Anatoliy Banishevskiy

Anatoliy Andreyevich Banishevskiy was a Soviet footballer of Russian descent from Azerbaijan. Most of his playing and coaching career, Banishevskiy committed to his native club Neftchi Baku. He played for the USSR national football team, winning 51 caps and scoring 19 goals. Banishevskiy played for the Soviet side in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. His club team was PFC Neftchi, and he scored 136 goals in Soviet Top League competition. The striker was unofficially named Azerbaijan's Player of the Year three times-in 1966, 1967, and 1978.