Anatoliy Kyrylovych Puzach (born 3 June 1941 in Krasny Kut

Krasny Kut

Krasny Kut is a town and the administrative center of Krasnokutsky District of Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Yeruslan River , southeast of Saratov...

; died 19 March 2006 in Kiev

Kiev

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) was a Soviet

Soviet Union

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 football player and Ukrainian

Ukraine

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 coach. He was born in the town of Krasny Kut, Saratov Oblast

Saratov Oblast

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.

Honours

• Soviet Top League
  Soviet Top League
  The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...
  
   winner: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1990 (as a manager).
• Soviet Cup
  Soviet Cup
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   winner: 1966.

International career

Puzach made his debut for the USSR

USSR national football team

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 on 25 July 1969 in a friendly against East Germany

East Germany national football team

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 and scored on his debut. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup

1970 FIFA World Cup

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 final tournament and in the 1974 FIFA World Cup

1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...

 qualifiers. He was the first player in history to come on as a substitute in a World Cup game when non-injury substitutions were allowed for the first time in 1970. He replaced Viktor Serebryanikov

Viktor Serebryanikov

Viktor Petrovich Serebryanikov is a former Soviet Ukrainian footballer.- Statistics for Dynamo :*The statistics in USSR Cups and Europe is made under the scheme "autumn-spring" and enlisted in a year of start of tournaments-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971.* Soviet...

 in the opening match of the tournament against Mexico.

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