Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Solovyov (Russian: Вячеслав Дмитриевич Соловьёв; born 18 January 1925; died 7 September 1996) was a Soviet football player and coach. He is also a veteran of the World War II and received such decorations like a medal "For the Defence of Moscow" and a medal "For Courage".^[1]

Solovyov was born in a populated place near train station Veshnyaki, Moskovsky Uyezd.

As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1946 for CDKA Moscow.^[2] However his playing career has started before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.^[1]

It was with Solovyov, Dynamo Kyiv won its first league's title back in 1961.^[1]

In 1987 as a manager of SC Tavriya Simferopol, Solovyov reached the 1986–87 Soviet Cup semifinals and gained promotion to the 1988 Soviet First League.^[1] His players were honored with titles of masters of sports of the Soviet Union: Borys Biloshapka, Serhiy Shevchenko, Viktor Halustov, Ihor Leonov, Semen Osynovskyi, Ihor Lyalin, Sergei Dementyev, Viktor Budnyk, Oleksandr Isayev.^[1]