Aleksandr Prokopenko

Olympic medal record
Representing the Soviet Union
Men's football

Aleksandr Prokopenko
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Timofeyevich Prokopenko
Date of birth	November 16, 1953
Place of birth	Bobruisk, Belarusian SSR
Date of death	March 29, 1989 (aged 35)
Place of death	Minsk, Belarusian SSR
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Aleksandr Timofeyevich Prokopenko (Russian: Александр Тимофеевич Прокопенко, Belarusian: Аляксандр Цімафеевіч Пракапенка, November 16, 1953 – March 29, 1989) was a Soviet football player. After retiring, he suffered from alcoholism,^{[citation needed]} he died from choking on food in a restaurant age 35.^[1]

Honours[]

Olympic bronze: 1980.
Soviet Top League winner: 1982.

International career[]

Prokopenko played his only game for USSR on July 12, 1980, in a friendly against Denmark.

References[]

^ Воспоминания о Прокопенко^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

(in Russian) Profile
Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics. Wilson, Jonathan.

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[1] Воспоминания о Прокопенко^{[permanent dead link]}

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Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Timofeyevich Prokopenko
Date of birth	(1953-11-16)November 16, 1953
Place of birth	Bobruisk, Belarusian SSR
Date of death	March 29, 1989(1989-03-29) (aged 35)
Place of death	Minsk, Belarusian SSR
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1972	Stroitel Bobruisk
1973–1983	Dinamo Minsk	310	(97)
1986	Dnepr Mogilev	15	(2)
1987	Neftchi Baku	5	(1)
National team
1980	Soviet Union	1	(0)
1980	Soviet Union Olympic	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only