Oleg Blokhin
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Oleh Volodymyrovych "Oleg" Blokhin (Ukrainian: Олег Володимирович Блохін) (born 5 November 1952 in Kiev
) is a Ukrainian
football coach
and current head coach of the Ukrainian national team
. Blokhin was formerly a standout striker
for Dynamo Kyiv
and the Soviet national team. In 1975 he was named European Footballer of the Year, winning the Ballon d'Or, becoming the second Soviet and the first Ukrainian player to achieve such a feat.
, the capital of the Ukrainian SSR
, in 1952 to a Russian
father and Ukrainian
mother.
Blokhin played during most of his career for Dynamo Kyiv
, becoming the USSR
national championship's all-time leader and goalscorer with 211 goals, as well as making more appearances than any other player with 432 appearances. He won the championship 8 times. He led Dynamo to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
in 1975 and 1986, scoring a goal in each final. Blokhin is also the USSR national football team's most capped
player with 112 caps, as well as their all time leading goalscorer with 42 goals; he played in the 1982
and 1986
FIFA World Cup
s where he scored 1 goal in each. He was one of the first Soviet players to play abroad, signing for Austria
's Vorwärts Steyr in 1988, he also played in Cyprus
with Aris.
once, in 1992), AEK Athens, PAOK, and Ionikos.
He began serving as the head coach of the Ukrainian national team
in September 2003. Under his leadership, Ukraine reached the quarter-finals of 2006 World Cup. There, Ukraine lost to Italy
, who eventually progressed to become the 2006 World Champion. Following the side's failure to reach UEFA Euro 2008, Blokhin stepped down as coach on 6 December 2007.
On 14 December 2007, he was named head coach of FC Moscow. The club finished 9th (from 16) and after the season ended Blokhin was fired from the club. At the end of the season, Blokhin announced that if he knew how things would go in FC Moscow, he would have never signed there. This was because the club released many important players without Blokhin's permission yet still had many high expectations. Others said that the reason Blokhin failed in FC Moscow was that he and the press didn't have a friendly relationship, and because of that the press was constantly attacking Blokhin and that damaged his status among the players.
On 21 April 2011 Blokhin was again appointed head coach of the Ukrainian national team.
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(Ukraine's parliament
) for a second term. In October 2002, he joined the United Social Democratic Party of Ukraine. Recently, Blokhin has showed no political activity, concentrating on his coaching job.
,(Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast
) world champion in free-stand exercise, but the couple divorced in the early 1990s. Blokhin & Deriugina have a daughter named Irina.
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
) is a Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
football coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
and current head coach of the Ukrainian national team
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
. Blokhin was formerly a standout striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
for Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
and the Soviet national team. In 1975 he was named European Footballer of the Year, winning the Ballon d'Or, becoming the second Soviet and the first Ukrainian player to achieve such a feat.
Career
Blokhin was born in KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, the capital of the Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
, in 1952 to a Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
father and Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
mother.
Playing
Blokhin was one of the greatest strikers in the world throughout the 1970s, hitting the target regularly through a period of great success at his hometown club Dynamo Kiev and becoming the greatest goalscorer in the history of the Soviet League. Only the regime in the Soviet Union prevented him from moving abroad to play in Europe's strongest leagues.Blokhin played during most of his career for Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
, becoming the USSR
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....
national championship's all-time leader and goalscorer with 211 goals, as well as making more appearances than any other player with 432 appearances. He won the championship 8 times. He led Dynamo to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
in 1975 and 1986, scoring a goal in each final. Blokhin is also the USSR national football team's most capped
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
player with 112 caps, as well as their all time leading goalscorer with 42 goals; he played in the 1982
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
and 1986
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
s where he scored 1 goal in each. He was one of the first Soviet players to play abroad, signing for Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
's Vorwärts Steyr in 1988, he also played in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
with Aris.
Coaching
After retiring as a player, Blokhin coached Greek clubs Olympiacos (Under him they won the Greek Cup twice, in 1990 and 1992, and the Greek Super CupGreek Super Cup
-Official edition:-External links:*...
once, in 1992), AEK Athens, PAOK, and Ionikos.
He began serving as the head coach of the Ukrainian national team
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
in September 2003. Under his leadership, Ukraine reached the quarter-finals of 2006 World Cup. There, Ukraine lost to Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
, who eventually progressed to become the 2006 World Champion. Following the side's failure to reach UEFA Euro 2008, Blokhin stepped down as coach on 6 December 2007.
On 14 December 2007, he was named head coach of FC Moscow. The club finished 9th (from 16) and after the season ended Blokhin was fired from the club. At the end of the season, Blokhin announced that if he knew how things would go in FC Moscow, he would have never signed there. This was because the club released many important players without Blokhin's permission yet still had many high expectations. Others said that the reason Blokhin failed in FC Moscow was that he and the press didn't have a friendly relationship, and because of that the press was constantly attacking Blokhin and that damaged his status among the players.
