Anatoly Tarasov and Viktor Tikhonov - the great coach of CSKA in the Soviet Union

CSKA has always been a great club, but no less great were his coaches. They respected not only fans, but also the country's leaders. Among the especially distinguished two - Tarasov and Tikhonov.

The great coaches CSKA

Many in the crowd intently watching the hockey like to argue that CSKA was the first only because they called in the numbers of players from other clubs, both military enlistment of recruits to the ranks of the soldiers, and you could not refuse. But hardly anyone would argue with the fact that CSKA coaches in the days of the Soviet Union has always been talented. Some of them were Tarasov and Tikhonov.

Anatoli Tarasov

Tarasov began his career in the sport not in hockey and football. He was a striker in Odessa "Dynamo" and CDKA. Many noted the persistence of Anatoly Tarasov and excitement into which he entered, scoring a goal - Tarasov ran to score again and again. But football career was interrupted because of the outbreak of World War II, which has been called the next great coach.

Returning after the victory, he decided to continue his football career, not only, but also to become a player-coach in CSKA! And, most importantly, not in vain. playing coach spent a hundred games and scored 106 goals, although other CSKA coaches believed that Tarasov will be sprayed on two fronts (soccer, hockey), resulting in decreases its effectiveness for two years. But fears were not justified. After finishing his playing career, Anatoli Tarasov to focus only on the coach and succeeded: 12 times he led CSKA to the "gold" in the USSR championship, and then was appointed head coach of the national team.

Viktor Tikhonov

His adult life began with a simple work as a mechanic at a bus depot. Hockey he was when he went into the army, three years after the Great Patriotic War has ended. There he was taken to a local hockey team VVS MVO.

After finishing his career acting hockey player Viktor Tikhonov initially worked as an assistant coach of the Moscow "Dynamo", and eventually rose to the order to personally lead the "Dinamo", but only as Riga. This club under his leadership achieved the spectacular success in its history, up from the second league hockey USSR to fourth place. The team would have made more, but suddenly for him he got an invitation from CSKA.

Tikhonov very long refused the offer to become the head coach of CSKA. Largely because many other CSKA coaches thought he was coming to the place then the head of the army club Loktev mistake. However, Andropov insisted on his arrival.

For all 19 years at the helm of CSKA Moscow Viktor Tikhonov 12 times led the team to the championship. Constant advances have led to the fact that he was asked to also lead the USSR national team with which he won in the future "gold" of the world championships and Olympic Games. But when the results of the team went into decline in 1991, the great trainer had to retire from the first team, and in 1996 - and CSKA.

"We Viktor Tikhonov turned fully develop the individual skills of the players, - says Dmitry Quarterly - for example, Fetisov, Larionov, Tretyak to him were good hockey players, but not great and only after their coach was Tikhonov, they are. reached a higher level. " It is rightly pointed out the current coach of CSKA. Hockey - a team game, but it's hard not to agree with the fact that great teams make great individualists.