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Valery Filatov: biography, achievements and interesting facts

Filatov Valery Nikolayevich - footballer and Honored coach of the Russian Federation. Master of Sport. Former president of the Moscow club Lokomotiv. Champion of the USSR in 1976. This article will describe his brief biography.

Childhood and study

November 18, 1950 - this is the date when Filatov Valery Nikolaevich was born. Soccer from an early age became the boy's main passion. He spent many hours a day on the field. But Valery did not throw lessons either, so he had high marks in school. Together with a friend Vitaly Starukhin Filatov decided to enroll in the children's team "Belarus". Valeria took, but his friend - no. After graduation, the young man was invited to play in the second league, but the parents insisted on getting higher education.

Being a student of the Pedagogical Institute, Filatov began to speak for the team from Maikop. He perfectly managed to combine sport and study. But there was not enough time for other things. Especially on the eve of passing the exams. Valery himself considered himself a versatile person. The future footballer was very fond of the theater and did not miss any good productions. Also the sportsman was fond of reading. In his youth, his favorite authors were O'Henry and Jack London.

Carier start

His debut match Valery Filatov played in the team "Trud" (Volkovysk) at the age of nineteen. The entry of a young man into this collective was directly related to his studies at the Polytechnic Institute. Thanks to football talent Valery not only entrenched in the team, but also received a substantial increase in the scholarship. At that time for an unemployed guy this was a great success. In general, Filatov was in midfield, but periodically the football player visited other parts of the field. The Belarusian "Trud" was not the only team Valery played for. On his way, he met a couple of "near-professional" bands - FC Enbek (Dzhezkazgan) and FC Druzhba (Maykop). The game for the Kazakh club was a failure. And it was not even in the football skills of Filatov. He simply did not like life in the outback, and the young man decided to move to Maikop.

New perspectives

Soon Valery Filatov went to the army. In parallel, the athlete competed for the Rostov FC "SKA". Of course, one could not call it career growth, since the club was considered problematic. Very many representatives of the older generation perfectly remember that wonderful team. But when Filatov only expanded its ranks, there was no question of fighting for prizes in the championship. The recession continued even after Valery was in the squad. In 1973 FC "SKA" left the Major League. The young man was not very upset, because he received an offer from another team. It was the Moscow FC Torpedo. And Filatova was also called to other collectives. For example, the leadership of the St. Petersburg "Zenith" promised to give the player an apartment. But in his decision Valery was guided solely by sporting moments. Firstly, the midfielder liked Valentin Ivanov's team very much. And secondly, it included his football idol Valery Voronin, who played for "avtozavodtsev" for eleven years.

"Torpedo"

Two years after signing the contract with the team, the hero of this article became the champion of the USSR championship (autumn rally). At that time the system was radically different from the current one. The domestic championship consisted of two periods: spring and autumn. In total, Valery Filatov played for Torpedo five seasons, taking part in 137 matches.

Great success for both the team and for the player was the performance at the UEFA Cup. Valery dreamed of visiting Italy from childhood. Such a desire for Filatov appeared after watching the pictures with Adriano Celentano. Therefore, when the young man learned about the meeting with FC "Napoli", then his happiness was no limit. Soon his childhood dream was to be realized. When Valery arrived in Naples, his eyes just "fled". He wanted to go everywhere and try everything. The match "Napoli" - "Torpedo" ended in a draw, which allowed "black and white" to pass into the next round. The author of the only goal was the hero of this article.

Completion of career

Champion Valery Filatov became not only in the FC Torpedo. In 1980, the athlete was in the team of the eternal rival of the former club. Not playing for "Spartacus", even two games, he received a silver medal in the USSR Championship. As part of the team athlete appeared only in the 16th round. It was a game with CSKA. And then there was a situation, which became the reason why Filatov Valery completed his career. The player was in a car accident, having suffered an injury to the cervical vertebrae. After that, there was no question of any football.

Separately it is necessary to say about the international performances of the athlete. He spent only a couple of official meetings for the USSR. Filatov was in favor of the Olympic team, preparing for the games in Montreal. As a result, the team took the third place at the competitions, but without the support of the attacking midfielder Torpedo.

This is the end of Valery's fleeting career. But football has ceased to be for Filatova just a game. He firmly entered his life. Therefore, the former sportsman switched to coaching.

Returning to the camp of "Avtozavodtsev"

The first team Filatov-mentor was "Torpedo". It was a pleasure to train there, because this team was for Valery's own. The former football player worked there from 1982 to 1986, showing himself exclusively on the best side. Of course, Filatov did not set ambitious goals for winning the championship. However, he nevertheless managed to create a very competitive team. However, an unpleasant and turning point was the quarrel between Valery Nikolayevich and Valentin Ivanov. As a result, Filatov was dismissed.

Change of activity

After parting with the "Torpedo" the hero of this article tried to master a completely different direction. Valery Nikolayevich had a lot of time, which he decided to spend on the opening of the shop for the production of "Bird Milk" and the production of caps for the "Lada" of the sixth model. But Filatov's thoughts constantly returned to football. Everything changed the meeting between Valery Nikolayevich and his old friend Yuri Semin. He persuaded him to quit business and do what he liked. As a new job, the former entrepreneur considered different teams (including the Russian national football team). Filatov Valery finally settled on the "Locomotive", where he became an assistant to the head coach. During his arrival, the team only returned to the top division, having played seven seasons in the First League.

The victories of Lokomotiv were entirely due to the Filatov-Semin duo. The team in a very short time regained its former status and reached the Cup final of the USSR. Unfortunately, there "Lokomotiv" lost "Dynamo" with a crushing score (1: 6). And the people of Kiev have already won their ninth such title. A year later, Semin continued his own career abroad, leaving for New Zealand, and the team was headed by Filatov. But in the role of the main coach Valery Nikolaevich failed to achieve any significant success. The remaining time under his leadership, the team played just awful.

Another coach would have dropped his hands, but Filatov came to the aid of his natural optimism. After a little reflection, he decided to combine sport with his own talent in a commercial direction. As a result Valery Nikolaevich took the post of president of FC Lokomotiv. Filatov later confessed in an interview that he was not ready for coaching: "To show good results, you need to go through a good school first."

New stage

There are not so many excellent players in the world who eventually became successful executives. But one of these was exactly Valery Filatov. "Lokomotiv" thanks to his efforts was completely renewed. The former businessman breathed new life into the club, having built a huge stadium with the newest infrastructure. It was Valery Nikolaevich who managed to bring order inside FC Lokomotiv. After all, everyone knows for a long time that there are many talented football players, but they can be taught even more if we create better conditions and approach the matter wisely.

Results of work

"Lokomotiv" significantly changed when it was headed by Filatov Valery Nikolayevich. The club's achievements in the game plan are also very significant. Twice "Lokomotiv" became the champion of the Russian Federation, four times at the end of the season took silver and the same amount of bronze. The team also won two medals of the Russian Super Cup in 2003 and 2005. After the resignation of Filatova fans of the "railroad" are very bored for those times, when in the club all "run" the incomparable Valery Nikolaevich.

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