Career
He also represented the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics national football team and helped them reach the Euro 1972 finals. In 1971 Rudakov was also chosen the Soviet Football player of the Year and the best goalkeeper of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in 1969, 1971, and 1972. At the Olympic Games 1972 he earned four wins and two shutouts.
His career goals against average was at 0.69.
After finishing his playing career, he coached few Ukraine-based clubs, but mostly stayed on at Dynamo Kyiv"s sport school as a children coach. He was nominated twice for the Ballon d"Or, in 1971 when he came 12th and 1972 when he came 18th.