Fedor Cherenkov was born in Moscow. Year of birth - 1959. Month - July. The number is 25.
Year of death - 2014. Month - October. The number is 4.
His role on the field is a midfielder. Cherenkov devoted the lion's share of his career to the Moscow Spartak. This is the period from 1977 to 1990. As well as 1991 and 1993.
He even set a record for the number of games played for this team. In total, these are 398 matches.
He also played for the national team of the Soviet Union. The number of games played is 34.
For some period Cherenkov played in France for the Red Star club. This time from 1990 to 1991.
He also had coaching activities. He worked in his native Spartak from 1994 to 1995. It was a job with the main team. He also coached the double (1996-97) and the youth team (2013-14).
Start
The biography of Fyodor Cherenkov as a football player begins with the ZhEK team from his area. He got into it both thanks to his talent, and thanks to his mother, who worked in this housing office.
He fought with the team for prizes in the Leather Ball championship. Then he was only 7 years old.
Matches of this tournament were often visited by breeders from Moscow teams. And once a little Fedya and two more boys were noticed by scouts from the Kuntsevo club. And the next two years (1969-1971) Fedor was a player of this team. His mentor was Mikhail Ivanovich Mukhomortov. He appreciated the skill of his pupil, and in 1971 sent him to his colleague Anatoly Maslenkin. He coached the boys at the Spartak Academy.
Fedor Cherenkov studied in it for 6 years. In 1977, even Nikolai Petrovich Starostin, the head of the club, came to his final matches. He invited the guy to the team of understudies.
Spartak in 1977-1987
At the end of the 1970s, the legendary specialist Konstantin Beskov was engaged in a powerful restructuring of the team. He paid special attention to promising youth. In this number was Fedor Cherenkov.
From the very first games, Cherenkov showed a decent level. He showed himself to be an outstanding player. He possessed excellent equipment and had a wonderful view of the field.
Moreover, the composition of the team, experts, and so called very technical. This concerned both Gavrilov, and Rodionov, and Shavlo, etc. But Cherenkov stood out favorably even against their background.
He thought unconventionally, meticulously handled the ball. The football of Fedor Cherenkov brought him great fame and love of Spartak fans, and then fans of the entire Union. He rightfully became the leader of Spartak.
On the field, he behaved impudently, self-willed, more often followed his intuition than coaching calls. But Beskov turned a blind eye to this, because Cherenkov became indispensable in the team.
Fedor Cherenkov never inflicted powerful blows. All his goals were hammered softly. Often he scored technically low or threw the ball over the goalkeeper.
The basics of the Spartak game then were:
- Ball control.
- Swift targeted attacks.
- Possession of the initiative.
With the advent of Cherenkov and until the mid-80s, Spartak football largely consisted of:
- Long fan attacks.
- Games on the "ground floor".
- A short pass.
- Sophisticated smart combinations.
- Brand "stenochki".
Cherenkov was a team manager and an excellent handler.
Largely thanks to his actions, the club achieved such titles:
- Four country championships. These were 1979, 1987, 1989 and 1993.
- USSR Cup - 1980.
- Russian Cup - 1994.
A photo of Fedor Cherenkov in the form of a club is presented in the article.
By the way, it is worth noting. With these factors, the football player Fyodor Cherenkov was never conceited and did not show “show-offs”. This characterized him as a wonderful player and simply a generous person.
Below are several essays on the most iconic matches of Fedor Cherenkov.
Victory at the Maracan
At a match with Brazil, held in 1980, Cherenkov was called up to the national team.
The match was held in Brazil at the legendary Maracana Stadium. It was a special match in honor of the anniversary of this stadium - 30 years. That day (June 12), 130,000 fans gathered here. Masters made a special cup. Experts estimated it at $ 30,000.
The hosts quickly seized the initiative and put constant pressure. And at 22 minutes a goal flew into the goal of the USSR. Its author was Nunez. At the 28th minute, the referee awarded a penalty to the Soviet goal. The audience froze in anticipation of 2: 0.
