Valentin Vasilyevich Sysoyev

Valentin Vasilyevich Sysoyev (Russian: Валентин Васильевич Сысоев) (born in 1887; died in 1971) was a Russian football player.

Valentin Sysoyev
Personal information
Full name Valentin Vasilyevich Sysoyev
Date of birth 1887
Date of death 1971
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1914 ZKS Moscow
National team
1913 Russia 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

In 1908, Sysoyev was introduced to football at age 22, while at his parent's cottage in Rastorguevo a visiting Englishman explained the rules to his neighbors. Sysoyev would be one of the first players at newly-formed "ZKS" football club in the Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow.[1]

International career

Sysoyev played his only game for Russia on September 14, 1913 in a friendly against Norway and scored a goal in a 1:1 tie.

References


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