Idman.biz
Today is the birthday of Anatoli Banishevski, the legendary striker and a symbol of Azerbaijani football.
İdman.Biz reports that the "Neftchi" Professional Football Club has made a post about A. Banishevski.
It was reported that A. Banishevski, who was born in Baku on February 23, 1946, played 318 official matches for "Neftchi" from 1964 to 1978, scoring 136 goals.
He was named the best debutant of the USSR Championship in 1964, and in 1965, 1966 and 1967 he was included in the list of "33 best football players". "Banya", who won the bronze medal of the USSR Championship with "Neftchi" in 1966, won the bronze medal of the World Championship in 1966 and the silver medal of the European Championship in 1972 as a member of the USSR national team. He was the coach of our team in 1981-1982.
The legend, who was awarded the "Order of Glory" in 1996, passed away on December 10, 1997 and was buried in the Second Alley of Honor.
