Olga Letyushova

Olga Letyushova
Personal information
Full name Olga Evgenyevna Letyushova
Date of birth (1975-12-29) 29 December 1975
Place of birth Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990-1994 Energiya Voronezh 97 (41)
1995-1996 Kaluzhanka (20)
1997-2003 Ryazan VDV (121)
2004-2006 Rossiyanka (71)
2007 Zvezda-2005 Perm (19)
2008 SKA Rostov (15)
2009-2010 Rossiyanka (5)
2009 → ShVSM Izmailovo (loan) (8)
International career
1992-2009 Russia 73 (27)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olga Evgenyevna Letyushova (born 29 December 1975) is a Russian former footballer who played as a striker. One of the most prolific forwards in Russian women's football, she played for Energiya Voronezh, Kaluzhanka, Ryazan VDV, Rossiyanka, Zvezda-2005 Perm, SKA Rostov and ShVSM Izmailovo in the Russian Women's Football Championship.[1][2]

Letyushova represented the Russia national team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2001 UEFA Women's Championship and the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3][4] According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, she earned 73 caps and scored 27 goals for Russia.[5] Her career totals also include 30 goals for the USSR and Russia national teams combined.

Club career

Letyushova began her senior career with Energiya Voronezh, making her first professional appearance as a 14-year-old in 1990.[5] She later played for Kaluzhanka and Ryazan VDV, where she became one of the leading forwards in the Russian Championship.[1]

With Ryazan she won the Russian Championship in 1999 and 2000. She later won further league titles with Rossiyanka in 2005, 2006 and 2010, and with Zvezda-2005 Perm in 2007.[5][6] She also won the Russian Cup six times: in 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010.[5]

Letyushova was a seven-time top scorer of the Russian Championship, including in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons.[7][8][9][10] Komsomolskaya Pravda described her as the scorer of 356 goals in Russian championships and more than 600 goals in all competitions.[5] Her career scoring record also includes 87 goals in Russian Cup matches, 29 goals in USSR championships and 11 goals in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

International career

Letyushova played her first match for Russia in November 1992.[3] She was a member of the Russia squad at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, where Russia reached the quarter-finals. She scored twice in Russia's 5-0 group-stage win over Japan.[5]

She also played at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, again held in the United States, and scored against Ghana.[4] With three goals at Women's World Cup finals, she is Russia's joint top scorer in the tournament alongside Elena Fomina.[4] Letyushova also represented Russia at the 2001 UEFA Women's Championship in Germany.[3][5]

Honours

Ryazan VDV / Ryazan-TNK

Rossiyanka

Zvezda-2005 Perm

Energiya Voronezh

Individual

  • Russian Championship top scorer: seven times, including 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007[7][8][9][10]
  • Russian Championship best forward: seven times
  • Russian Footballer of the Year: three times, including 1999 and 2005[5]
  • Included in the Russian Championship list of the 33 best players for 18 consecutive seasons, 1992-2009[5]
  • Master of Sport of Russia, International Class[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Olga Letyushova profile". Womenfootball.ru. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Sergunin, Alexey (8 March 2024). "Экс-футболистка Ольга Летюшова: «Учусь на курсах УЕФА, но мечтаю приносить пользу Воронежу и России»". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Olga Letyushova". UEFA.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 3 "Olga Letyushova". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sergunin, Alexey (28 December 2024). "«Лед закрыли досками и поставили гандбольные ворота»: 5 лучших матчей второго бомбардира женской сборной России по футболу". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Russia - List of Women Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Russia 2004 Women". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Russia 2005 Women". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Russia 2006 Women". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Russia 2007 Women". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
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