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{{Short description|Russian footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Aleksandrovich|Netto|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Igor Netto
| image =Игорь Нетто.jpg
| image_size = 255px
| caption = Igor Netto in 1997
| fullname = Igor Aleksandrovich Netto
| height = 1.80 m
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1930|1|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|1999|3|30|1930|1|9|df=yes}}
| death_place = Moscow, [[Russia]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1949–1966
| clubs1 = [[FC Spartak Moscow]]
| caps1 = 368
| goals1 = 36
| nationalyears1 = 1952–1965
| nationalteam1 = [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]]
| nationalcaps1 = 54
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| manageryears1 = 1967
| manageryears2 = 1968
| manageryears3 = 1969–1970
| manageryears4 = 1970–1971
| manageryears5 = 1973–1975
| manageryears6 = 1975
| manageryears7 = 1976–1977
| manageryears8 = 1979
| managerclubs1 = [[AC Omonia]]
| managerclubs2 = [[FC Shinnik Yaroslavl]]
| managerclubs3 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] <small>(Assistant)</small>
| managerclubs4 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Spartak Moscow]] <small>(Assistant)</small>
| managerclubs6 = [[FC Spartak Moscow]]
| managerclubs7 = [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]]
| managerclubs8 = [[Neftchi Baku PFK|Neftchi Baku]]
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{URS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] | [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[UEFA European Championship|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960 Paris]] | Team}}
}}

'''Igor Aleksandrovich Netto''' ({{langx|ru|Игорь Александрович Нетто}}; 9 January 1930 – 30 March 1999)<ref name=r1/> was a Russian [[Association football|footballer]], considered one of the country's greatest players ever. He started out playing on the left of defense but, due to his offensive mentality, dribbling and technical abilities turned into a dynamic central midfielder. His versatility and footballing intelligence allowed him to play a number of positions across defense and midfield.

==Ice hockey and club career==
Besides football, Netto played 22 games in the 1948–49 and 1950–51 seasons as an ice hockey forward for Spartak,<ref name=r3/> but stopped playing to avoid the risk of an injury affecting his football career.<ref name=r4/><ref name=r5/>

During his club career, he played for [[FC Spartak Moscow]] from 1949 until 1966, scoring 37 goals in 367 league games, and winning five [[Soviet Top League|Soviet championships]] and three [[Soviet Cup|national cups]].

==International career==
[[File:Igor Netto, Sergei Salnikov, Lev Yashin 1958.jpg|thumb|270px|Igor Netto, [[Sergei Salnikov]] and [[Lev Yashin]] at the 1958 World Cup]]
He was the captain of the [[Soviet Union national football team|USSR national football team]] from 1952 to 1965. He led the country to the gold medal in the [[1956 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27606 |title=Igor Netto |work=Olympedia |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> and victory at the first ever [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]] in [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]]. He missed all but one match in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] due to injury, and also played all four matches in the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]] when the Soviet Union reached the quarterfinals. In total, he collected 54 international caps and scored four goals.<ref name=r2/>

During the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]] match against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]], with the score at 1–1, [[Igor Chislenko]] managed to strike through the net, and the resulting goal was mistakenly counted by the referee who had not seen the ball trajectory. Hearing protests from the Uruguayan keeper, Netto confirmed with Chislenko that the ball went through the net, and convinced the referee to discount the goal. USSR still won the game 2–1.<ref name=r4/><ref name=r5/>

==Managerial career==
After retiring in 1966, Netto began a career as a coach, training [[AC Omonia]], [[FC Shinnik Yaroslavl]], [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]] and [[Neftchi Baku]]. He was awarded the [[Order of Lenin]] in 1957 for his achievements at the Olympics. The stadium of Spartak Moscow reserves team is named after him.<ref name=r5/>

