Viktor Tikhonov (ice hockey, born 1930), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Viktor Tikhonov (ice hockey, born 1930)

Soviet ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1930

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 24-Nov-2014

Profession: association football manager, ice hockey coach, ice hockey player

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov (Russian: ?????? ?????????? ???????; 4 June 1930 – 24 November 2014) was a Soviet ice hockey player and coach.
Tikhonov was a defenceman with VVS Moscow and Dynamo Moscow from 1949 to 1963, winning four national championships.
He was the coach of the Soviet team when it was the dominant team in the world, winning eight World Championship gold medals, as well as Olympic gold in 1984, 1988, and 1992.
Tikhonov also led CSKA Moscow to twelve consecutive league championships.
He was named to the IIHF Hall of Fame as a builder in 1998.