Valery Vasiliev, the Soviet hockey player: biography, family, sports achievements, awards

There are some athletes who love everything. These people can not help but admire. In the 70's one of these idols were hockey Valery Vasilyev. He was an advocate not only by vocation, but also in character. His game was fantastic and unique style. He was considered an excellent athlete and was the man who truly feared even Canadians. They called him a "master of taiga" ... The achievements of Valery Vasiliev and will be discussed further.

Fatherless

Valeri Vasiliev was born in the late summer of 1949 in the Novgorod region in a military family. His father was a war, was a Red Army captain and is an expert in mine-laying. When the battle subsided, he entered the Military Academy in Leningrad.

Unfortunately, the future hockey player his father did not remember. When he was two months later, he died. Father served in the part next to the house, and the academy he went to study in Leningrad on passing trains.

Once he got into a freight train, where carried prisoners. One of them asked for water. He did not refuse. A convoy began to cry, saying that this is not necessary. Two servicemen almost came to blows. Meanwhile, the train stopped at the station, where his father and left. The guard, with whom he had a row, took the gun and shot him in the back. Then he explained that he thought if the prisoner escapes. In short, officially a hockey player's father was tragically killed in an accident.

"Gorky punks"

After this tragic incident deprived the family Vassiliev moved to Gorky, where relatives hockey mother lived. Mom worked there by the seller in the dairy department of one of the city's shops.

According to the memoirs of Valery Vasilyev, the family lived quite rich, but not hungry. In addition, relatives helped in every possible way. By and large, young and growing up Valerie grew up, like his elder brother, on the street. In addition, the brothers and had a "profitable business". They have successfully caught the birds, and then sell them for 10 rubles, which was the then substantial sum.

Brothers also joined in the company street. It was enough criminals. Subsequently knowingly teammates and team jokingly referred Vasilyeva "Gorky punks." Perhaps he really would conflict with the law. If it were not hockey ...

The first coach

When he was ten, he was admitted to the hockey section of the good of the family Vassiliev lived in the stadium.

First mentor young talent became coach Igor Trinity. That he was able to invest in the heart of the future champion of the love of the sport.

So, two years later the young Valery started playing in the local "Dynamo" in the boys team. He was a defender. Three years later, he has already appeared in the class "B" for the masters of the "Dynamo" the city of Gorky.

By this time he had had enough of sports data. He was respected and incredible strength. Which locals called "Gorky Burlak". Besides the obvious talent, the young hockey player quickly progressed.

Early career

In the season 1966/1967 Valeri Vasiliev was forced to play a series of matches in Gorky's "Torpedo". Here he saw the coach of the Moscow "Dynamo" Arkady Chernyshev.

After the game he took the guy you liked in your team. So the young hockey player was the "Dynamo". It was truly a new frontier biography. Valery Vasiliev was able to find a club that became a family as much as 17 seasons for him.

Incidentally, in the capital, Vasilyev got acquainted with the legendary Lev Yashin. That at the time defended the colors of the hockey club "Dynamo". Eminent goalkeeper this newcomer liked. He even praised him for his successful shots in training. Thus, the ice hockey Valery Vasilyev could loudly declare itself. Junior team then managed to pick up there, "silver". A young hockey player was voted the best defender in all competitions. Fans and experts rated it excellent data, excellent skating and ability to perform power reception.

In the next tournament team Vasiliev won the "gold", and the name of talented athlete vengeance sounded on the country.

Vasilyevskaya "mill"

As a part of the Soviet national team hockey player Valeri Vasiliev made his debut in 1970. He then played in a pair with an experienced athlete Vitaly Davydov. No wonder a novice began to adopt his best skills. So, he began to use t. N. "Mill" Davidov (when thrown across the back of an opponent). Moreover, he has perfected this technique. Somehow after this pirouette enemy not only burst the laces on the skates, but also flew leggings. A day after the same trick the opponent was left behind. In addition, he was in the hospital. Fortunately, the athlete rather quickly cured.

Be that as it may, the debut match Vasilyev was more than magnificent. At the world championships in Sweden Soviet hockey players managed to win the gold medal.

Thus, after a successful performance in front of Vasilyev opened bright prospects indeed. However, next season the talented defender was forced to miss all the games ...

One year without a team

The fact that Valery Vasilyev did not hit the team. Before the next competition by foreign players team Vasiliev and V. Polupanov decided to have fun after drinking two bottles of wine. The next day, they waited for the bus to the airport. Thus, on the morning of the two hockey players they were sober, but missed just fifteen minutes. Senior teams were Davydov and Firsov striker. First reacted to the incident and wisely insisted that the boys continued to fight for the honor of the country. Firsov also reported all Anatoly Tarasov. And that, in turn, decided to expel recruits from the Soviet national team. However, already in 1972, Vasiliev returned to the big ice and then never dropped out of the team. But the nasty scandal has not ended. Firsov Hockey player said that he thinks about it at all, and for some time in training played against him in a very rigid manner.

