Next year of 1968 Kazan club reduced its positions – the 5th place, but some noticeable events occurred during the season. The most bright one of them was a debut of young and unknown 19-year-old Viktor Kolotov, captain of USSR National Squad in the future. Viktor has become the only "Rubin's" footballer who has played for USSR. He scored his first goal just in the first match against Yugoslavia on 28 October 1970. In general Kolotov has played 55 games and scored 22 goals for the National Team.