About Fyodor Cherenkov
Fyodor Fyodorovich Cherenkov (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Черенко́в; 25 July 1959 – 4 October 2014) was a Soviet and Russian football midfielder who played for Spartak Moscow (1977–90 and 1991–94) and Red Star Football Club (1990–91). == Playing career == Cherenkov played for Spartak Moscow for almost his entire professional club career (1977–1994; he also played for the youth team between 1971–1977), aside from a brief spell with Red Star Saint-Ouen from 1990–91. For the time spent in Spartak he received the Club Loyalty Award in 1989. He was awarded "The Attack Organizer" award in 1988 and 1989, as the most useful attack player. At international level, Cherenkov made 34 appearances for the Soviet Union national team, scoring 12 goals. He won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Although widely regarded by Spartak's fans as the team's best player ever, he was always dropped by the national team on the eve of several major tournaments, including two World Cups and a European Championship. == Style of play == Cherenkov was an excellent passer and was also a good striker of the ball who scored many goals throughout his career. In his book on the history of Spartak, Robert Edelman described him as "the longest-serving and most beloved of all Spartakovtsy":A native Muscovite, Fiodr Cherenkov (b. 1959) was a product of Spartak's school.
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