# Valery Postnikov

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{{short description|Soviet and Russian hockey player and coach}}
'''Valery Viktorovich  Postnikov'''  ({{langx|ru|Валepий Викторович Постников}}; 19 July 1945 – 3 February 2016) was a Soviet and Russian ice hockey player and coach including [Honored Coach of Russia](/source/%3Aru%3A%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80) (1992).<ref>[http://magmetall.ru/contribution/19539.htm В основе золота — железная дисциплина]</ref>

As a hockey player he finished his career at 24 years due to injury,<ref name="se">[http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2005-07-19/10_3/ Валерий Постников: «Мне не верили, когда я говорил,что в Магнитогорске будет суперклуб»]</ref> and was a graduate of the [Chelyabinsk](/source/Chelyabinsk) Institute of Physical Education.

As a coach he led the team [Metallurg Magnitogorsk](/source/Metallurg_Magnitogorsk) (1971–76; 2007–08),<ref name="se"/> farm club [Traktor Chelyabinsk](/source/Traktor_Chelyabinsk) (1976–78), [Metallist Petropavlovsk](/source/Metallist_Petropavlovsk) (1978-1979), [Molot-Prikamye Perm](/source/Molot-Prikamye_Perm) (1997–99; 2002–04) and [HC Lada Togliatti](/source/HC_Lada_Togliatti) (1999-2001).

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071110235315/http://www.mmgazeta.ru/index.htm?pg=203 Магнитогорский металл: Валерий Постников]
* [http://www.metallurg.ru/club/fame/336660/ Зал славы «Металлурга»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203170747/http://www.metallurg.ru/club/fame/336660/ |date=2016-02-03 }}
* [http://www.sport-express.ru/hockey/reviews/963137/ ТРЕНЕР ДО ПОСЛЕДНЕЙ СЕКУНДЫ]

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Category:1945 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
Category:Soviet ice hockey players
Category:Sportspeople from Stavropol
Category:Soviet ice hockey coaches
Category:Russian ice hockey coaches

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