Yuriy Dehteryov

Dehteryov in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Yuriy Vitaliyovych Dehteryov
Date of birth	(1948-10-05)5 October 1948
Place of birth	Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	9 October 2022(2022-10-09) (aged 74)
Place of death	Donetsk, Ukraine
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1983	Shakhtar Donetsk	321	(0)
International career
1968–1979	Soviet Union	17	(0)
1979	Ukraine
Managerial career
2001–2002	Shakhtar Donetsk (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yuriy Vitaliyovych Dehteryov (Ukrainian: Юрій Віталійович Дегтерьов, Russian: Юрий Витальевич Дегтерёв, Yuriy Vitalyevich Degteryov; 5 October 1948 – 9 October 2022)^[1] was a Ukrainian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Dehteryov is considered to be the best goalkeeper and one of the most legendary players to play for Shakhtar Donetsk. He was the first goalkeeper to captain Shakhtar.^[2] He held the record for most appearances for Shakhtar and at the time of his death, had the fifth most.^[3]

Dehteryov was a member of the football congress of the unrecognised Donetsk People's Republic.^[4][5]

International career

Dehteryov made his debut for Soviet Union on 1 August 1968 in a friendly against Sweden. He played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1980 qualifiers (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament for either). In his 17 international participations he only allowed 10 goals as well as won 10 of those 17 games. His best games came in October 1977 against France (8 October) and the Netherlands (5 October) where he did not concede a goal in either game.

In 1979, Dehteryov played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Soviet Cup: 1980

Soviet Union U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 1966, 1967

Individual

• "Ogoniok" Soviet Goalkeeper of the Year: 1977
• Soviet Footballer of the Year third place: 1977