Vasili Trofimov
Encyclopedia
Vasili Dmitriyevich Trofimov (born January 7, 1919 in Kostino
, Moscow Oblast
; died September 22, 1999 in Moscow
) was a Soviet
football player.
on July 15, 1952 in a 1952 Olympics
game against Bulgaria
and scored on his debut. He also scored a goal against Yugoslavia
.
Kostino, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District, Moscow Oblast
Kostino is a village in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located south-east of Moscow near the Likhocha River.Municipally, the village is a part of Davydovsky Rural Settlement . Population: 185...
, Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
; died September 22, 1999 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow 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...
) 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.
International career
Trofimov made his debut for USSRUSSR 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 July 15, 1952 in a 1952 Olympics
Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Olympic football tournament signalled the arrival of the 'Golden Team'; the 'Magical Magyars': Hungary. Ferenc Puskás, the great Hungarian known as the 'Galloping Major' for his military title, said of the 1952 competition: "It was during the Olympics that our football first started to...
game against Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
and scored on his debut. He also scored a goal against Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
.