Igor Netto foi capitão da seleção soviética campeã olímpica em 1956 e da Eurocopa de 1960, e jogou toda a carreira no Spartak Moscou.
Igor Netto
Igor Netto was born in Moscow on January 9, 1930, and was the great captain of Soviet football. A midfielder, he spent his entire career at Spartak Moscow, from 1949 to 1966. At Spartak, he scored 37 goals in 367 league matches and won five Soviet championships and three national cups. He even played ice hockey for the club, but stopped to avoid the risk of injuries in football. He was captain of the Soviet national team from 1952 to 1965, led the team to Olympic gold in 1956 and to the title of the first European Championship in 1960. He played 54 matches for the USSR, with 4 goals, and participated in the World Cups of 1958 and 1962. He received the Order of Lenin in 1957 for Olympic gold. In 1962, he convinced the referee to annul a goal by Chislenko against Uruguay after confirming that the ball had entered through the side netting, a gesture remembered as an example of fair play. He died on March 23, 1999.