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Sergey GotsmanovFormer Soviet and Belarusian football player.
Date of Birth: 27.03.1959
Country:  Belarus |
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Biography of Sergey Gotzmanov
Sergey Gotzmanov is a former Soviet and Belarusian football player, known for his skills as a midfielder and forward. He achieved the title of Master of Sports of International Class in 1989.
Career
Gotzmanov spent a significant part of his career playing for Minsk's "Dynamo" football club, where he became the champion of the USSR in 1982. In 1984, he made his debut as a member of the Soviet national team. In 1988, he won the silver medal at the European Championship.
In February 1990, Gotzmanov moved to the English club "Brighton & Hove Albion", and in August of the same year, he was bought by "Southampton" for 150,000 pounds. He played the 1991-92 season for the German club "Gallacher". After that, he returned to Belarus, where he played for "Dynamo" and "Dynamo-93".
In 1996, Gotzmanov relocated to the United States, where he joined the "Minnesota Thunder" club. He currently resides in Woodbury, Minnesota, with his wife Olga, a former gymnast. Gotzmanov works as a school bus driver. His eldest son, Sasha, is also a footballer.
Achievements
- Champion of the USSR (1982)
- Silver medalist at the European Championship (1988)
- Footballer of the Year in Belarus: 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989
