Boris Kazakov
Russian footballer
Intro | Russian footballer | |
Places | Russia | |
was | Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 6 November 1940, Samara | |
Death | 25 November 1978Samara (aged 38 years) |
Boris Aleksandrovich Kazakov (Russian: Борис Александрович Казаков) (born November 6, 1940] in Kuibyshev; died November 25, 1978 in Kuibyshev) was a Soviet football player. He died when he tried to drive his car over the ice-covered river and the ice broke, drowning the car with him in it.
Kazakov made his debut for USSR on May 16, 1965 in a friendly against Austria. He played in 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (scoring a goal against Greece), but was not selected for the final tournament squad.