Vladimir Maslachenko is a Soviet football player, goalkeeper. European Champion (1960). Champion of the USSR (1962). Three-time winner of the USSR Cup (1957, 1963, 1965). Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1969). Soviet and Russian sports commentator.
From an early age he was actively involved in sports. At school he was a member of Krivoy Rog teams in several sports - football, volleyball, basketball, athletics and table tennis. By high school he finally settled on football. Played as a goalkeeper.
In 1955 he was invited to Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk. In 1956 he began playing for Lokomotiv Moscow. In 1957, he won the USSR Cup with Lokomotiv. In 1962, Vladimir Maslachenko moved to Spartak Moscow, for which he played until 1969. Since 1966 he was the captain of Spartak. In 1957, he was included in the main team of the USSR national team, traveled with it to the 1958 World Cup and defended its goal in the qualifying games for the 1962 World Cup. He was a member of the team at the 1960 European Championships, when the Soviet team won the tournament, and the 1962 World Championships.
In 1970 he graduated from the State Central Institute of Physical Culture, a year later - French language courses at the Institute of Foreign Languages.