On 21 April 2011 Blokhin was again appointed head coach of the Ukrainian national team.
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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| 1971 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972 Soviet Top League 1972 -Overview:Sixteen teams competed for the championships, and Zarya Voroshilovgrad won the championship.-League standings:-Top scorers:14 goals* Oleg Blokhin 13 goals* Oganes Zanazanyan 12 goals* Gennadi Khromchenkov... |
27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 35 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1973 Soviet Top League 1973 -Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Ararat Yerevan won the championship.-League standings:drawn matches decided by penalties, the winners obtaining 1 point, the losers 0.-Top scorers:18 goals* Oleg Blokhin 16 goals... |
29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 42 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 1974 Soviet Top League 1974 -League standings:-Top scorers:20 goals* Oleg Blokhin 16 goals* Anatoli Ionkin * Vadim Pavlenko 13 goals* Vladimir Makarov 12 goals* Vadim Nikonov 11 goals... |
29 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |||||
| 42 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||||
| 36 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 1976 Soviet Top League 1976 -Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Dynamo Moscow won the championship.-League Standings:-Top scorers:8 goals* Arkady Andreasyan 7 goals* Nikolai Kazaryan 6 goals* Ravil Aryapov * Vladimir Danilyuk... |
19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 28 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1977 Soviet Top League 1977 -League standings:-Top scorers:17 goals* Oleg Blokhin 14 goals* David Kipiani 12 goals* Yuri Chesnokov 10 goals* Andrei Yakubik 9 goals* Yuri Reznik * Nikolai Smolnikov... |
29 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 19 | |
| 1978 Soviet Top League 1978 -Overview:It was performed in 16 teams, and Dinamo Tbilisi won the championship.-League standings:-Top scorers:19 goals* Georgi Yartsev 15 goals* Ramaz Shengelia 13 goals* Oleg Blokhin 11 goals... |
26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 38 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 1979 Soviet Top League 1979 -Overview:It was performed in 18 teams, and Spartak Moscow won the championship.On 11 August 1979, a mid-air collision killed virtually the entire FC Pakhtakor Tashkent team... |
24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 34 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1980 Soviet Top League 1980 -League standings:-Top scorers:20 goals* Sergey Andreyev 19 goals* Oleg Blokhin 17 goals* Ramaz Shengelia 14 goals* Yuri Goryachev * Aleksandr Tarkhanov 12 goals... |
33 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 42 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1981 Soviet Top League 1981 -League standings:-Top scorers:23 goals* Ramaz Shengelia 21 goals* Yuri Gavrilov 19 goals* Oleg Blokhin 16 goals* Vladimir Kazachyonok 15 goals* Valery Gazzaev 14 goals... |
29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 23 | |
| 1982 Soviet Top League 1982 -Overview:It was performed in 18 teams, and Dinamo Minsk won the championship.-League standings:-Top scorers:23 goals* Andrei Yakubik 18 goals* Merab Megreladze 16 goals* Ramaz Shengelia... |
24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 31 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1983 Soviet Top League 1983 -Overview:18 teams patricipated, and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won the championship.-League standings:-Top scorers:18 goals* Yuri Gavrilov 17 goals* Igor Gurinovich 15 goals* Volodymyr Fink... |
31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1984 Soviet Top League 1984 -Overview:18 teams participated, and Zenit Leningrad won the championship.-League standings:-Top scorers:19 goals* Sergey Andreyev 18 goals* Hamlet Mkhitaryan 17 goals* Oleh Protasov * Yuri Tarasov... |
30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 36 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||
| 40 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | |
| 1987 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 9 | |
| Total | 432 | 211 | 67 | 29 | 79 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 586 | 270 | |
| SK Vorwärts Steyr SK Vorwärts Steyr SK Vorwärts Steyr is an Austrian association football club based in Steyr. It was founded in 1919. They play at the Vorwärts Stadium.- Current squad :*On loan from Westside Strikers FC... |
1987–88 Austrian Football Bundesliga 1987-88 -Overview:Fall season is performed in 12 teams, and higher eight teams go into Meister playoff. Lower four teams fought in Mittlere Playoff with higher four teams of Austrian Football First League.SK Rapid Wien won the championship.-Fall season:... |
13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 Austrian Football Bundesliga 1988-89 -Overview:Fall season is performed in 12 teams, and higher eight teams go into Meister playoff. Lower four teams fought in Mittlere Playoff with higher four teams of Austrian Football First League.FC Swarovski Tirol won the championship.-Fall season:... |
28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Total | 41 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 10 | |
| Aris Limassol | 1989–90 Cypriot First Division 1989-90 The Cypriot First Division 1989-90 league was performed with 14 teams, and APOEL won the championship. The defending champion was AC Omonia.-League standings:-References:*... |
22 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 7 | |
| Career | Total | 495 | 225 | 74 | 32 | 79 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 656 | 287 |
- Other - USSR Super Cup & USSR Federation Cup
- The statistics in USSR Cups and Europe is made under the scheme "autumn-spring" and enlisted in a year of start of tournaments
International
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International goals
- Score and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 16 July 1972 Helsinki Olympic Stadium Helsinki Olympic StadiumThe Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...
, HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
1–0 1–1 Friendly Exhibition gameAn exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...2. 6 August 1972 Råsunda Stadion, Stockholm StockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
4–3 4–4 Friendly 3. 1 September 1972 Jahnstadion, Regensburg RegensburgRegensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
1–0 4–1 1972 Olympics 4. 2–0 5. 3–0 6. 5 September 1972 Rosenaustadion RosenaustadionRosenaustadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest stadium in the city.Until 2009, the stadium was used mostly for football matches by the football club...
, AugsburgAugsburgAugsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
1–0 1–2 1972 Olympics 7. 8 September 1972 Rosenaustadion, Augsburg 3–0 4–0 1972 Olympics 8. 10 September 1972 Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Munich)Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics....
, MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
1–0 2–2 1972 Olympics 9. 26 May 1973 Central Lenin Stadium Luzhniki StadiumThe Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...
, MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
1–0 2–0 1972 World Cup qualifier 10. 2 April 1975 Kiev Central Stadium Olimpiysky National Sports ComplexThe Olympic National Sports Complex is a multi-use sports facility in Kiev, Ukraine, located on the slopes of city's central Cherepanov Hill, Pechersk Raion. The stadium is the premier sports venue of Ukraine and one of the world's largest...
, KievKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
3–0 3–0 Euro 1976 qualifier 11. 18 May 1975 Kiev Central Stadium, Kiev 1–0 2–1 Euro 1976 qualifier 12. 10 March 1976 Všešportový areál, Košice KošiceKošice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
1–0 2–2 Friendly 13. 24 March 1976 Vasil Levski National Stadium Vasil Levski National StadiumVasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...
, SofiaSofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
3–0 3–0 Friendly 14. 22 May 1976 Kiev Central Stadium, Kiev 2–2 2–2 Euro 1976 qualifier 15. 23 July 1976 Lansdowne Park Lansdowne ParkLansdowne Park is a historic sports, exhibition and entertainment facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by the City of Ottawa. It is located along Bank Street and is adjacent to the Rideau Canal, in central Ottawa...
, OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
3–0 3–0 1976 Olympics 16. 23 March 1977 JNA Stadium, Belgrade BelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
1–0 4–2 Friendly 17. 3–1 18. 7 September 1977 Central Stadium Central Stadium (Volgograd)Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Volgograd, Russia, that is home to SC Rotor Volgograd. The capacity of the stadium is 32,120 with plans to expand to 45,015 in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup....
, VolgogradVolgogradVolgograd , formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River...
3–1 4–1 Friendly 19. 4–1 20. 26 February 1978 Stade El Harti Stade El HartiStade El Harti is a multi-use stadium in Marrakech, Morocco. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of Kawkab Marrakech. The stadium holds 20,000 people. It is due to be replaced by Stade de Marrakech in 2009....
, MarrakechMarrakechMarrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...
1–1 3–2 Friendly 21. 5 April 1978 Hrazdan Stadium Hrazdan StadiumHrazdan Stadium is a multi-use, all-seater stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, built and opened in 1970. With the financial support of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the stadium was built in a remarkable period of 11 months....
, YerevanYerevanYerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
4–0 10–2 Friendly 22. 6–0 23. 9–1 24. 14 May 1978 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest BucharestBucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
1–0 1–0 Friendly 25. 5 October 1978 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium Ankara 19 Mayis StadiumAnkara 19 Mayıs Stadium is the home venue for three of Ankara's Süper Lig football clubs: Ankaragücü, Gençlerbirliği and Hacettepe. It was built in 1935 and is part of the 19 Mayıs Sports Complex, which is located in the Ulus district. The stadium has a capacity of 19,209...
, AnkaraAnkaraAnkara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
2–0 2–0 Friendly 26. 28 March 1979 Lokomotiv Stadium Lokomotiv Stadium (Tavriya)Lokomotiv Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Simferopol, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of SC Tavriya Simferopol. The stadium holds 19,978 people and was built in 1967 and renovated in 2004....
, SimferopolSimferopol-Russian Empire and Civil War:The city was renamed Simferopol in 1784 after the annexation of the Crimean Khanate to the Russian Empire by Catherine II of Russia. The name Simferopol is derived from the Greek, Συμφερόπολις , translated as "the city of usefulness." In 1802, Simferopol became the...
