Valentyn Sapronov

Valentyn Havrylovych Sapronov (; 23 January 1932 – 17 May 2019) was a Ukrainian football player and manager. He played as a forward.
Sapronov was born in Avdiivka. He played for Shakhtar Stalino between 1952 and 1963, making 205 league appearances and scoring 27 goals. In 1956, he played a game for the Ukraine national team. He later managed Lokomotyv Donetsk in 1971–72. He died in 2019, at the age of 87.