Valentin Vasilyevich Sysoyev
Valentin Vasilyevich Sysoyev () (born in 1887; died in 1971) was a Russian football player. Career. In 1908, Sysoyev was introduced to football at age 22, while at his parent's cottage in Rastorguevo a visiting Englishman explained the rules to his neighbors. Sysoyev would be one of the first players at newly-formed "ZKS" football club in the Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow. International career. Sysoyev played his only game for Russia on September 14, 1913 in a friendly against Norway and scored a goal in a 1:1 tie.