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Soviet Russian footballer (1944–2021)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Lenyov.

Aleksandr Lenyov
Personal information
Aleksandr Lenyov (right) and Eduard Streltsov
Full name	Aleksandr Ivanovich Lenyov
Date of birth	(1944-09-25)25 September 1944
Place of birth	Stalinogorsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Date of death	12 November 2021(2021-11-12) (aged 77)
Position(s)	Midfielder, defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964	Shinnik Yaroslavl	17	(1)
1965–1971	Torpedo Moscow	164	(24)
1971	Volga Gorky
1972	FC Torpedo Kutaisi	29	(4)
1973–1974	Metallurg Tula
International career
1966–1968	USSR	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandr Ivanovich Lenyov (Russian: Александр Иванович Ленёв; 25 September 1944 – 12 November 2021) was a Soviet and Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or defender.

International career

Lenyov earned ten caps for the USSR national team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1968.

Honours

Soviet Top League: 1965
Soviet Cup: 1968

Death

He died on 12 November 2021, after a long illness.

References

Умер чемпион СССР, новомосковец Александр Ленёв (in Russian)
Александр Ленёв. Спортивная страна (in Russian)
Ушёл из жизни Александр Ленёв (in Russian)

External links

Profile (in Russian)

v t e Soviet Union squad – UEFA Euro 1968 fourth place
1 Pshenichnikov 2 Anichkin 3 Afonin 4 Banishevskiy 5 Byshovets 6 Voronin 7 Yevryuzhikhin 8 Istomin 9 Kavazashvili 10 Kaplychnyi 11 Malofeyev 12 Muntyan 13 Nodia 14 Rudakov 15 Levchenko 16 Khurtsilava 17 Chislenko 18 Shesternyov (c) 19 Lenyov 20 Asatiani 21 Logofet 22 Smolnikov Coach: Yakushin

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