But the penalty was not realized. This inspired the Soviet team. And at 32 minutes Cherenkov equalized. With a score of 1: 1, the stadium fell silent for a moment. And finally, Andrey Andreev drove him into a gloom, scoring a winning goal in 38 minutes.
Until the end of the match, the USSR team played on equal terms with Brazil. After the final whistle, the entire stadium booed their players. This somewhat overshadowed Cherenkov’s impressions of that game.
Game at Highbury
Date: 09/29/1982. Tournament - UEFA Cup. Stage - 1/32 finals. Highbury Stadium. The return match between Arsenal and Spartak. The first match, “red and white" completed in their favor - 3: 2. The English press was confident in the passage of the gunners further up the grid, but the hosts were humiliated in their native land - 2: 5.
In that game, Cherenkov scored a goal and three chic assists. His game was admired by everyone, including local fans.
This game is rightfully included in the list of legendary matches of Spartak.
Game with the Portuguese in Luzhniki
Date: 04/27/1983. The Luzhniki Stadium. Match in the qualifying round for Euro 1984. The Portuguese national team came to visit the Soviet team. An absolute full house was marked at the stadium. The USSR team needed to score 3 points. And the Portuguese were thoroughly humiliated.
Cherenkov in this game was marked by a double: 16 and 23 minutes. To the final whistle, the score shone 5-0.
At the pre-match meeting in Novogorsk, Cherenkov constructively talked to Lobanovsky about the tactics of this game. The coach informed him that he would play an extreme striker. And it paid off.
Aston Villa Pass
In 1983, the Aston Villa club from Birmingham won the European Cup. In the same year, but within the framework of the 1/16 UEFA Cup, he became a rival to Spartak. The match in Moscow ended with a score of 2: 2. In Birmingham, Spartak needed to win or play a minimum draw - 3: 3.
That game started hard for Muscovites. The hosts opened an account in the first minute. Although the spectators did not see more goals in the first half. And the second half began with a spectacular goal Cherenkov.
A stubborn struggle ensued, especially as the score 1: 1 was quite satisfied with the hosts. But a minute before the end of the match, Cherenkov scored the second goal and brought Spartak to the next round of the tournament.
After that game, Aston Villa scouts turned to Fedor with great offers. He sent them to the leadership of the club, to which he was sincerely devoted. And they received only refusals.
The first alarming symptom
In 1983, huge loads fell on Cherenkov. This is 33 games for the club. 12 - for the national team: 8 - for the main, 4 - for the Olympic. He was recognized as the best football player in the country.
But such an overload only negatively affected the health of the striker. And the first attack occurred in 1984, on March 21. In Tbilisi, Moscow Spartak was supposed to play with Anderlecht, and Cherenkov was also supposed to play in this meeting.
But the day before the game, he almost took his own life. He wanted to throw himself out of the 16th floor of the Adjara Hotel. Her staff called an ambulance. Soon Cherenkov was diagnosed with a mental disorder.
The exacerbation of the disease occurred only in the spring and autumn periods and even years. The player had to be treated in a hospital. For this reason, his best seasons are dated to odd years. And so he never played at world and European championships.
According to doctors, these attacks were a reflection of the numerous microtraumas of the skull received in games. Although the main version was too high loads.
Fedor Cherenkov was very hard recovering from his stay in the hospital. Medicines greatly depleted the body. But the attacker constantly found in himself the strength to return.
Team Position
Cherenkov was repeatedly recognized as the best footballer of the USSR. However, he was not always involved in the national team. From 1986 to 1999, it was headed by Valery Lobanovsky. And he built almost the entire team from the players of Kiev Dynamo. According to the coach, Cherenkov was difficult to fit into his scheme of the game.
According to Rinat Dasaev, Lobanovsky did not call Cherenkov, being aware of his difficulties with the psyche. He was afraid to overload the player.
For the whole of 1990, Cherenkov had only two games for the national team as part of the qualifying round for the upcoming world Cup. The forward did not go to the world championship itself. And the team without him performed terribly there.
