Vitaly Semyonovich Davydov

Vitaly Davydov
IIHF Hall of Fame , 2004
Date of birth	April 1, 1939
place of birth	Moscow , Russian SFSR
size	173 cm
Weight	73 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1957-1973	Dynamo Moscow

Witali Semjonowitsch Dawydow ( Russian Виталий Семёнович Давыдов , scientific transliteration Vitalij Semënovič Davydov ; born April 1, 1939 in Moscow , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey player and trainer and a member of the IIHF Hall of Fame .

In the Wysschaja Liga Davydow graduated between 1957 and 1973 a total of 517 games for Dynamo Moscow . Despite his small stature for a defense attorney, he was known for his confident body checks .

Internationally, he competed for the Soviet national ice hockey team at a total of ten ice hockey world championships (1963 to 1972 in a row) and three Olympic Games (1964, 1968 and 1972). In 1967 he was named "Best Defender" at the World Cup. In 1963, because of his successes, he was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR .

After his active playing career, he devoted himself to coaching, including for the Soviet U20 national team (1977 to 1979) and was coach (1979 to 1981) and vice-president of Dynamo Moscow.

In 2004 he was honored with the IIHF Hall of Fame for his services in sport .

successes

• Gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 1964 , 1968 and 1972
• Gold medal at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 and 1971
• Gold medal at the European Ice Hockey Championships in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970
• Silver medal at the 1972 Ice Hockey World Championships
• Silver medal at the European Ice Hockey Championships in 1971 and 1972
• Winning the Junior World Championship in 1977, 1978 and 1979 (as a coach)

Web links

• Vitaly Dawydow at eurohockey.com
• Vitali Dawydow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Witali Dawydow at eliteprospects.com (English)