Mykhaylo Mykhaylovich Mykhalyna (Hungarian: Mihály Mihalina, Slovak: Michal Michalinа, Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Михалина, Russian: Михаил Михайлович Михалина, Rusyn: Михаил Михалина; 15 March 1924 – 30 August 1998) was a Czechoslovakian, Hungarian, Ukrainian and Soviet professional football player, Soviet-Ukrainian football manager and coach. He was the Master of Sports of USSR (1952) and the Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR (1955). From 1977 to 1983 and 1991 to 1995 he was the president of the Football Federation of Zakarpattia Oblast.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mykhaylo Mykhaylovich Mykhalyna | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Poroshkovo, Carpathian Ruthenia, First Czechoslovak Republic | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 1998 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1937–1938 | SC Rusj Uzhorod | ||
| 1939–1943 | SK Rusj Ungvár | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1944 | SK Rusj Ungvár | ||
| 1945 | Dynamo Uzhhorod | ||
| 1946–1948 | Spartak Uzhhorod | ||
| 1948–1955 | Dynamo Kyiv | 108 | (4) |
| 1956 | Spartak Uzhhorod | 16 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1952–1955 | Ukrainian SSR | ||
| 1952–1955 | USSR-2 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1945 | Dynamo Uzhhorod | ||
| 1956–1961 | Spartak Uzhhorod | ||
| 1963–1968 | Verkhovyna Uzhhorod | ||
| 1969–1970 | Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | ||
| 1971 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | ||
| 1975 | FC Hoverla Uzhhorod | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours
- Soviet Cup winner: 1954.
- Silver medal of USSR Championship: 1952.
- In the list of the 33 best players (twice №2): 1952
International career
Aside from being named one of the 33 best players in the USSR for 1952, Mykhalyna made his debut for USSR-2 on 26 September 1954 in a friendly against Hungary.[1]
See also
Other famous Soviet Magyar footballers:
References
External links
- (in Russian) Profile
- (in Russian) In memoriam: Mykhaylo Mykhalyna
- (in Hungarian) In memoriam: Mykhaylo Mykhalyna