Although Soviet football has become history, it has never stopped nostalgia for Soviet football, and today I will take you back to the scoring list in the history of the Soviet national team!
1 Oleg Blokhin, Ukrainian, striker. Born in Kiev, Soviet Union on 5 November 1952, he made 112 appearances for the SOVIET UNION between 1972 and 1988, scoring 42 goals. On 16 July 1972, in a 1–1 draw with Finland he made his debut for the national team and scored his debut goal. He scored the last goal of the national team in a 3–0 win over Norway in the European Championship qualifiers on 29 October 1986. He competed in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, making five appearances and scoring 1 goal in the 1982 World Cup to advance to the second group stage, and in 1986 world cup, he made 2 appearances and scored 1 goal to advance to the round of 16.
2 Oleg Protasov, Ukrainian, striker. Born on 4 February 1964 in Dnipropetrovsk, USSR (now part of Ukraine), he made 68 appearances for the SOVIETS between 1984 and 1991, scoring 29 goals. He scored his debut goal for the National Team in a 3–1 friendly against Finland on 15 May 1984 and his last goal for the Soviet national team in a 3–0 win over Cyprus in the European Cup qualifiers on 13 November 1991. He competed in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, made one appearance in 1986, advanced to the round of 16, and scored 3 times in 1990 and scored 1 goal in the group stage. He also competed in Euro 1988, with 2 goals in 5 games and finished runners-up.
3 Valentin Ivanov, Russian, striker. Born on November 19, 1934 in Moscow, Soviet Union, he made 59 appearances between 1955 and 1965, scoring 26 goals. He scored his first international goal in his national team debut against Sweden 6–0 in a friendly match on 26 June 1955 and the last goal of the national team in a 2–1 victory over Wales in the European Qualifiers of the World Cup on 30 May 1965. He played in the 1958 and 1962 World Cups, the 1958 World Cup, 1 goal in 5 games, reaching the quarterfinals, and the 1962 World Cup 4 games, 4 goals and 2 assists, advancing to the quarterfinals. In addition, at the 1960 and 1964 European Championships, he won 2 goals in 2 games at Euro 1960 and 1 assist in 2 games at Euro 1964, runners-up. He died in Moscow, Russia, on November 8, 2011, at the age of 76.
4 Eduard Streltsov, Russian, striker. Born on 21 July 1937 in Moscow, Soviet Union, he made 38 appearances for the SOVIET UNION between 1955 and 1968, scoring 25 goals. He scored a hat-trick in his national team debut against Sweden 6–0 in a friendly match on 26 June 1955 and a hat-trick in a 4–1 friendly against Chile on 16 December 1967, which was also his last goal for the Soviet national team. He has not competed in major tournaments such as the World Cup or the European Championship. He died on July 22, 1990 in Moscow, SOVIET Union, at the age of 53.
5 Viktor Kolotov ,Ukrainian national born on 3 July 1949 in Yudino, Soviet Union (now Part of Russia), made 55 appearances for the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1978, scoring 22 goals. On 28 October 1970, he scored his debut goal in a 4–0 win over Yugoslavia in a friendly match. On 5 April 1978, he scored twice in a 10–2 win over Finland in a friendly match, scoring the final goal of an international match. He did not play in the World Cup and made 2 appearances at Euro 1972, finishing runners-up. He died on 3 January 2000 in Kiev, Ukraine, at the age of 50.
6 Viktor Ponedelnik, Russian, striker. Born in Rostov, Soviet Union on 22 May 1937, he made 29 appearances for the SOVIET UNION between 1960 and 1966, scoring 20 goals. On 19 May 1960, he scored his debut goal for the Soviet Union in a 7–1 win over Poland in a friendly match and scored a hat-trick. On 22 April 1966, in a 2–2 draw with Switzerland he scored his last international goal for the Soviet national team. He competed in the 1962 World Cup, with 2 goals and 4 assists in 4 games, advancing to the quarterfinals. In addition, he participated in the 1960 and 1964 European Championships, and won the championship in 2 games and 1 assist in 2 games of Euro 1960. 1 goal in 2 games at Euro 1964, runner-up. He died in Moscow on December 5, 2020, at the age of 83.
Igor Chislenko, Russian, winger. Born on January 4, 1939 in Moscow, Soviet Union, he made 53 appearances for the Soviet Union between 1959 and 1968, scoring 20 goals. On 27 April 1962 he scored his first goal for the Soviet union in a 5–0 friendly victory over Uruguay, and on 21 May 1968 he scored the last international goal of the national team match in a 3–2 win over Czechoslovakia. He competed in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups, 3 games in the 1962 World Cup, 2 goals and 1 assist, advancing to the quarterfinals, and in the 1966 World Cup, 4 games 2, finished fourth. In addition, he competed in the 1964 and 1968 European Championships, making only 2 appearances at euro 1964, scoring 1 goal and finishing runners-up. He did not play at Euro 1968 and finished fourth. He died on September 24, 1994 in Moscow, Russia, at the age of 55.
8 Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Azerbaijani, striker. Born in Baku, Soviet Union on 23 February 1946, he made 50 appearances for the SOVIET union between 1965 and 1972, scoring 19 goals. His first goal for the Soviet national team was scored in a 4–1 win over Greece in the European qualifiers of the World Cup on 3 October 1965, in which he scored a hat-trick. His last goal for the national team came in a 3–0 win over Yugoslavia in euro 1972 qualifiers. He played in the 1966 World Cup, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist in 5 games, finishing fourth. He also competed in the 1968 and 1972 European Championships, making four appearances, finishing fourth and second respectively. He died in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 10 December 1997 at the age of 51.
9 Anatoliy Ilyin , a Russian , born on 27 June 1931 in Moscow , Soviet Union , made 31 appearances for the Soviet union between 1952 and 1959 , scoring 16 goals. His first goal for the Soviet national team was scored in a 2–1 win over Hungary in a friendly match on 27 May 1952, and his last goal for the national team was scored in a 1–0 friendly victory over China on 3 October 1959. He played in the 1958 World Cup, 2 goals in 5 games and advanced to the quarterfinals. He died on February 10, 2016 in Moscow, Russia, at the age of 84.
10 Anatoliy Byshovets, now Russian, striker. Born on April 23, 1946 in Kiev, Soviet Union. Between 1966 and 1972 he made 39 appearances for the Soviet Union, scoring 15 goals. His first goal for the Soviet national team was scored on 28 May 1967 in a 2–0 home win over Mexico, and his last goal for the national team was scored on 13 October 1971, when he drew 1–1 away to Northern Ireland in a European Championship qualifier. He played in the 1970 World Cup, scoring 4 goals and 1 assist in 4 games, in addition to euro 1968, making 2 appearances and not scoring.