Igor Belanov, the previous striker who won the 1986 Ballon d'Or, has joined Ukraine's military in a bid to help his nation following Russia's intrusion.
Belanov brought home eight championships at Dynamo Kiev and furthermore played for German sides Borussia Moenchengladbach and Eintracht Braunschweig during the 1980s and 1990s.
Yet, presently the 61-year-old - who is one of three Ukrainians alongside Oleh Blokhin (1975) to win the Ballon d'Or - has followed any semblance of Oleksandr Usyk to turn into the most recent brandishing symbol from the country to wage war.
The ex-forward likewise gotten together with the leader of the Ukraine FA, Andriy Pavelko, after the last option visited Belanov's old neighborhood of Odessa on Wednesday.
The pair met to hold converses with various military gatherings, as well as to give out help and gifts.
In the mean time, Belanov likewise brought his 1986 Ballon d'Or to a clinic in the conflict torn city to show it off to a portion of the harmed servicemen getting treatment there.
Belanov then posted a progression of pictures of him holding a firearm and in photographs with different warriors prior to posting on Facebook: 'Astonishing boldness and unlimited battling soul!
'This and substantially more describes our fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We are with you!
'Harmony to Ukraine, and Glory to every individual who stands up to the occupiers who strongly came to obliterate our Land and our Free, Heroic People!
'Trusting in our fast triumph! Greatness to Ukraine!'
Brought into the world in Odessa, Belanov began his vocation expertly in his old neighborhood with SKA Odessa and Chornomorets Odessa.
Belanov would ultimately proceed to address the Soviet Union multiple times, scoring eight goals more than a five-year term in the wake of making his presentation in 1985.
After a year, he was an unexpected champ of the Ballon d'Or subsequent to assisting Dynamo Kiev with winning the European Cup Winners' Cup following a 3-0 triumph over Atletico Madrid in the last.
Those appearances for the Soviet Union in the mean time included matches at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, where he scored four goals and recorded six helps, incorporating a full go-around in a losing cause against Belgium in the last 16.
He was additionally essential for the side that arrived at the last of the Euros two years after the fact, just for Holland to beat them in the last in a game which saw Belanov have a punishment saved.
Subsequent to resigning following 132 goals in 462 matches across his expert club and global vocation, He got back to noticeable quality when he turned into the larger part investor at Swiss club FC Wil yet left not long after.
In 2018 joined the leading body of key improvement at the Ukraine FA. He was likewise named one of the 'legends of Ukrainian football' at the Victory of Football grants in 2011.
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