Aleksandr Prokopenko
Aleksandr Timofeyevich Prokopenko (Russian: Александр Тимофеевич Прокопенко, Belarusian: Аляксандр Цімафеевіч Пракапенка, November 16, 1953 – March 29, 1989) was a Soviet football player. After retiring, he suffered from alcoholism, he died from choking on food in a restaurant age 35.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Timofeyevich Prokopenko | ||
| Date of birth | November 16, 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobruisk, Belarusian SSR | ||
| Date of death | March 29, 1989 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Minsk, Belarusian SSR | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 1971–1972 | Stroitel Bobruisk | ||
| 1973–1983 | Dinamo Minsk | 310 | (97) | 
| 1986 | Dnepr Mogilev | 15 | (2) | 
| 1987 | Neftchi Baku | 5 | (1) | 
| National team | |||
| 1980 | Soviet Union | 1 | (0) | 
| 1980 | Soviet Union Olympic | 2 | (0) | 
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing the  Soviet Union | ||
| Men's football | ||
| .svg.png.webp) | 1980 Moscow | Team | 
Honours
    
- Olympic bronze: 1980.
- Soviet Top League winner: 1982.
International career
    
Prokopenko played his only game for USSR on July 12, 1980, in a friendly against Denmark.
References
    
    
External links
    
- (in Russian) Profile
- Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics. Wilson, Jonathan.
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