Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Valeriy Lobanovskyi was a Ukrainian football manager whose long association with Dynamo Kyiv made him one of the defining figures in the history of Soviet and Ukrainian football. He led Dynamo to eight Soviet league titles, five Ukrainian championships, and European triumphs in the 1975 and 1986 Cup Winners’ Cups. Lobanovskyi also coached the Soviet Union, Kuwait, and Ukraine, guiding the USSR to Olympic bronze in 1976 and the silver medal at UEFA Euro 1988.