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Valentin Afonin

1939 - 2021

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Valentin Ivanovich Afonin (Russian: Валентин Иванович Афонин; 22 December 1939 – 2 April 2021) was a Soviet footballer who played as a defender. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valentin Afonin is the 2,401st most popular soccer player (up from 2,945th in 2019), the 1,577th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,854th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Russian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Valentin Afonin ranks 2,401 out of 21,273. Before him are Talisca, Karl Zischek, José Parra Martínez, Heinz Kubsch, Alfred Teinitzer, and José Augusto Brandão. After him are Jan Olsson, Patrik Andersson, Jiří Čadek, Dai Sato, Gheorghe Albu, and Valery Gazzaev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Valentin Afonin ranks 354. Before him are Billy Cox, Edoardo Menichelli, Renée Schuurman, Jimmie Nicol, Pierluigi Pizzaballa, and Yaakov Neeman. After him are Carlos Alberto Silva, Hugh Masekela, Alessandra Panaro, Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Günter Bernard, and Melinda Dillon. Among people deceased in 2021, Valentin Afonin ranks 342. Before him are Richard Lewontin, Aydin Ibrahimov, Otar Patsatsia, C. George Boeree, Casimir Oyé-Mba, and Alfred Teinitzer. After him are Jiří Čadek, Jim Steinman, Kadir Topbaş, Susana Higuchi, Milkha Singh, and Pedro Casado.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Valentin Afonin ranks 1,577 out of 3,761. Before him are Aleksandr Stoletov (1839), Maria Itkina (1932), Yuri Bondarev (1924), Yevgeniy Abalakov (1907), Raisa Smetanina (1952), and Vasily Trediakovsky (1703). After him are Nadezhda Popova (1921), Valery Gazzaev (1954), Nikolay Kamov (1902), Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (1903), Viktor Nogin (1878), and Fyodor Vasilyev (1850).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Russia

Among soccer players born in Russia, Valentin Afonin ranks 20. Before him are Igor Chislenko (1939), Yevhen Rudakov (1942), Anatoly Tarasov (1918), Aleksandr Mostovoi (1968), Gavriil Kachalin (1911), and Galimzyan Khusainov (1937). After him are Valery Gazzaev (1954), Klaus-Dieter Sieloff (1942), German Apukhtin (1936), Yuriy Voynov (1931), Eduard Malofeyev (1942), and Aleksandre Chivadze (1955).

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