Oleh Blokhin

Also known as Oleg Blokhin

Ukrainian footballer, coach, and politician

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Oleh Blokhin is a Ukrainian footballer, coach, and politician who had a significant career in multiple roles within Ukrainian sports and public life. He is notable for being a prominent figure in Ukrainian football history and later transitioning into political involvement in his country.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Oleh Blokhin is referenced by 940 other articles, and connects out to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Euro 2012 and Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

It sits within the topics 1952 births, 1982 FIFA World Cup players and 1986 FIFA World Cup players.

Its subject is documented across 63 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ukraine
Place of birth: Kyiv
Spouse: Irina Deriugina
Child: Ireesha
Mother: Kateryna Adamenko
Occupation: politician
Position held: People's Deputy of Ukraine
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken: Ukrainian
Award: National legend of Ukraine
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2012
Sport: association football
Member of team: Soviet Union national association football team
Position played: wing half
Country for sport: Ukraine
Mass: 75
Image: Oleg Blokhin2013.jpg
Height: 180

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Commons category: Oleg Blokhin
date of birth: 1952-11-05
number of matches played/races/starts: 3
total goals in career: 3
coach of sports team: Olympiacos F.C.
name in native language: Олег Владимирович Блохин
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine
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Encyclopedic overview

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Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin (Ukrainian: Оле́г Володи́мирович Блохі́н) or Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Russian: Оле́г Влади́мирович Блохи́н; born 5 November 1952), is a Ukrainian former football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of his generation, Blokhin was a standout striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet Union.

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