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Kirill Koltsov - defender of the attacking plan

Every Russian fan knows a hockey player like Kirill Koltsov. This player, of course, can be proud of his career. For many seasons he received a large number of individual awards, as well as with his teams won club trophies.

Beginning of the sports way

Kirill Koltsov was born in 1983 and grew up in the city of Omsk. He went to hockey in the children's school of Avangard. Coaches still at that time did not know that this child would later become a real star of Russian hockey. The defender has a unique style of play. He often connects to the attack and in the attack feels no worse than any attacker. Thanks to this, Kirill Koltsov for the season collects a large number of scoring points.

Professional career

Kirill Koltsov stood out among his peers. That is why he started to play early enough for the second team of Omsk "Vanguard". In 2000, Koltsov played his first match as a basis. In the next season, this young defender was recognized as the best rookie of the most prestigious Russian league. At the draft in 2002, Cyril in the second round chose the club "Vancouver Canucks". He finished the season in Russia, and then went to play overseas. But at that time it was too early for him to play for the NHL club. For this reason, in the early years, he played for the club "Manitoba Mus", which plays in the AHL. In this team Koltsov spent a year and a half and again returned to his native club. After the end of the 2005-2006 season, This defender received the prize "Golden Helmet".

Success continues

In 2007, it became known that Kirill Koltsov hockey player goes to the club "Chemist". However, Koltsov unexpectedly became the player of the Ufa club "Salavat Yulaev" for many. In the first season for his new club, he became the champion of Russia. After 4 years Koltsov together with the team repeated the success. In addition, he again won the Golden Helmet award. In 2011, this talented defender signed a three-year contract with the ice hockey club SKA. However, the following year it became known that Cyril again goes to the club "Salavat Yulaev", with which he twice became the champion of the league. In the Ufa team Koltsov played until 2015. After the contract with him was terminated and he moved to the club "Torpedo". The contact was signed for a period of one year. On August 27, 2016, in a match against the club Severstal, he scored his 100th goal in his professional career. This is a great rarity, when the defender can get close to such an effective indicator.

International career

Kirill Koltsov is a high-level defender. That is why he was regularly invited to speak for the Russian national team. The debut took place at the junior world championships, which took place in 2001. For Koltsov, as well as for the whole team, he went quite well. Our team won gold medals, and Cyril at the end of the tournament was the best defender and got into the symbolic team. Then Koltsov took part in the youth championship. There, our team again won gold medals. For the main national team this defender was also involved regularly. But he could not become a leader. He took part in the World Cup in 2006. And also often was in the team that played at the games of the Euro Hockey Tour. In the Olympic Games, he did not participate.

Kirill Koltsov, photo of which is placed in this material, currently plays in the club "Tractor". This player has a rather specific style of play. He plays well in the attack, so is useful in the majority. But this often led to counterattacks of the opponent. For this reason and because of the high salary requirements, this 33-year-old renowned defender for a long time could not find a club.

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