Overview
- The Russian Handball Federation confirmed his death on January 7, reported by RIA Novosti and TASS.
- Outlets differed on his age at death, with RIA citing 91 and TASS stating he was in his 92nd year.
- Across roughly two decades leading the USSR men’s team, he won Olympic gold in 1976 and 1988, Olympic silver in 1980, the 1982 world title, and world silvers in 1978 and 1990.
- He built MAI into a domestic force with six national titles and a 1973 European Champions Cup, later coaching Germany’s Milbertshofen, Kuwait’s national team, and Austria’s women’s side and club Hypo.
- Peers hailed his leadership and tactical rigor, with Spartak Mironovich calling him a great specialist and Vladimir Maksimov praising his meticulous approach.