Period at Red Star
In 1990, Cherenkov decided to test his strength in Europe. Although he went far from the best club in Paris - Red Star. This is the club of the Second French Division.
The main motives for such a departure were those facts that:
- His friend Sergei Rodionov had already gone there.
- At the end of a career, there is a great desire to earn something for yourself.
The season in France Fedor Cherenkov failed. He didn’t succeed. And once in Lance he refused to go to the stadium, because it seemed to him a bottomless pool. The club management instantly contacted the Soviet embassy. Fedor was examined by psychiatrists. And soon he was sent to his homeland.
Farewell game
The 1993 season was the final for Cherenkov in his career. And it ended bravura - the next championship of Spartak. Then Fedor was 34 years old.
In 1994, on August 23rd, the farewell game of Cherenkov: Spartak and FC Parma took place at Dynamo Moscow Stadium.
Fans gathered about 35,000 people. The evening turned out solemn and sad at the same time. The stands wept, bathed a favorite player in applause and flowers. Their idol again showed a brilliant game.
At the end of the meeting, the Spartak players carried the cult forward in their arms and made a lap of honor. The musical accompaniment was the song “Vivat, King!”
This game was sponsored by MMM. Between the halves, she presented Cherenkov with “Mitsubishi Pajero” in red and white.
Although soon Cherenkov sold it and acquired the Volga. He, being a rather modest person in life, did not want to “hang out” with his neighbors on such an SUV.
Once the Volga was stolen. Then Cherenkov calmly began to use the services of the subway.
Aspects of personal life
In the biography of Fedor Cherenkov, personal life is associated with two spouses. The first is Olga. The second is Irina.
With Olga, family life did not work out. And after the divorce, she got an apartment and all the jointly acquired property. They have a daughter - Nastya. Mother after a divorce forbade her to see her dad. But she loved him very much. And often violated the mother's prohibitions.
A month after the farewell game, Cherenkov had a wedding with his beloved Irina.
For her, this was also a second marriage. From her first marriage, she has a son, Denis. Fedor perceived him as a native. And even often they kicked the ball in the yard.
But this marriage also did not last long - about 5 years. Irina left and took her son. Fedor was left alone. In 2000, he attempted suicide: he took a lot of sleeping pills. But then the doctors managed to bring him back to life.
Awards
In addition to cups and medals, Cherenkov received state awards - orders:
- "Badge of Honor" - 1985
- "Friendship" - 1994
- "Honor" - 1997
In 1995, he received gratitude from the President of Russia. He also had awards of public importance:
- 1989 - Honored Master of Sports of the Soviet Union.
- 2009 - The Legend of Football.
Coaching
Fedor Cherenkov also tried himself as a coach. He became a mentor for the junior Spartak. But this work was beyond his power. The reason lay in his modesty, gentle character.
Health problems also contributed: it was a very difficult operation. She forced to complete work at the academy. But still, Cherenkov did not move away from football. He worked part time at a Spartak school as a consultant. The club paid him a pension of 13,000 rubles, and then 16,000 rubles.
Even Fedor Fedorovich regularly took part in veteran matches.
Last days
On August 31, 2014, Fedor Cherenkov won another veteran match. And on September 22 of that year, approaching his porch, he suddenly lost consciousness. He was taken to the nearest hospital. And until October 4, he was in a coma. All this time, his daughter Nastya and younger brother Vitaliy were constantly on duty in his ward.
The time of 7 hours 48 minutes is marked in the documents by the time of his death. The main cause of death, according to doctors, is a brain tumor.
The death of Cherenkov shocked the public. The memorial service was organized on October 7th. About 15,000 people came to say goodbye to him. Among them were several generations of Spartak, army, Dynamo and representatives of other clubs.
Cherenkov was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery.
And after almost a year, a ceremony was held at the Otkrytie stadium to erect a monument to this great player and man. And from that day the Southern rostrum is called in his honor.