Evgeny Lovchev

Evgeny Serafimovich Lovchev is a Russian sports journalist, a former footballer, football and futsal manager.

Honours

Soviet Top League winner: 1969
Soviet Top League runner-up: 1974
Soviet Top League bronze: 1970
Soviet Cup winner: 1971
Top 33 players year-end list: 7 times
Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1972

Career

He was capped 52 times for USSR, playing the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1970, he became the first player to be booked on a World Cup match, in the opening game of the tournament against Mexico.

Personal

His son Evgeniy Lovchev played football professionally, including Kazakhstan national football team.