Biography of Oleg Blokhin, his sporting achievements

Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin is a famous Soviet football player, striker, Ukrainian coach. He is one of the best Soviet athletes and the owner of such a prestigious award as the "Golden Ball". Oleg Vladimirovich set a record for the number of games played for the USSR national team and goals scored.

Oleg Blokhin: biography

He was born in Kiev on November 5, 1952 and grew up in a family dedicated to sports. His mother, Ekaterina Zakharovna Adamenko, who was a school-leaver by profession, was engaged in athletics. She became a master of sports and set 68 records in this discipline. Later, Ekaterina Zakharovna taught at the Department of Physical Education in the Kiev Civil Engineering Institute. Oleg Blokhin's father, Vladimir Ivanovich, became famous as a runner-sprinter. In the Great Patriotic War he went to fight on the Leningrad front. Then Vladimir Ivanovich worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and served as the deputy chairman in the Kiev regional council of the society under the name "Labor reserves". Oleg Blokhin also had a brother, Nikolai, who was involved in track and field athletics, but then he was seriously involved in chemistry, research in which brought him world fame. He passed away in 2011.

In such a family, Oleg Blokhin simply could not not inherit the craving for sport. As a child, he was engaged in running and excellent skiing. His mother hoped that he would follow in her footsteps and become an athlete, not her expectations would not come true. The main passion of Oleg Blokhin, which determined all his future life, was football.

The first club

When Blokhin was 12 years old, he was admitted to the children's football school of the famous Kiev Dynamo. Training Oleg was an outstanding football specialist Alexander Leonidov, who was previously a defender of the Kiev club "Locomotive". He immediately noted the talent of the boy. Oleg could quickly develop speed and worked in training until exhaustion. Young Blokhin understood that he was losing to his rivals in power elements, so he tried to catch up, constantly working on the technique of possession of the ball. He wanted to figure out the tactics of the game so that he would not be equal in the field.

It is worth noting that at this time, his father provided special support to Oleg. Vladimir Ivanovich spent with his son additional training. Every morning they went together to the nearest playground. Oleg ran through the cross, and his father counted the time on the stopwatch. Such training gave its results. At school, Blokhin easily got around opponents and often scored goals. This is noticed. And in 1969, when Oleg turned 17 years old, he became a member of the youth team "Dynamo".

Career

During his time in the youth team, Blokhin was able to participate in a huge number of matches held in the republic. Then he got to his first European tournament, where the young Dynamo players could win a bronze medal, conceding only the Spanish Barcelona and the Belgian Anderlecht.

Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin scored his first goal in the club's main lineup in 1972, when his team fought against the Dnipro. And three years later his club won the European Cup and Super Cup. In 1975, he was named the best player in the European continent. His proprietary reception - a jerk, a break, and then a blow - to this day is admired by fans and experts.

Consistently developed career Oleg Blokhin and the national team. He was a member of the youth, youth, Olympic and first teams.

In the years 1987-1989. Oleg Vladimirovich played for the Austrian club "Forverts" and the Cyprian "Aris".

Blokhin's farewell match

In 1989, Oleg Vladimirovich decided to end his career as a football player. Farewell match Oleg Blokhin took place on June 28. More than 100 000 spectators gathered at the Kiev stadium to honor the legendary sportsman who played in the match of the USSR national team against the World Stars Team. In this game, he scored his last goal as a footballer. It should be noted that on the eve of the match singer Tamara Gverdtsiteli sang the song "Vivat, King!" For the first time, which, according to her, is dedicated to Oleg Blokhin.

Oleg Blokhin's Goals

The achievements of Oleg Vladimirovich in sports are really huge. For three consecutive years, from 1972 to 1974, he was recognized as the best Soviet football player. In total, he got to this list 15 times! This success was not achieved by any of the players of the USSR. In addition, five times he was called the best scorer of the Soviet championship. 7 times Blokhin became the USSR champion in football and won the USSR Cup five times.

Oleg Blokhin is a footballer from God. He is a world-class star. Oleg Vladimirovich set a record in Soviet football, having played 112 games for the national team, scoring 42 goals in the gate of their rivals. Twice he won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games. And in the club "Dynamo" Oleg Vladimirovich played 432 matches!

Another one of the most important records of Oleg Blokhin is 200 goals scored. He reached this mark during the match of Dynamo Kiev with the Kharkov Metalist, having opened the gates on the 64th minute. In total in the Soviet championships Oleg Vladimirovich scored 2011 goals!

Trainer

After the end of his football career, Oleg Vladimirovich was offered to try himself as a coach. He led the legendary Greek Olympiakos. Blokhin's work was amazing. During his leadership, the team managed to win two silver medals at the Greek Championships and even won the Greek Cup in football. When the contract with the club expired, Blokhin began to train the club PAOK, representing Thessaloniki. Then during almost two years Oleg Vladimirovich was engaged in "Ionikos" from Athens, but soon again returned to PAOK. He managed to work with the Greek club AEK.

National team of Ukraine

In the fall of 2003 Oleg Vladimirovich was appointed to the post of head coach of the Ukrainian team. No one expected this success from him. The team easily overcame the qualifying stage and for the first time in its history came to the World Cup, which was held in Germany in 2006. There, the Ukrainian team achieved incredible results. Having overcome famous and formidable opponents, Ukrainian football players reached the ¼ finals.

At the end of the World Cup, Oleg Vladimirovich decided to leave his post at his own request, resigning. But later, in 2011, he again became the coach of the national team.

Moscow and Odessa

Having completed his work with the Ukrainian team in 2007, Blokhin began training the Russian club "Moscow". Oleg Vladimirovich managed to lead the team into the top ten in the Russian championship in 2008. But then he terminated the contract with the Moscow club.

And from 2009 to 2010. Blokhin was engaged in the football club "Chernomorets" from Odessa. He worked as his sports director.

And again, "Dynamo"

In 2012, Blokhin again returned to his native club "Dynamo", but already as a coach. His "debut" took place on September 28, when the team held a match against the Luhansk club "Dawn". The Kievites won this game.

Literally at the same time, Oleg Vladimirovich began to have health problems. He was urgently hospitalized in the hospital with a diagnosis of hypertensive crisis. Hardly recovering from the disease, Blokhin went to the match of his team against "Tavria", but he had to watch only from the box. At this time, Alexei Mikhailichenko replaced him . On the coaching bench, Blokhin managed to return only in November 2012, when the Dynamo was to fight PSG for the UEFA Champions League Cup.

It should be noted that the absence of Blokhin had a very negative impact on the results of the club. Kiev "Dynamo" took only the third place in the championship of Ukraine on the results of the season, for the first time not making it to the top two. The team suffered twelve defeats in forty-four matches held. The club could not win a single trophy. Oleg Vladimirovich continued to lead the club until 2014.

Famous footballer's family

The first wife of Blokhin was the world champion in rhythmic gymnastics Irina Deriugina. In 1983, they had a daughter, who was called Irina. However, the marriage lasted until the 1990s. The reason for this was the intense work schedules of both spouses. Oleg Blokhin's wife devoted herself to the newly opened sports school, and he himself worked in Greece at that time, training local teams. As a result, they decided to part ways. But even now Blokhin remembers with warmth of his ex-wife. According to him, without the support of his wife and daughter, he could not last so long in sports.

At the moment Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin lives with his second wife. He and Angela Blokhina raise two charming daughters - Catherine and Anna.