Igor Belanov, The former striker who won the 1986 Ballon d’Or, joined Ukraine’s armed forces in a bid to help his country after the Russian invasion, according to reports. ‘Daily mail’.
The former player won eight titles in the Kyiv Dynamo and also played for Borussia Moenchengladbach and Eintracht Braunschweig in the 1980s and 1990s. But now, at 61, one of three Ukrainian players along with By Blokhin (1975) Y Andrei Sevchenko (2004) to win the Ballon d’Or, has followed Oleksandr Usyk to become the last sports icon in the country to take up arms.
The former striker also met with the president of the Ukrainian Football Association, Andriy Pavelko, after the latter visited Belanov’s hometown of Odessa last Wednesday. The couple met for talks with various military groups, as well as to distribute aid and gifts.
proud of his decision
Belanov posted a series of pictures of himself holding a gun and in photos with other soldiers before posting on Facebook: “‘Amazing courage and inexhaustible fighting spirit! ‘All this and much more characterizes our soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We are with you!”
executioner of the atlantic
Born in Odessa, Belanov began his professional career in his hometown with SKA Odessa and Chornomorets Odessa. He would eventually represent the Soviet Union 33 times, scoring eight goals in a five-year period after making his debut in 1985. A year later, he was the surprise Ballon d’Or winner after helping Dynamo kyiv win the Cup Winners’ Cup. of Europe after a 3-0 win over Atltico Madrid in the final. Now he has returned to ‘score goals’ for him.
