Valeriy Syrov

Valeriy Syrov (Валерій Михайлович Сиров; 1 September 1946 – 28 August 2019) was a Ukrainian Soviet-era professional football player who played as defender and after his retirement worked as a football manager.

Playing and coaching career
Syrov began to play football only at the age of 19 and the main part of his career was spent in the Western Ukraine club Karpaty Lviv. In 1969 he participated in the team victory in the Soviet Cup competition where in the final at Luzhniki Stadium they beat Rostov Army team.

After his retirement he worked as an assistant manager in the different football clubs.

He died in Mykolaiv on 28 August 2019.

Honours

 * Soviet Cup winner: 1969.