Evgeny Lovchev

Evgeny Serafimovich Lovchev (Russian: Евгений Серафимович Ловчев; born 29 January 1949) is a Russian sports journalist, a former footballer, football and futsal manager.

He was capped 52 times for USSR, playing the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 Summer Olympics.

In 1970, he became the first player to be booked on a World Cup match, in the opening game of the tournament against Mexico.

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