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Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Solovyov (Russian: Вячеслав Дмитриевич Соловьёв; born 18 January 1925; died 7 September 1996) was a Soviet football player and coach. He is also a veteran of the World War II and received such decorations like a medal "For the Defence of Moscow" and a medal "For Courage".^[1]

Solovyov was born in a populated place near train station Veshnyaki, Moskovsky Uyezd.

Club career

As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1946 for CDKA Moscow.^[2] However his playing career has started before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.^[1]

Coaching career

It was with Solovyov, Dynamo Kyiv won its first league's title back in 1961.^[1]

In 1987 as a manager of SC Tavriya Simferopol, Solovyov reached the 1986–87 Soviet Cup semifinals and gained promotion to the 1988 Soviet First League.^[1] His players were honored with titles of masters of sports of the Soviet Union: Borys Biloshapka, Serhiy Shevchenko, Viktor Halustov, Ihor Leonov, Semen Osynovskyi, Ihor Lyalin, Sergei Dementyev, Viktor Budnyk, Oleksandr Isayev.^[1]

Honours

As a player

• Soviet Top League champion: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951.
• Soviet Top League runner-up: 1949.
• Soviet Top League bronze: 1953.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1948, 1951.

As a coach

• Soviet Top League champion: 1961.

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