Nikolay Durakov

About Nikolay Durakov

Nikolai Fools (5 December 1934) - striker, midfielder, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1963) for hockey. Seven-time world champion on hockey. According to a poll of sports journalists voted the best hockey player of the XX century

For the USSR national team he spent 50 games (from 1956 to 1975 years) and scored 48 goals.He was awarded the Gold Medal of the International Federation "for outstanding achievements in the development of bandy in 1975.

Nikolay Durakov Achievements

• Nine-time champion of the USSR (1956, 1958 - 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1974  gg.). 
  
• Silver medalist of the USSR (1955, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969  gg.)
  
• Bronze medalist of the USSR (1964, 1970, 1975).
  
• Seven-time world champion.
  
• Winner of the European Cup in 1975.
  
• The winner of the tournament for the prize of the newspaper "Soviet Russia" in 1972.
  
• Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1963) for hockey.
  
• Awarded the title of honorary citizen in Sverdlovsk (1973) year.
  
• In 1971, Swedish King Gustav VI Adolf considered it an honor to shake hands with the players.
  

Honours:

• Bandy World Championship for men Gold medal: 1957, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973.
  
• Soviet Bandy League Gold medal: 1956, 1958 — 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1974.
  
• Soviet Bandy League Silver medal: 1955, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969.
  
• European Cup Gold medal: 1973/74.