Vasily Ilyin played his entire career from the late 1960s until the early 1980s with one club – MAI Moskva. With MAI Moskva, Ilyin was Soviet champion in 1970-72 and 1974-75 and won silvers at the Soviet championships in 1969, 1973 and 1976-80. He also won the EHF Champions League in 1973, and was runner-up next year and EHF Cup Winner’s Cup in 1977. Ilyin was on the Soviet national team from 1970-78 and was capped 101 times, scoring 177 goals.
He was an Olympic champion in 1976 and took silver at the 1978 World Championships. He also played for Soviet teams that finished fifth at the 1972 Olympics, fifth at the 1974 World Championships, and ninth at the 1970 World Championships. After finishing his sporting career, Ilyin worked as a handball coach in Moskva.
Soviet Union
Russian Federation