Commentator George Cherdantsev is one of the best football analysts on national television. He is currently the host of numerous sports programs.
short biography
The future commentator Cherdantsev was born in Moscow on February 1, 1971. The boy’s parents spent most of their time at Moscow State University, where they held the posts of scientific staff of the Faculty of Biology. Therefore, George was brought up mainly by his grandmother.
In 1992, Cherdantsev successfully graduated from the department of Romano-Germanic languages ​​of Moscow State University. However, the guy did not follow in the footsteps of his parents and did not stay to work at the university.
In the period from 1982 to 1989 he played as part of the amateur football club "Spartak-2" in the championship of Moscow. However, soon he was forced to engage in sports, having received a serious knee injury, relapses of which for a long time did not allow the guy to engage in his favorite hobby.
Commentator Cherdantsev, whose photo is presented in the material, has several specialties - a teacher of foreign languages ​​(English, Italian) and a translator. After graduating from a higher educational institution, he worked in the banking sector, in a travel agency, as a loader in a port warehouse while living in Istanbul.
How did Cherdantsev become interested in football?
George learned about football at the age of 6. The father of the future commentator was a hereditary fan of Spartak. According to the memoirs of Cherdantsev, he began to worry about this team in 1976, when the club flew to the lower division. Then the guy’s father was seriously upset about this event. Therefore, George firmly decided: so that the pope would not have a bad mood, you need to fully support the Moscow football club.
In 1979, the boy first attended a lesson in the football section, organized by a school physical education teacher. Teachers strongly recommended that George's parents send him to a music school, having examined the boy's talent for playing musical instruments. However, the guy’s father was extremely skeptical of this option. Therefore, in the end, the boy focused on football.
How did George Cherdantsev appear on television?
After losing office, George spent hours without work in front of a television screen. One day, a future commentator Cherdantsev thought, why not try his own strength as a football analyst. Having learned that the first domestic satellite sports channel was opening soon, George decided to send his own resume for consideration. After all, people who were well versed in football, had a delivered speech and knew several languages, there were not so many on television.
In the credits of the program “Football Club” Cherdantsev saw the fax number, on which he sent a letter to the editorial office of the young television channel. Already on the same day, during a telephone call, George was informed that they had no idea how to work with a bank and a travel agency to cope with the duties of a television presenter. However, the presence of a Moscow State University diploma and knowledge of foreign languages ​​played a role here. After the interview Cherdantsev was accepted for a probationary period, and a week later the plot of the television magazine voiced by him appeared on the air of an analytical football program.
Career
The football commentator Cherdantsev has been on the staff of the NTV-Plus sports television channel since 1996. At first, George was entrusted with the position of translator. Later, his voice began to appear in short reports, short stories and reviews of football events. However, real success came to him after receiving the post of correspondent in the popular analytical program of Vasily Utkin “Football Club”.
The first match, which was already accompanied by sports commentator Cherdantsev, dates from 1998. As the presenter himself recalls, it was a game between the national teams of Norway and Italy at the World Cup in France.
In the period from 1999 to 2009, commentator Cherdantsev was one of the constant co-authors of the analytical program “Free Impact”, which was broadcast weekly on the NTV Plus Football television channel.
In 2013, a real breakthrough occurred in George's career. He was entrusted with the position of head of the new sports channel Sport Plus. Here, commentator Cherdantsev was one of the presenters in the Olympic Channel program, which was engaged in the review of events at international competitions in Sochi.
Currently, George regularly serves the matches of the Italian football championship, the matches of the Champions League, and holds the post of presenter in the program “After Football” on the channel “Match TV”.
Recently, Russian commentators have been recruited for PES-2016. Cherdantsev successfully passed the selection, and now fans of the popular computer game can hear his voice.
Interesting Facts
Many of the comments of George Cherdantsev during the service of football matches have long become legendary. So, the phrases “Ahh! I didn’t get it! ”,“ Buffonishche ”,“ A la la ”,“ Judge from the red light district ”, other emotional cries of the presenter acquired the status of Internet memes.
Cherdantsev repeatedly appeared in commercials on television. In particular, he commented on the duel between the yard teams during the filming of a commercial video for one of the brands. You can hear the voiceover of George in numerous television series of domestic production.
Professional achievements
For all the time he worked on television, Georgy Cherdantsev collected a whole host of prestigious awards:
- "The best commentator of 2001."
- "The best sports journalist" (2005).
- Winner of the prestigious Golden Microphone Award under the auspices of the sports publications Soviet Sport and Komsomolskaya Pravda (2011).
- Winner of the Prize “For the Promotion of Football 2012”, which is annually issued by the founders of the organization “Russian Football Union”.
Finally
As a journalist, sports correspondent, presenter and football commentator, Georgy Cherdantsev was lucky to travel to dozens of countries, attend legendary fights with the participation of the best teams in the world, and communicate with famous personalities of the first magnitude.
In his life there were many fascinating stories. What is the victory of the Russian national team over Holland at the 2008 European Championship? George’s comments, cut from the report, still diverge across the Internet, collecting thousands of views and provoking lively discussions.
Probably not a single true football lover who would not have heard of Cherdantsev is found. With his emotional manner of reporting and his knowledge of many fascinating stories, this commentator never lets you fall asleep in front of a television screen, even while watching the most boring fights.