Igor Belanov, football player: biography, sports career

Belanov Igor Ivanovich - Soviet football player, who played for various clubs in Ukraine and Germany, and the USSR national team. Played the forward position and the eighteen-year career, he has been awarded the title of "Master of sports of international class" and "Honored Master of Sports."

Igor Belanov: biography, facts from the life of

Soviet boy Belanov Igor was born in an ordinary family in Odessa in 1960. As a child, Igor likes to run the ball with the same age, but even more liked to watch the game from the stands of the stadium "Chernomorets". Then he could only dream to be on the football field emerald, and, as history shows, these dreams come true. The double Odessa "Chernomorets" Man invited after one of the matches in which Igor Belanov played for the local housing office.

In parallel with the game of football, Igor worked as a builder and was educated bricklayer-fitter of building structures in one of Odessa vocational school. After passing conscripts in the armed forces he returned to football and the following 18 years spent as a professional player.

At the beginning of the century he tried to engage in football activities as a functionary. In particular, he was the owner of one of the Swiss professional clubs, but later entered politics and stepped away from football. It is not only the experience of ex-football player in business. As a player of the German "Eintracht" from Braunschweig, Igor opened a store that sells sports nutrition.

Igor Belanov currently is not married but has two sons (1999 and 2004 year of birth).

From amateurs to professionals

The first years in professional sports Belanov held in Odessa "Chernomorets". A short but very technical striker quickly became a team regular "sailors" and played for the club five full seasons. During this time, he spent 68 official matches in which 16 different time goals scored.

The era of "Dynamo"

In the 70-80s of the last century it has been the trend in capital grants to invite players that have proven themselves in the provincial cities. Especially in Soviet times, such an approach to the selection of famous Moscow "Spartak", but also in Kiev "Dynamo" sample Lobanovskiy this reception also took place.

In 1984, the striker "Chernomorets" was the best scorer of the USSR championship, what actually attracted the attention of "elite". Agile and very fast football player with a powerful biting impact could choose from a number of clubs, but eventually settled on Kiev. Since 1985, Igor Belanov - football player, "Dynamo".

Looking ahead, it is worth noting that the next five years, the young striker of the game can be called the most vibrant and successful in his football career. It is in the capital's team Belanov opened completely, so that he was invited to the national team of the USSR.

The colors of the national team striker defended for five years, and its a benefit to the team considered to be 1986. One of those who went to the World Cup in Mexico, proved to Igor Belanov. The best goals scored in the FIFA World Cup just a Soviet striker, three distinguished themselves in one match against Belgium. The match of the USSR national team, alas, lost, but he Belanov later received the title of best player of the tournament.

The Golden Ball

Belanova most successful season in "Dinamo" can be called in 1986, accounting for not only the aforementioned titles and regalia, but also a major individual award in football - the "Golden Ball". By the way, before Igor Belanova only two Soviet players were awarded such a high honor - Lev Yashin and Oleg Blokhin in 1963 and 1975 respectively.

There is another interesting fact, which is connected directly to the Award ceremony. It has passed in the spring of 1987 before the fight of the European Cup, which had to fit in the "Dynamo" and Turkish "Besiktas". Apparently, the award ceremony was so emotional event for the attacker, he can not cope with the nerves and missed a penalty, appointed in Turks gate at the end of the match.

Foreign Voyage

In 1989, the Soviet players in their ranks want to see in the "Borussia" Mönchengladbach - team, which at the time held the leading position in the German Championship. He made his debut in the new team, Igor Belanov perfectly. He scored a few goals at the start of the season and began to appear on the field in almost every game. However, over time the situation has spoiled player conflict with the coach, but the last straw, put an end to career hitter in the "Borussia" was the absurd situation in which the wife were friends Belanova in one of the local shops. In fact, Soviet football in the scandal had no direct relationship, but the ubiquitous journalists in search of another sensation, yet questioned the player's reputation, after which the latter was forced to leave the team.

Belanov remained in Germany, but the next football season begins in the new club - "Eintracht" in Braunschweig. For three years in the "blue-yellow" Soviet football 21 times differed scored goals for the club and spent 67 fights. However, the authoritative German publication Sport Bild called the transfer of Igor Belanova one of the extremely unsuccessful.

homecoming

At the age of 35 years Igor Belanov returned to the Ukraine, they say, to finish the game and joined mother for himself "Chernomorets". Odessa audience warmly greeted their idol, and the striker was not in debt, he has scored a goal in the first Ukrainian championship matches. However, the return of joy was marred by a serious injury, which put a football player out of action until the end of the season.

The final season of his career Belanov Igor began as a part of Ukrainian Championship outsider - Mariupol "Metallurg". Concurrently, he served as assistant head coach. For Mariupol Belanov scored four times in five games, then he finished his playing career.

real time

Every year in Kiev held a football tournament, organized by Igor Belanova. Himself an ex-striker opened in Odessa school sports, and for three years and still was as Head of Physical Education and Sport in Odessa.

Igor Belanova name immortalized on the Walk of Fame football Odessa "Chernomorets".