Former Ukraine midfielder Andriy Gusin, 41, dies in motorbike accident
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Version 0 of 1. The former Ukraine midfielder Andriy Gusin, who helped his country reach the 2006 World Cup quarter-finals, has died in a motorbike accident, aged 41. Gusin made 71 appearances for Ukraine, including in all five World Cup matches in Germany, and reached the Champions League semi-finals with Dynamo Kyiv in 1999. According to local reports, Gusin was killed when he fell off a motorbike while riding at a race track near Kiev. Ukraine’s FA expressed “sincere condolences for the untimely death of prominent Ukrainian footballer Andriy Gusin”. Gusin won seven Ukrainian league titles with Dynamo between 1997 and 2004 and later played in Russia before moving into coaching. He was assistant coach at Anzhi Makhachkala until May. |