title: Evgeny Lovchev
text: # 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.
  
  ## Honours
  
  * Soviet Top League winner: 1969.
  * Soviet Top League runner-up: 1974.
  * Soviet Top League bronze: 1970.
  * Soviet Cup winner: 1971.
  * Top 33 players year-end list: 7 times.
  * Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1972.
  
  ## Career
  
  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.
  
  ## Personal
  
  His son Evgeniy Lovchev played football professionally, including Kazakhstan national football team.
  
  