Anatoly Semenovich Ionov

Anatoly Ionov
Date of birth	May 23, 1939
place of birth	Noginsk , Russian SFSR
date of death	May 12, 2019
size	180 cm
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1956-1957	Elektrostal
1957-1959	Krylya Sovetov Moscow
1959-1963	Elektrostal
1963-1970	CSKA Moscow
1970-1973	Kristall Elektrostal

Anatoli Semjonowitsch Ionow ( Russian Анатолий Семёнович Ионов ; born May 23, 1939 in Noginsk , Russian SFSR ; † May 12, 2019 ) was a Soviet - Russian national ice hockey player and coach.

Career

Anatoly Ionow began his career with the Elektrostal team . He then played for two years with Krylya Sowetow Moscow before returning to Elektrostal. Between 1963 and 1970 he played for CSKA Moscow and was with this multiple Soviet champion and cup winner as well as European cup winner . Until 1973 he played for his hometown club in Elektrostal, before ending his career. In total, he scored 139 goals in 300 games in the Soviet league .

After the end of his career, he was head coach at his home club (1973 to 1980), then junior coach (until 1985). He was the club's manager from 1985 to 1998 before being elected president in 1998.

International

On January 17, 1964, he was in a game against Canada for the first time for the Soviet national team on the ice. At the ice hockey world championships he was world champion in 1965 and 1966. As a result, he (and the entire team) was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR in 1965.

His international career was crowned with a gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics . On January 26, 1969, he played his last international match, a total of 14 goals in 51 internationals.

Achievements and Awards

• 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 and 1970 Soviet champions with CSKA Moscow
• 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969 Soviet cup winner with CSKA Moscow
• 1969 and 1970 won the European Cup with CSKA Moscow
• 1996 Order of Friendship

International

• 1968 gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games
• 1965 and 1966 gold medal at the World Championships

statistics

year	team	event		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		result
1965	USSR	WM		7th	4th	4th	8th	6th		gold medal
1966	USSR	WM		1	0	0	0	2		gold medal
1968	USSR	Olympia		6th	1	2	3	2		gold medal

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

• Biography at cskalogia.ru (russ.)
• Statistics at chidlovski.net (engl.)
• Anatoli Semjonowitsch Ionow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )