Konstantin Beskov
Konstantin Ivanovich Beskov was a Soviet/Russian footballer and coach.
Beskov was born in Moscow. He played for Dynamo Moscow as forward, scoring 126 goals, and after finishing his playing career he became a successful manager who coached Dynamo and their rivals Spartak Moscow|Spartak].
He also managed the football team|USSR] at the finals of Euro 64 and the 1982 [World Cup].
Sporting honours
As player
Dynamo Moscow- Soviet Top League : Soviet Top League|1945], 1949
- Soviet Cup : 1953
As manager
Spartak Moscow- Soviet Top League : 1979, 1987
- USSR Federation Cup : 1987
- Soviet First League : 1977
- European Cup: Quarterfinalist 1981
- UEFA Cup: Quarterfinalist 1984
- Soviet Cup : 1967, 1970
- Russian Cup : 1995
- European Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1972]
- UEFA [European Football Championship|UEFA European Championship]: Runner-up 1964
- Summer Olympic Games Bronze Medal: 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]
- Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR : Football at the [1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR|1979]
Honours and awards
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class and 3rd class
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Order of the Badge of Honour, twice
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the [100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"]
- Medal "For Valiant Labour in the [Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"]
- Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great [Patriotic War 1941-1945"]
- Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"