Konstantin Beskov

1991
Personal information
Full name	Konstantin Ivanovich Beskov
Date of birth	(1920-11-18)18 November 1920
Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
Date of death	6 May 2006(2006-05-06) (aged 85)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937	Serp i Molot Moscow	?	(?)
1938–1940	Metallurg Moscow	45	(13)
1941–1954	Dynamo Moscow	196	(93)
Total		241	(109)
International career
1952	USSR	2	(0)
Managerial career
1956	Torpedo Moscow
1961–1962	CSKA
1963–1964	USSR
1964–1965	Zorya
1966	Lokomotiv Moscow
1967–1972	Dynamo Moscow
1974	USSR
1977–1988	Spartak Moscow
1979–1982	USSR
1991–1992	Asmaral
1994–1995	Dynamo Moscow
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Konstantin Ivanovich Beskov (Russian: Константи́н Ива́нович Бе́сков; 18 November 1920 – 6 May 2006) was a Soviet/Russian footballer and coach.^[1]

Beskov was born in Moscow. He played for Dynamo Moscow as forward, scoring 126 goals, and after finishing his playing career he became a successful manager who coached Dynamo and their rivals Spartak.

He also managed the USSR at the finals of Euro 64 and the 1982 World Cup.

Sporting honours

Honours and awards

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class and 3rd class
• Order of Lenin
• Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
• Order of Friendship of Peoples
• Order of the Badge of Honour, twice (incl. 1957)
• Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
• Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
• Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
• Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
• Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"

References

External links

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Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class and 3rd class