Valentin Vasilyevich Sysoyev (Russian: Валентин Васильевич Сысоев) (born in 1887; died in 1971) was a Russian football player.
Career
In 1908, Sysoyev was introduced to football at age 22, while at his parents' dacha in Rastorguevo a visiting Englishman explained the rules to his neighbors. Sysoyev would be one of the first players at newly-formed "ZKS" football club in the Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow.[1]
International career
Sysoyev played his only game for Russia on September 14, 1913 in a friendly against Norway and scored a goal in a 1:1 tie.
References
- ^ "Легенда третья, в которой вы встретитесь со старейшим футболистом страны, с удивительным человеком, не знавшим, что значит уйти с поля без гола". telenir.net (in Russian). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
External links
- (in Russian) Profile
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