Denis Kolodin. Biography and club career of the football player

Denis A. Kolodin is a Russian football player. The position on which he plays is the defender. In the best years of his career, the player was able to achieve fairly good results. Twice he became the bronze champion of Russia. On Euro 2008 together with the national team took the third place. In recent seasons, the football player has lost himself in the lower leagues, and fans are increasingly interested in the question of where Denis Kolodin is playing. In early 2016, the player signed a contract with the Kazakh "Altai".

Family and youth of a football player

Place of birth Kolodina is a small town in the Volgograd region, Kamyshin. The football player appeared on January 11, 1982. Kolodin has a younger brother. The mother of the football player is from Belarus. In Russia she worked as a saleswoman. Father Denis has never seen. Together with his family, a young football player lived in a hostel. To take a great interest in this sport Denis Kolodin became from early childhood. From the first class began to study in the section along with several classmates.

When the boy was twelve years old, he and several teammates were noticed by the leadership of "Olympia" from Volgograd. Denis did not want to leave his native city. Leonid Slutsky, who held the post of coach at Olympia, was able to persuade him. In the beginning, the player began to perform in the attack and performed well, regularly differing goals. To change the position was forced by a knee injury. He simply could not cope with the pace of the game, and the coach first assigned him a place in the midfield, and then completely on the defensive.

"Olympia"

The contract of professional player Denis Kolodin concluded in 2000. Speaking for the club, he secured a place in the base and appeared on the field in almost every match. In addition, the football player was often distinguished by scored goals. For two years in the team, he was able to score fourteen goals.

Soon after the player and his teammates, thanks to excellent performance, began to observe the Austrian "Austriya", but the transition did not take place.

"Uralan"

In 2002, Leonid Slutsky went to train the doubles of the Elista club, and soon he invited Kolodin to watch. The team liked Denis's game, and soon a contract was signed with him.

Due to his excellent performances Denis Kolodin was able to move to the main line-up. The first season in the team turned out to be successful, on the field the player appeared twenty-two times. Soon, many teams of the Russian championship wanted to get a defender. Nevertheless, the player's transitions constantly broke down.

"Wings of Soviets"

Season 2004, the player began as part of the Samara team. Denis Kolodin demonstrated an excellent game, helping the team in the most difficult moments. Due to excellent performances in August, the player was invited to the Russian national team.

In 2005, the "Wings of the Soviets" began financial problems, and it became clear that the team must part with some players. In the services of the player was interested in the Moscow "Dynamo" and soon concluded a contract with him. Later, Denis Kolodin said that he would not have left the Samara club, if not for the problems with finances.

"Dynamo"

In the capital club, the player quickly managed to gain a foothold in the basis and began to go out in almost every match. With "Dynamo" he managed to win bronze medals in 2008. Denis Kolodin is a football player who was able to excel at Euro 2008 and grow in price by one million euros. In the autumn of the same year he received a serious ankle injury and even thought about the end of his career. The player underwent a complicated operation, and a long period had to be restored.

In 2011, the player was injured again, and his place on the field was taken by Vladimir Granat, who later seated Kolodin on the bench. Soon, information about the transition of a football player to another club began to appear.

Rent in "Rostov" and transfer to "Volga"

In the winter of 2012 Kolodin was rented by the Rostov team. Thanks to this club, Denis was able to get the long-awaited game practice. For "Rostov" defender played eight matches and returned to "Dynamo".

Despite the promises of the leadership about the appearance of the player on the field, for the season Kolodin came out only once.

In the summer of 2013 the player left the capital club and as a free agent signed a contract with the "Volga". Throughout the season, the footballer showed a fairly good game, but because of financial problems in the club was forced to sign a contract with "Falcon".

In early January 2016, information appeared that the defender was part of the Kazakh "Altai".