1–0 3–1 Friendly 27. 27 August 1980 Népstadion, Budapest BudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
1–1 4–1 Friendly 28. 23 September 1981 Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow 3–0 4–0 1982 World Cup qualifier 29. 7 October 1981 İzmir Atatürk Stadium, Izmir IzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
2–0 3–0 1982 World Cup qualifier 30. 3–0 31. 18 November 1981 Dinamo Stadium Boris Paichadze StadiumThe Boris Paichadze National Stadium , also known as the Dinamo Stadium, is a football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the home stadium of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The stadium was built in 1976 by Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani. Before then Dinamo's stadium was a smaller ground with a maximum...
, TbilisiTbilisiTbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
2–0 3–0 1982 World Cup qualifier 32. 29 November 1981 Tehelné pole Tehelné pole-External links:*...
, BratislavaBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
1–0 1–1 1982 World Cup qualifier 33. 3 June 1982 Råsunda Stadion, Stockholm 1–0 1–1 Friendly 34. 19 June 1982 Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga MálagaMálaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
2–0 3–0 1982 World Cup 35. 13 April 1983 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Stade Olympique de la PontaiseStade Olympique de la Pontaise is a multi-purpose stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stadium holds 15,850 people and was built in 1904.During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted five games.It is used mostly for football matches...
, LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
1–0 1–0 Friendly 36. 17 May 1983 Praterstadion, Vienna ViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
2–1 2–2 Friendly 37. 1 June 1983 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki 1–0 1–0 Euro 1984 qualifier UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 2Standings and results for Group 2 of the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.Group 2 consisted of Finland, Poland, Portugal and USSR...38. 26 July 1983 Zentralstadion Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)The Red Bull Arena, formerly Zentralstadion, located in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, is the premier football facility in the former East Germany. It is the largest football stadium in the former East Germany and has also hosted music concerts as well as football. Various Leipzig football teams have...
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1–0 3–1 Friendly 39. 9 October 1983 Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow 2–0 2–0 Euro 1984 qualifier 40. 19 August 1984 Kirov Stadium Kirov StadiumKirov Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was one of the largest stadiums anywhere in the world. The stadium was named after Sergey Kirov....
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3–0 3–0 Friendly 41. 9 June 1986 Estadio Sergio León Chavez Estadio Sergio León ChavezEstadio Sergio León Chávez is a multi-use stadium in Irapuato, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 24,000 people...
, Irapuato1–0 2–0 1986 World Cup 1986 FIFA World CupThe 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...42. 29 October 1986 Lokomotiv Stadium, Simferopol 3–0 3–0 Euro 1988 qualifier UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 3Standings and results for Group 3 of the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.Group 3 consisted of East Germany, France, Iceland, Norway and USSR...
Politics
In 2002, Blokhin was elected to Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
(Ukraine's parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
) for a second term. In October 2002, he joined the United Social Democratic Party of Ukraine. Recently, Blokhin has showed no political activity, concentrating on his coaching job.
Family
Blokhin was married to Irina DeriuginaIrina Deriugina
Irina Deriugina is a Ukrainian former individual Rhythmic Gymnast. She is the only Soviet rhythmic gymnast who possesses two all around world titles, which she won in 1977 and 1979. Her mother, Albina, was her coach...
,(Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
) world champion in free-stand exercise, but the couple divorced in the early 1990s. Blokhin & Deriugina have a daughter named Irina.
Individual honours
- European Footballer of the Year: Winner in 1975, 5th in 1981, 19th in 1974 and 1976
- Golden Foot award: 2009
- Soviet Footballer of the YearSoviet Footballer of the YearThe award Soviet Footballer of the Year had been awarded to the best footballer of the former Soviet Union from 1964 until 1991. The poll was conducted by the weekly sport newspaper Football .-List of winners:-Most Wins by Club:...
: 1973, 1974, 1975 - Ukrainian Footballer of the YearUkrainian Footballer of the YearUkrainian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given by the Ukrainskiy Football daily to the best professional Ukrainian footballer....
: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981 - Soviet Top LeagueSoviet Top LeagueThe 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...
top scorer: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977 - Soviet Top LeagueSoviet Top LeagueThe 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...
All-Time Goals and Appearances Leader - UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1985–86 top scorer
- European Cup 1986–87 second place on top scorers list.
- USSR national football teamUSSR national football teamThe 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...
All-Time Goals and Caps Leader - Ukraine's Golden PlayerUEFA Jubilee AwardsTo celebrate the Union of European Football Associations 's 50th anniversary in 2004, each of its member associations was asked by UEFA to choose one of its own players as the single most outstanding player of the past 50 years . The 52 players were known as the Golden Players...
representative
Ballon d'Or
- 1974 – 19th
- 1975 – 1st
- 1976 – 19th
- 1981 – 5th