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Matrosovo

Matrosovo is a former air base on Sakhalin Island, Russia located 14 km north of Leonidovo. It is no longer used by the military and has fallen into a state of decay. In 1985 a Tupolev Tu-16 from Khorol crashed at or near this airfield....

) is a retired 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....

 and Ukrainian

Ukraine

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/Russia

Russia

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n football player. His son Vladimir Tatarchuk Jr. is also a professional footballer.

Honours

• Olympic champion
  Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the football competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament was held from September 17, 1988 to October 1, 1988.-Medal summary:...
  
  : 1988.
• 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: 1991
  1991 Soviet Top League
  The 1991 Soviet Top League season was the 54th since its establishment and the last one. Dynamo Kyiv were the defending 13-times champions. A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, twelve of them have contested in the 1990 season while the remaining four were promoted from the Soviet...
  
  
• Soviet Cup
  Soviet Cup
  The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006....
  
   winner: 1991.

International career

Tatarchuk made his debut for USSR

USSR national football team

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 on 18 April 1987 in a friendly against Sweden

Sweden national football team

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. He played in the UEFA Euro 1992 and 1994 FIFA World Cup

1994 FIFA World Cup

The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...

 qualifiers, but was not selected for the final tournament squad for either. He scored a goal on 21 May 1991 at Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...

 in a friendly against England

England national football team

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.

External links

• Player profile