Valentin Khlystov

Valentin Khlystov
Personal information
Full name Valentin Stepanovich Khlystov
Date of birth (1927-02-28)28 February 1927
Place of birth Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 8 March 2007(2007-03-08) (aged 80)
Place of death Moscow, Russia
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1955 Neftyanik 171 (3)
Managerial career
1959–1960 Tekstilshchik Kirovabad
1961 Spartak Baku
1962 Neft Daşları
1973–1975 Neftchi
1977–1978 Araz-Nakhchivan
1979 Avtomobilist Baku
1980 Avtomobilist Mingachevir
Medal record
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valentin Stepanovich Khlystov (Валентин Степанович Хлыстов; 28 February 1927 – 8 March 2007) was a Soviet football player and manager who played as a defender. He was awarded the honorary title of Honoured Worker of Physical Culture and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1991.[1]

Early life

Valentin Khlystov was born on 28 February 1927 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, to a Russian family. His parents were born in the city of Kars, then part of the Russian Empire and now located in Turkey. In 1903, the Khlystov family moved to Baku because of the unstable political situation.[2]

Khlystov began playing football in 1943, during World War II. He was a product of the Reserve Labour Forces sports organization. In 1946, he joined Neftyanik.

Playing as a left-sided defender, Khlystov remained with Neftyanik until 1955. He was forced to end his playing career after suffering an injury in a match against Torpedo Moscow. According to the club's records, he made 171 appearances and scored three goals for Neftyanik between 1946 and 1955.[2]

Managerial career

After ending his playing career, Khlystov moved to Moscow and studied at the Higher School of Coaches. He returned to Baku and worked as a coach at Neftyanik in 1958. He subsequently managed several football clubs in Azerbaijan.

Khlystov worked for many years at the Neftchi Olympic Reserve School for Children and Youth, where he also served as director.[3]

His managerial career included the following clubs:

  • Tekstilshchik Kirovabad (1959–1960)
  • Spartak Baku (1961)
  • Neft Daşları (1962)
  • Neftchi (1973–1975)
  • Araz-Nakhchivan (1977–1978)
  • Avtomobilist Baku (1979)
  • Avtomobilist Mingachevir (1980)

Death

Valentin Khlystov died in Moscow on 8 March 2007.[3]

Honours

  • Honoured Worker of Physical Culture and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1991)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Azərbaycan Həmkarlar İttifaqları Şurası işçilərinin bir qrupuna Azərbaycan Respublikasının fəxri adlarının verilməsi haqqında". e-qanun.az. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Valentin Xlıstov". neftchi.az. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Valentin Xlıstov". neftchi.az. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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