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Valeri Matyunin
Personal information
Full name	Valeri Mikhailovich Matyunin
Date of birth	20 July 1960
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR
Date of death	9 January 2018 (aged 57)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1986	Dynamo Moscow
1986–1987	Fakel Voronezh
1988	Arsenal Tula
1989	Spartak Kostroma
1989–1990	Dnepr Mogilev
1991	Tiligul Tiraspol
1991	APK Azov
1992–1993	Kuzbass Kemerovo
1994	Gigant Voskresensk
1995	Industriya Obninsk
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valeri Mikhailovich Matyunin (Russian: Валерий Михайлович Матюнин; 20 July 1960 – 9 January 2018^[1]) was a Russian professional footballer.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1979 for FC Dynamo Moscow.^[2] After winning the 1984 Soviet Cup with Dynamo, Matyunin had spells with FC Fakel Voronezh, FC Arsenal Tula, FC Spartak Kostroma, FC Dnepr Mogilev, FC Tiligul Tiraspol, FC Kuzbass Kemerovo, FC Gigant Voskresensk and FC Industriya Obninsk.^[3]

Honours

Soviet Cup winner: 1984.
Soviet Top League runner-up: 1986.

European club competitions

With FC Dynamo Moscow.

UEFA Cup 1980–81: 2 games.
UEFA Cup 1982–83: 1 game.
European Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85: 3 games.

Referee career

After his retirement as a player, he worked as a referee from 1997 to 2005. The highest level he refereed in was the second-tier Russian Football National League.