Olympedia – Anatoly Isayev

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Anatoly Konstantinovich•Isayev
Used name	Anatoly•Isayev
Original name	Анатолий Константинович•Исаев
Born	14 July 1932 in Zamoskvorechye, Moskva (RUS)
Died	10 July 2016 in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS)
Affiliations	Spartak Moskva, Moskva (RUS)
NOC	Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian Federation

Medals	OG
Gold	1
Silver	0
Bronze	0
Total	1

Biography

Anatoly Isayev won a gold medal with the Soviet team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, beating Yugoslavia, 1-0, in the final. In the knock-out rounds they also beat the favored German team, 2-1. From 1953-62 Isayev played soccer for Spartak Moscow and won Soviet titles in 1953, 1956, 1958 and 1962. In 1958 Spartak Moscow also won the Soviet Cup. Isayev earned 16 international cups and scored six goals. After his active career he became a well-known coach in the Soviet Union and later in Russia. In 1990 he had two short stints with the Iraqi Olympic team and the Soviet one.