Gavriil Kachalin

Kachalin started his career in 1928 in the club called Volny Trud. Then he played for Gomel city football team and FC Dynamo Gomel. From 1936 to 1942 he competed for FC Dynamo Moscow. During his career he played in 36 Soviet Top League matches, and became a twice champion in 1937 and 1940 and a Soviet Cup winner in 1937 with Dynamo Moscow. He also played against Basque Country national football team. ==Coaching career==

Gavriil Kachalin was a head coach of following club and national teams: • FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow (1945–1948) • FC Lokomotiv Moscow (1949–1952) • USSR national football team as a head coach assistant (1954) • USSR national football team (1955–1958, 1960–1962, 1968–1970) • Pakhtakor Tashkent FK (1963, 1975) • FC Dinamo Tbilisi (1964–1965, 1971–1972) • USSR national under-21 football team (1965) • USSR national olympics football team (1966–1968) • FC Dynamo Moscow (1973–1974) At the end of his career, Kachalin worked in Dynamo Moscow youth academy. He was a chairman of the Board of Coaches of Soviet Football Federation in 1963. Kachalin also was a member of FIFA technical committee. ==Achievements==

As player Dynamo Moscow • Soviet Top League (2): 1937, 1940 • Soviet Cup (1): 1937 As manager Dinamo Tbilisi • Soviet Top League (1): 1964; Bronze Medal (2): 1971, 1972 Dynamo Moscow • Soviet Top League Bronze Medal (1): 1973 Soviet Union • UEFA European Championship (1): 1960 • Summer Olympic Games (1): 1956 Moscow XI • Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR (1): 1956 ==Awards==

• Honored Master of Sports of the USSR • Merited Coach of the USSR • Order of Friendship of Peoples • Order of the Red Banner of Labour ==References==