Anatoly Tymoshchuk is a Ukrainian defensive midfielder who was born in 1979, on March 30. At the moment, the football player stands for the Kairat club in Kazakhstan. During his career, he changed not so many clubs, and in each he showed himself at a decent level.
early years
Anatoly Tymoshchuk became involved in football, like many athletes, from early childhood. At the age of five, he went to the Volyn children's and youth sports school. It was in his hometown of Lutsk. From 1984 to 1993 He was brought up there, and then, from 1995 to 1997, he played at an adult, professional level. He entered the field with Volyn 62 times and scored eight goals in all matches. But he did not stay in this club for long, since in 1997 he moved to Donetsk, where a year later he began playing in the famous Ukrainian club Shakhtar. It was in this team that he received the status of captain and an honorary bandage, as well as an invitation to the national team of the country.
Achievements at Shakhtar and with the national team
Anatoly Timoshchuk made good progress as part of the Donetsk club. He and the team three times became the champion of Ukraine. Once led FC Shakhtar to the finals of the Super Bowl, where the team won it. Three times with the club became the owner of the Cup of Ukraine. Six times he and Shakhtar earned the status of silver medalists of the National Championship, and twice reached the finals of the Cup and Super Cup.
With the national team, Tymoshchuk managed to get to the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup, and also played almost all the matches that took place at the European Championship 2012 (Ukraine-Poland).
In addition, Anatoly Tymoshchuk was named the best Ukrainian football player of the year three times.
Career at Bavaria
In 2009, it was announced at the summer transfer window that football player Anatoly Tymoshchuk was going to Germany to play for the most famous club - Bayern Munich! The midfielder signed the contract for three years. He managed to get the first goal on December 8 of that year, and this was a significant event, since the match was held as part of the Champions League group stage. The Bavarians played against the Turin Juventus.
The first season was very successful for the midfielder. Then he came with the team to a significant trophy - to the German Cup. However, in the next season, the football player was released exclusively for a replacement. The midfielder did not like this, and he was already thinking of leaving Bavaria - he was just interested in Wolfsburg and other clubs, both German and Italian with Russian. But then the situation changed. When Anatoly Tymoshchuk was released on the field against Freiburg (in 2010, October 29), Uli Henness, the president of Bayern watching the game, said he was the best player in the match. The supervisor also noted that coach Louis van Gal was unjustly holding him on a bench. After that, the midfielder began to be released on the field regularly, and the conflict was settled. On October 27, Anatoly Tymoshchuk scored his first double against Eintracht. This is another milestone in his career.
It should be recognized that Anatoly Tymoshchuk, whose biography is rich in awards and titles, achieved great success precisely in the Munich club. Twice he became the champion of Germany, the same number - the owner of the Cup and Super Bowl of the country. It was with Bavaria that he won the most prestigious tournament - in the Champions League. Twice reached the finals. He also became the silver medalist of the Bundesliga, Cup and Super Cup of Germany.
Going to Zenit
Tymoshchuk Anatoly, after four years in Germany, returned to St. Petersburg, where he already played from 2007 to 2009. The football player himself said that he received a huge number of profitable offers from various European clubs. However, he decided to return to that very team, with which he was connected by a mass of joyful memories and pleasant moments.
With the St. Petersburg club, he twice became the Champion of Russia, as well as the owner of the UEFA Cup. He also won the Super Bowl of the Country and became the best player in the Russian Premier League. In addition, Tymoshchuk became the owner of the UEFA Super Cup. In general, with “Zenith” he really was associated with many pleasant events.
In “Zenith” he spent two years, as expected under the contract, after which he moved to Kazakhstan, in FC “Kairat”. Since 2015, he has been playing there. Moreover, in his first match as part of a new team, Tymoshchuk entered the field with a captain's armband. The new contract was concluded for a year and a half, but how long it will last and how the further development of the famous football player will go is still unclear. It remains only to observe the situation.