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Anatoliy Konkov (Ukrainian: Анатолій Дмитрович Коньков; 19 September 1949 – 4 October 2024) was a Soviet football player from Ukraine and Soviet and later Ukrainian football manager. Native of Eastern Ukraine, he made a football career in Dynamo Kyiv of 1970s. He was honored as the Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1982). Konkov served as the President of the Football Federation of Ukraine in September 2012.
Career
Konkov began his football career in Kramatorsk for local Avanhard and his first coach was Yuriy Nesterenko. Eventually he made it to the top performer of the region Shakhtar Donetsk where he played until 1974. He then moved to Dynamo Kyiv with which he won a few European honours.
During his playing career Konkov played in defense as a stopper. He won four Soviet championships, once was a holder of the Soviet Cup, UEFA Supercup, and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1974-75. He was a vice-champion of Europe'72, and received an Olympic bronze medal in 1976.
In 1979 Konkov played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.
After retiring as a player Konkov became a coach, coaching clubs of the Soviet Union, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan. On 2 September 2012 he was elected the President of the Football Federation of Ukraine, becoming the second president after Viktor Bannikov who had a professional player career.
Death
On 4 October 2024, it was announced that Konkov had died at the age of 75. He died in Kyiv.
Konkov in 2012
