Autographed photos of the USSR national football team players: Vladimir Kaplichny, Yuri Pshenichnikov, Albert Shesternev, Eduard Malofeev, Jozef Szabo and others

Autographed photos of the USSR national football team players

Albert Shesternev is a Soviet football player, defender, and coach. USSR champion and national Footballer of the Year (1970). He entered the top ten football players in Europe according to the weekly France Football.

Yuri Pshenichnikov is a Soviet football player, goalkeeper, and coach. In 1968, he was recognized as the best goalkeeper in the country.

Vladimir Kaplichny is a Soviet football player (defender) and football coach.  Five times he was among the "33 best football players of the season in the USSR", three times at number 1.

Eduard Malofeev is a Soviet and Belarusian football coach. In 1984-1986, Malofeev was the head coach of the USSR national team.

Jozsef Szabo is a Soviet football player and Ukrainian coach who played as a midfielder. He led Dynamo Kyiv five times, and was the coach of the Ukrainian national team twice.

This photo, presented in the Stargift collection, was taken in 1968 during the meetings of the national teams of the USSR and Mexico at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. In one of the matches, the hosts acted as the "Olympic option" — in the near future, Mexico was preparing to host the XIX Olympic Games.

After the match, the head of the Soviet national team, A. Starostin, one of the famous founders of FC Spartak, and coach M. Yakushin shared their impressions.:

"First of all, we would like to note the friendly and correct atmosphere of the game, which allowed the players of both teams to fully demonstrate their playing qualities. The best players in our national team were Chislenko, Shesternev and, of course, Pshenichnikov. The team as a whole had a good meeting, especially considering that it was our first match of the new season and with a significantly updated squad.

The opponent was very serious. The Mexican national team has significantly improved in technique, speed and endurance. In short, it was good football!"