choice from his second season onwards, and helping the club to the double in his final year, 1991.Aged 28, he...
Akhrik Tsveiba
Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba is a retired Soviet association footballer.-Career:...
Igor Shalimov
Igor Mihailovich Shalimov , is a retired football midfielder.Shalimov started his playing career in Spartak Moscow. After a few successful seasons with Spartak Moscow he transferred to Foggia. He impressed enough to garner the attention and eventual transfer to Internazionale...
Andrei Kanchelskis
Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis is a Ukrainian-born Russian football manager and former association footballer who played as a right winger. Kanchelskis is the only player in history to have scored in each of the Glasgow, Merseyside and Manchester local derbies.Currently, he is managing FC...
Alexei Mikhailichenko
Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko , is a Ukrainian football coach and former professional football player. He currently holds an administrative position in his home club, Dynamo Kyiv, as director of sport...
Vasili Kulkov
Vassily Sergeyevich Kulkov is a retired Russian footballer, and a current coach.Either a central defender or defensive midfielder, he was best known for his spells at Spartak Moscow and Benfica.-Club career:...
Igor Dobrovolski
Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolski is retired footballer in the wide attacking midfielder role. He is currently the manager of Dacia Chişinău.He started his career at Moldavian SSR, then played in Russian SFSR, Spain, Italy, France, Germany before retired in Moldova...
Igor Kolyvanov
Igor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov is an association footballer and coach. During his playing career he accumulated 90 goals scored in 333 games at the Top level in the Soviet Union as well as in Italy....
Aleksandr Uvarov (footballer)
Aleksandr Viktorovich Uvarov is a former football player and current Goalkeeping Coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and Israel....
Dmitri Kuznetsov
Dmitri Viktorovich Kuznetsov is an association football coach and a former player.During his club career he played for CSKA Moscow, RCD Espanyol, UE Lleida, Deportivo Alavés and CA Osasuna. He earned 28 caps and scored 2 goals for USSR, CIS and Russia from 1990 to 1994, and played in the 1992 UEFA...
Oleg Sergeyev
Oleg Vyacheslavovich Sergeyev is a retired Russian football player. Currently, he works as an assistant coach with FC Salyut Belgorod.-Honours:* Soviet Premier League winner: 1991.* Soviet Premier League runner-up: 1990....
Vladimir Tatarchuk
Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian/Russian football player. His son Vladimir Tatarchuk Jr. is also a professional footballer.-Honours:* Olympic champion: 1988.* Soviet Top League winner: 1991* Soviet Cup winner: 1991....
Igor Korneev
Igor Vladimirovich Korneev is a former association footballer who played midfielder. Since 2002 he also holds Dutch citizenship...
Anatoly Byshovets
Anatoliy Fyodorovich Byshovets is a Russian football manager and former international striker. He played his entire professional career with club side Dynamo Kyiv. He won Olympic gold as a coach with the Soviet team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was also a manager of USSR, Russia, and South...
England v. Argentina
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| GK | 1 | David Seaman David Seaman David Andrew Seaman MBE is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury... |
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| DEF | 3 | Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce OBE is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 team and the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team... |
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| DEF | 6 | Mark Wright | ||
| DEF | 4 | Des Walker Des Walker Desmond Sinclair "Des" Walker is a former England international footballer who is best remembered for his spells with Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday... |
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| DEF | 2 | Lee Dixon Lee Dixon Lee Michael Dixon is a former English professional footballer born in Manchester.He formed part of the Arsenal defence from the late 1980s, through till 2002. He was capped 22 times for England, scoring once.... |
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| MID | 8 | David Batty David Batty David Batty is an English retired professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.... |
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| MID | 11 | John Barnes John Barnes (footballer) John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is an English football manager and former player.During his playing career, Barnes had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times... |
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| MID | 7 | David Platt | ||
| MID | 5 | Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas born Manchester, England is a former English footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained Crystal Palace to the FA Cup final in 1990... |
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| ST | 9 | Alan Smith | ||
| ST | 10 | Gary Lineker Gary Lineker Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live... (C) |
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| GK | Chris Woods Chris Woods Christopher 'Chris' Charles Eric Woods is a former England international football goalkeeper, who played in the Football League and Premier League for Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday, Reading, Southampton and Burnley, in the Scottish Football League for Rangers, and in Major... |
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| DEF | Paul Parker | |||
| MID | Peter Beardsley Peter Beardsley Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE is an English former footballer who played between 1979 and 1999. He once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain... |
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| MID | Lee Sharpe Lee Sharpe Lee Stuart Sharpe is an English former footballer. Predominantly a left winger, Sharpe joined Manchester United from Torquay United as a youngster in 1988, playing for the club up until 1996... |
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| ST | Nigel Clough Nigel Clough Nigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s.... |
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| Graham Taylor | ||||
Sergio Vázquez
Sergio Fabián Vázquez is a retired Argentine footballer and a current football manager-Playing career:Vázquez played as a defender for a selection of club teams in Argentina and Chile....
Carlos Enrique
Carlos Alberto Enrique is a former Argentine football midfielder who won the Copa América 1991 with Argentina...
Oscar Ruggeri
Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is a former footballer. Nicknamed "El Cabezón" , Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina....
Fernando Gamboa
Fernando Andrés Gamboa is a retired Argentine footballer and coach.-Career:Gamboa started his playing career in 1988 with Newell's Old Boys where he won two league championships....
Alejandro Lanari
Alejandro Fabio Lanari is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. He was born on May 2, 1960, in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played for several clubs in Argentina and UANL Tigres in Mexico....
Néstor Fabbri
Néstor Ariel Fabbri is a former football defender from Argentina.Fabbri started playing at the young division of All Boys in 1984, he made his debut for the first team during the 1984-85 season in the Argentine 2nd division. In 1986 he joined first division Racing Club...
Antonio Mohamed
Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s...
Alfio Basile
Alfio Basile , known as Coco, is an Argentine football coach and former player.-Playing career:Basile started his playing career at the Bella Vista club in his home city. From 1964 to 1970 he played for Racing Club, and then for Huracán, where he was a mainstay of the 1973 Metropolitano champions...
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
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1991 Challenge Cup Winner: England England national football team The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first... |
Goalscorers
3 goals: David Platt1 goal: Darío Franco Claudio García Igor Kolivanov Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live...
Oscar Ruggeri
Oscar Ruggeri
Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is a former footballer. Nicknamed "El Cabezón" , Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina....
Alan Smith Vladimir Tatarchuk
Vladimir Tatarchuk
Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian/Russian football player. His son Vladimir Tatarchuk Jr. is also a professional footballer.-Honours:* Olympic champion: 1988.* Soviet Top League winner: 1991* Soviet Cup winner: 1991....