Aleksandr Khapsalis

Aleksandr Khapsalis
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Antonovich Khapsalis
Date of birth (1957-10-17) 17 October 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Talgar, Kazakh SSR
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker/Midfielder
Youth career
Talgar Football School
Almaty Sports Internat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1975 FC Kairat 21 (0)
1976–1982 FC Dynamo Kyiv 135 (12)
1983–1985 FC Dynamo Moscow 72 (0)
1987–1988 Kolos Nikopol 52 (6)
1989 FC Zirka Kirovohrad 49 (4)
1990–1991 FC Kirovets St. Petersburg 43 (3)
1991–1992 San Diego Sockers 12 (0)
International career
1979 Ukraine
1979 USSR 2 (1)
Managerial career
Los Angeles Dynamo
Valley United Soccer Club
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Soviet Union
UEFA European U-18 Championships[1]
Winner 1976 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandr Antonovich Khapsalis (Russian: Александр Антонович Хапсалис; born 17 October 1957) is a former Soviet football player of Pontic Greek descent. His parents were deported from Odesa Oblast.

At the end of his football playing career, Khapsalis played indoor soccer in the United States with the San Diego Sockers.[2]

Honours

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International career

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Khapsalis made his debut for USSR in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against Finland and scored on his debut. USSR did not qualify for the final tournament.

In 1979 Khapsalis played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Юниорский турнир УЕФА–1976 – Юношеская сборная России по футболу". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Changes in the game have MSL on the run". Los Angeles Times. 29 November 1991. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ Football at the 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of USSR
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