Naum Naumtsev
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Baku, Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | 30 November 2000 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Samara, Russia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
Naum Grigoryevich Naumtsev (Russian: Наум Григорьевич Наумцев; 16 October 1913 – 30 November 2000) was a Soviet footballer who played as a defender, and served the Soviet Union in World War II.
Football career
Naum Naumtsev was born on 16 October 1913 in Baku.[1]
Throughout his football career, Naum Naumtsev played for teams including "Temp Baku", "Dynamo GOHM", "Neftyanik", "South Builder", Tbilisi’s "Dynamo" and "DO Tbilisi", and Moscow's "Red Army". He appeared in 60 matches in the Soviet Top League and scored 1 goal.[1]
In 1947, he won the bronze medal in the Soviet Top League as a member of "Dynamo Tbilisi".[2]
Military service
In August 1940, Naum Naumtsev was drafted into the Second World War,[3] "Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" medal,[4] and the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class (1985).[5]
Personal life
Naum Naumtsev was married to Zoya Nikolayevna Astafyeva, an actress in a Baku theater. They had a son named Yuri Naumtsev, who became a professional basketball player and actor and played on the Soviet Union men's national basketball team.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Naum Naumtsev". Footballfacts.ru. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "Naum Naumtsev". Dinamo-tbilisi.ru.ru. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Naum Naumtsev". Podvignaroda.ru.ru. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Naum Grigoryevich Naumtsev". Memory Road Database (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of Russia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "Naum Naumtsev". Podvignaroda.ru.ru. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "Yuri Naumtsev: The Tragic Fate of a Great Actor". Yandex.ru. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2026.