Tarasov is all perfectly saw and tried to train them separately. They say that the coach risked releasing against Vasilyeva and legendary Valery Kharlamov. In addition, he believed that it was impossible to beat the defender. But all this is not true ...

Two friends

The team closest Vasiliev is converged with Kharlamov. Both athletes got along very well. Moreover, they were friends families. After first 70 Vasiliev married. His wife was Tatiana. She was a friend of the wife of hockey A. Motovilova. Vasilyev met her in May Day holidays. Young sincerely loved and respected each other. They have two daughters - Elena and Ekaterina. And those at the time of their parents cheered by 4 granddaughters and grandson ...

... Returning to the friendship between Kharlamov and Vasilyev, the last before the game always warned namesake that he should not turned out to be in the center of the rink. And Kharlamov attacked only on the edge.

And when he got into an accident on the car, Vasilyev instantly came to the hospital ward and strongly encouraged other.

Alas, after five years, he was not able to anything to help him. The news of the terrible death of Kharlamov caught Vasilyeva overseas. At this time he was captain of the Soviet national team. And the team under his leadership, in memory of the dead friend to win the most prestigious competition in world hockey - Canada Cup!

The success of Soviet hockey players in this tournament has exceeded all expectations. Both the Americans and the Finns, and even the Canadians were defeated. After the final chapter of Canada Cabinet solemnly handed Vasilyev sign for all hockey Cup. However, after the ceremony, there were police and took the prize. They stated that the Soviet Union could only get a copy. But this contest holds the International Hockey League. Thus, for the prize game "Izvestia" in Moscow, the trophy had yet to give ...

Nickname

By the way, in the history of the world ice hockey Valery Vasilyev, whose well-deserved awards, came in with a nickname that was coined by Canadians. They experienced athlete in power fights, began to call him "master of taiga". Himself "master" admitted that he is "not stand on ceremony" with them and easily applied his crown "tricks". However, Canadians knew that the just fight will never be. But here's the obvious rudeness, he always respond harshly. So it happened.

By and large, Vasiliev was not just strong. He possessed enormous natural force. She handed him his maternal grandfather. According to his friends, Vasiliev could easily smash his fist weighty board.

myocardial Game

Vasiliev distinguished and admirable courage. However, it was much more than health and strength.

In 1976 at the world championships in Poland hockey player seriously injured his hand, but decided not to get off the ice. After the game he took leggings and teammates saw that it was filled with blood.

And two years later, when there was a world championship in Prague, Vasilyev suffered a first heart attack. In that game, he was almost always on the ice. He had to win a gold medal, thus preserving the advantage of 2 goals. At some point he became very sick heart. Back in the capital, doctors were amazed, informing him that he had a heart attack he suffered on his feet.

team captain did not report it to their comrades, and continued to play. Note, then, he had two more heart attacks.

Sunset career

Sports experts believe that the two-time Olympic champion Valery Vasiliev could continue playing for another five years, if not more. But, he said, one of the officials invited him to be literally "snitch" on the team and report what is happening in the team. Of course, this proposal Vasilyev replied with a categorical refusal. Thereafter, the ratio of the coaching staff to it began to change. So, he was not invited to the Olympic Games-84 in Sarajevo, then began to harass and "Dynamo". And after some time, management has decided to do and finally leave him. In 1984, a farewell game between the national teams of the Soviet Union and Europe ended with a crushing score in favor of the USSR. Not every athlete in the time honored this farewell match.

By the way, hockey Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Valery Vasiliev has managed to play. In the season 1989/90 he was able to spend fifteen matches. Then he was part of the Hungarian "Újpest".

After the triumph of

In general, Vasiliev graduated from a career at the age of 35 years. During this time, he had three times been named the best defender of the world championships five times and was part of the symbolic team of the world. Nine times he was a world champion and twice - Olympic. His photograph still decorate the prestigious Museum of Fame NHL.

Whatever it was, goodbye to a great sport, Vasiliev with former players of the national team I decided to create a new hockey team. It was called "Hero". "Knight" managed to quickly get to the big leagues. In 2000, the team came in the Super League.

In the second half of the 90 Vasilyev coached players of "Spartacus", then I worked with Podolsk club "Varyag" and even became the deputy chairman of the board of trustees of this team. And in 2011 he was appointed President of the Moscow "Dynamo" adviser.

Death "master of taiga"

After three heart attacks in 2000, Vasiliev was operated on heart, reassured that he will now live a long time.

Twelve years later his heart still summed up ... At first he began to fail kidneys. He was hospitalized. During this time the body has got an infection. As a result, he fell ill with pneumonia. The final blow for him was the separation of the cardiac valve ... ... Brilliant hockey player was not in the middle of the spring of 2012. The last refuge he found on Troekurov churchyard, in the capital ...