Vladimir Troshkin

Vladimir Troshkin was a Ukrainian footballer who played for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Montréal Olympics and helped them win a bronze medal. A defender, he was considered the best right back in Ukraine in the 1970s. He was on the Soviet national team from 1972-77, earning 31 international caps, also winning a silver medal at the 1972 European Football Championship.

Troshkin played for Dynamo Kyiv from 1969-77, helping them win the Soviet Top League in 1971, 1974-75, and 1977, and the Soviet Cup in 1974. In addition, he contributed to wins at the 1974/75 European Cup Winners’ Cup and the 1975 European Super Cup. He finished his career in 1978 with one year with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

After his playing career ended Troshkin went into coaching, working with SKA Kyiv, Avanhard Rivne, and the Ukraine U-21 team. He later worked in administration for the Ukrainian Football Association and the Ukrainian Association of Football Veterans.