Valentin Gavrilovich Ivakin (Russian: Валентин Гаврилович Ивакин) (26 March 1930 – 24 November 2010[1]) was a Soviet football goalkeeper and manager.
After the season Ivakin was selected to join Daugava Riga - the top football club in Soviet Latvia.
Over two seasons he played 32 matches for Daugava, showing impressive performances which led to him being transferred to one of the top Soviet clubs - CDKA Moscow.
Ivakin also played one international match for USSR national football team - in a 1-0 victory against China in 1959.
Upon retiring from playing Ivakin was appointed club director of Shinnik Yaroslavl.