Viktor Aleksandrovich Zinger (Russian: Ви́ктор Алекса́ндрович Зи́нгер, 29 October 1941 – 24 September 2013) was a Russian ice hockey goaltender. As a member of the Soviet national team he won gold medals at the Winter Olympics in 1968 and at the world championships in 1965–1969; on all those occasions he was a backup for Viktor Konovalenko, except for 1969.[1] Zinger also toured Canada as a member of a Moscow Selects team that played the Canadian National team and various club teams. Zinger was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1967.

Viktor Zinger
Born (1941-10-29)October 29, 1941
Davydovo, USSR
Died September 24, 2013(2013-09-24) (aged 71)
Moscow, Russia
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Played for HC Spartak Moscow
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1958–1977
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1965 Finland Team
Gold medal – first place 1966 Yugoslavia Team
Gold medal – first place 1967 Austria Team
Gold medal – first place 1969 Sweden Team

Zinger started his club career in 1958, with HC CSKA Moscow coached by Anatoli Tarasov. At the time CSKA already had two strong goaltenders, Nikolai Puchkov and Yuri Ovchukov. Hence Zinger had no opportunity to play in the Soviet League until 1961, when he was transferred to SKA Kuibyshev. In 1964 he moved to HC Spartak Moscow and played for them until retiring in 1977. With Spartak he won the Soviet title in 1967, 1969 and 1976 and placed second in the IIHF European Champions Cup in 1970 and 1977. After retiring from competitions, Zinger had a long career with Spartak, first as goaltender coach of the main team and then as head coach of the junior team.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Viktor Zinger. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Krylov, Vadim (24 September 2013) Истинно спартаковский вратарь. gazeta.ru
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