Andriy Biba
Andriy Andriyovych (or Andrei Andreyevich) Biba (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Биба; Ukrainian: Андрій Андрійович Біба; born 10 August 1937) is a retired Ukrainian football player and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andriy Andriyovych Biba | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FShM Kyiv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1967 | Dynamo Kyiv | 247 | (69) |
| 1968–1969 | Dnipro | 74 | (15) |
| 1970 | Desna Chernihiv | ||
| National team | |||
| 1965 | USSR | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1972–1973 | Dynamo Kyiv (assistant) | ||
| 1975–1976 | Tavriya Simferopol (assistant) | ||
| 1977–1978 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (assistant) | ||
| 1980 | Spartak Zhytomyr | ||
| 1981 | Vuhlyk Horlivka | ||
| 1983 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | ||
| 1986–1989 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | ||
| 1993–1994 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | ||
| 1994–1995 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | ||
| 1995–1996 | Khimik Zhytomyr | ||
| 1997–present | Dynamo Kyiv (scout) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Honours
- Soviet Top League winner: 1961, 1966, 1967.
- Soviet Cup winner: 1964, 1966.
- Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1966.
Playmaker
Biba is acknowledged as one of the greatest attacking midfielders Eastern Europe has ever produced. As Guardian journalist Jonathan Wilson explains, he functioned as 'Bobby Charlton did in Alf Ramsey's England side'[1] as an advanced attacking midfielder moving the ball around the attacking third with a howitzer shot. He enjoyed a starring role in the Dynamo Kyiv team of Victor Maslov.
International career
Biba played his only game for the USSR on 4 July 1965 in a friendly against Brazil starring Pelé.
References
- Jonathan Wilson, Inverting the Pyramid (2008/Orion)
External links
- Profile (in Russian)
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