Boris Georgiyevich Tatushin (born March 31, 1933 in Moscow

Moscow

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; died January 15, 1998 in Moscow) was a Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 football player and manager.

Honours

• Olympic champion
  Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
  The 1956 Olympic Games football tournament with just 11 competing nations suffered from cancellations. It was an undistinguished tournament that featured mis-matches and walkovers.-Background:...
  
  : 1956.
• 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: 1953, 1956, 1958.

International career

Tatushin made his debut for 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...

 on September 8, 1954 in a friendly against Sweden

Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...

. He played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup

1958 FIFA World Cup

The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...

 qualifiers, but was not selected for the final tournament squad, because he was arrested with Eduard Streltsov

Eduard Streltsov

Eduard Anatolyevich Streltsov was a Soviet footballer who represented Torpedo Moscow as a forward. Joining Torpedo at the age of 16 from the Fraser factory team in 1953, Streltsov made his international debut two years later and played a key role in winning the gold medal for the Soviet national...

 and Mikhail Ogonkov

Mikhail Ogonkov

Mikhail Pavlovich Ogonkov was a Russian footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. He played as a left-back for Spartak Moscow. According to the famous footballer Nikita Simonyan Mikhail Ogonkov was the best Soviet Full Back of all times...

 over rape allegations and was disqualified for three years.

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