Valentin Ivanov

Valentin Ivanov (Валентин Козмич Иванов, born November 19, 1934 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a football (soccer) striker, co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup.

Overall, Ivanov appeared 59 times for the Soviet Union, scoring 26 goals. That number is third in national history behind Oleg Blokhin and Oleg Protasov. Ivanov's four goals in the 1962 World Cup tied five other players for the lead, and he also scored two in the 1958 edition. Ivanov spent most of his club career with Torpedo Moscow. He scored 124 goals in the Soviet Championship, 9th all-time.