==Personal life==
Netto was of [[Estonians|Estonian]] and [[Italians|Italian]] descent, with his Italian lineage traced to an Italian gardener who emigrated to the [[Governorate of Estonia]] in the 18th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lucrumbet.com/en/a-history-of-russian-football-igor-netto-a-legend-of-moscow-spartak/ |title=Igor Netto – a Legend of Spartak Moscow {{!}} lucrumbet.com |website=lucrumbet.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516042216/https://lucrumbet.com/en/a-history-of-russian-football-igor-netto-a-legend-of-moscow-spartak/ |archive-date=2021-05-16}}</ref><ref>[https://rfs.ru/news/211233 Игорю Нетто - 90 лет!]</ref> His father Aleksander Netto (1885–1956) was originally a carpenter from [[Valga, Estonia|Valga]], [[Governorate of Livonia]], and his mother Juuli (née Tamm; 1894–1977) was from [[Vaimastvere]], [[Kreis Dorpat|Tartu County]]. Aleksander left Livonia for [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Soviet Russia]] with [[Latvian Rifleman|Red Latvian Riflemen]] in 1918. Aleksander was a fervent Communist, who acted as a Bolshevik Councilman in Moscow.<ref name="RK"/> During the 1930s and [[Joseph Stalin]]'s [[Great Purge]], the family did not dare to speak Estonian, and Igor learned only Russian.<ref name="RK">{{Cite web|url=https://reisikirjad.gotravel.ee/ajakiri/ohtud-moskva-lahistel/|title = Õhtud Moskva lähistel}}</ref> Igor's brother Lev Netto (1925–2017), who spoke Estonian and was named after [[Leon Trotsky|Lev Trotsky]], was a Soviet prisoner for eight years in the Norilsk [[Gulag]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Lev-Netto/6000000025510301644|title=Lev Netto|date=28 April 2022 }}</ref> as was also Aleksander's brother Sergei.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lists.memo.ru/d24/f253.htm#n36|title = Списки жертв}}</ref>

Netto was known as ''goose'' for his hissing voice, as well as goose-like walk and head shape. On 9 January 1960, he married Olga Yakovleva, an actress. They divorced around 1987 when Netto was suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref name=r4/><ref name=r5/>

== Career statistics ==

=== International goals ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 16 September 1955 || [[Dynamo Stadium (Moscow) (1928)|Dynamo Stadium]], [[Moscow]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]] || {{fb|IND}} || 11–1 || Win || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 2 December 1956 || [[Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)|Olympic Park Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] || {{fb|IDN}} || 4–0 || Win || [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Summer Olympics]]
|-
| 3. || 27 July 1957 || [[Central Dynamo Stadium|Dynamo Stadium]], [[Moscow]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]] || {{fb|FIN}} || 2–1 || Win || [[1958 FIFA World Cup qualification|1958 World Cup qual.]]
|-
| 4. || 15 August 1957 || [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] || {{fb|FIN}} || 0–10 || Win || [[1958 FIFA World Cup qualification|1958 World Cup qual.]]
|-
| colspan="12"|<small>''Correct as of 7 March 2016''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14920|title=Igor Netto - national football team player|work=eu-football.info}}</ref></small>
|-
|}

==Honours==
;Spartak Moscow
*[[Soviet Top League|Soviet Champion]] (5): 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1962
*[[Soviet Cup|Soviet Cup Winner]] (3): 1950, 1958, 1963

;Soviet Union
*[[UEFA European Football Championship]] (1): [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]]
*[[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet national team]] at the Olympics: 3 games in 1952 and 5 games in 1956, with 1 goal and gold medal in 1956.<ref name=r1/>
*[[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet national team]] at the World Cup: 54 caps, 4 goals; participant and quarter-finalist in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] and [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962 World Cups]], playing in 6 matches in total

;Individual
* [[UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament|UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: 1960<ref>{{cite news|date=1 February 2011|title=1960 team of the tournament|work=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7f20bc921c-495824f652eb-1000--euro-1960-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724121103/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7f20bc921c-495824f652eb-1000--euro-1960-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2020|access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll|UEFA Jubilee Poll]] (2004): #71<ref>{{cite news|date=21 December 2006|title=UEFA Awards|work= Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uefa-awards.html#100|access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>
* [[The best 33 football players of the Soviet Union]] (13): No. 1 (1950, 1952-1963), No. 2 (1951)

==References==
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<ref name=r1>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/igor-netto-1.html Igor Netto] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306090306/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/igor-netto-1.html |date=6 March 2014 }}. sports-reference.com</ref>
<ref name=r2>[http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/19057/Igor_Netto.html Igor Netto]. national-football-teams.com</ref>
<ref name=r3>[http://www.spartak-history.ru/hist/persons/detail.php?ID=30285 Нетто Игорь Александрович]. spartak-history.ru</ref>
<ref name=r4>Elena Grigorievskaya (9 January 2014) [http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2014/01/09/a_5841789.shtml Рыжие волосы, Гусь и приключения на ипподроме. Самые интересные истории, связанные с Игорем Нетто]. gazeta.ru</ref>
<ref name=r5>[http://rusteam.permian.ru/players/netto.html Игорь НЕТТО]. rusteam.permian.ru</ref>
}}

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