Eduard Isaakovich Dubinski (Russian: Эдуард Исаакович Дубинский, Ukrainian: Едуард Ісаакович Дубинський, Eduard Isaakovych Dubynskyi; 19 April 1935 in Kharkiv – 11 May 1969 in Moscow) was a Ukrainian and Soviet football defender who was best known for suffering a horrific injury at the 1962 FIFA World Cup that contributed to his death.

Eduard Dubinski
Personal information
Full name Eduard Isaakovich Dubinski
Date of birth (1935-04-06)6 April 1935
Place of birth Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 11 May 1969(1969-05-11) (aged 34)
Place of death Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1952 Lokomotiv Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954 Lokomotiv Kharkiv 5 (0)
1955–1956 ODO Kyiv 29 (0)
1956 ODO Sverdlovsk 18 (0)
1957–1964 CSKA Moscow 112 (3)
1964–1965 KFK YuGV (Hungary)
1966–1967 SKA Odesa 14 (1)
1967–1968 FC Metallurg Lipetsk
International career
1961–1963 Soviet Union 12 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up Spain 1964 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Born in Kharkiv to a Jewish family,[1] Dubinski played as a sweeper or a full-back and was a member of the Soviet Union national football team in the 1960s, going on to win a total of 12 caps. In 1962, two years after the Soviets won the initial European Nations Cup, Dubinsky played at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. In the first match of the preliminary round, Dubinsky's leg was broken by Yugoslav Muhamed Mujić (who was not penalised for the foul, but later suspended by his team). The injury caused sarcoma[medical citation needed] (a form of cancer), which eventually contributed to his death a number of years later.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Спорт - Центральный Еврейский Ресурс. Сайт русскоязычных евреев всего мира. Еврейские новости. Еврейские фамилии". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  2. ^ Santibañez, Felipe (30 June 2020). "La dramática historia del soviético que sufrió una terrorífica patada en el Mundial de Chile y que lo terminó matando". Emol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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