Oleksandr Filiayev (Ukrainian: Олександр Євгенович Філяєв; 26 August 1934 – 21 June 2019) was a Ukrainian professional football player who played as striker and is known as the first captain in the history of FC Karpaty Lviv.

Oleksandr Filiayev
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Yevhenovych Filiayev
Date of birth (1934-08-26)26 August 1934
Place of birth Losinoostrovsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR
Date of death 21 June 2019(2019-06-21) (aged 84)
Place of death Lviv, Ukraine
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953 Zenit Moscow 11 (4)
1954–1956 Lokomotiv Moscow 32 (4)
1957–1962 SKA Lviv 174 (50)
1963 Karpaty Lviv 33 (5)
1965 Naftovyk Drohobych 29 (3)
Managerial career
1964 Karpaty Lviv (assistant)
1965 Naftovyk Drohobych (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing and coaching career

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Filiayev played in Moscow clubs' Zenit and Lokomotiv, before transferred to army club in Lviv – SKVO, that after was renamed as SKA. When in 1963 in Lviv was created a new football club Karpaty, he joined it and become the first captain of this club.

He made his debut for Karpaty in the winning game against FC Lokomotiv Gomel on 21 April 1963.[1]

After his retirement he worked as an assistant manager and a teacher of the physical training in the School n6 in Lviv.

He died in Lviv on 21 June 2019.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ювілей Першого Капітана: Олександру Філяєву - 80 (in Ukrainian). FC Karpaty Official Site. 21 June 2019.
  2. ^ У віці 84 років помер перший капітан львівських Карпат Олександр Філяєв (in Ukrainian). FC Karpaty Official Site. 21 June 2019.
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  • Пилипчук, Павло (2006). "Карпати" від А до Я (1963—2005 рр.) (in Ukrainian). Львів: Галицька видавнича спілка. ISBN 966-7893-51-0.