He is the most capped player for FC Zorya Luhansk with just about a dozen matches shy of 500, one of the best scorers and one of the longest serving coaches of the club.
In 2007–08 Kuksov tried to create another professional club in city FC Komunalnyk Luhansk which folded within a couple of seasons.
Kuksov made his debut for the USSR national team on 2 July 1972 in a friendly against Argentina.
Five of eight games for the Soviet team, Kuksov played at the 1972 Olympic football competition.
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