Veretennikov Oleg: biography, career, photo

Oleg Veretennikov is one of the fewplayers who played in all Russian championships in the composition of only one team - "Rotor" (Volgograd). For eight years of the game he managed to become a leader, as well as a symbol of the city-hero. Confessions Oleg has achieved its stable results. Constancy, with which he hit the gate of opponents in each season, you can envy. This article will describe a brief biography of the athlete.

Carier start

Oleg Veretennikov began to play professionally infootball in 1986. His first team was Sverdlovsk Uralmash. Then the athlete visited four more clubs and came back. In 1992, Veretennikov came to Volgograd and was in the "Rotor". The coach of this team Vladimir Goryunov was able to agree with the leadership of "Uralmash" about the transition of a promising football player. Persuading took a long time, because in Yekaterinburg, too, they were able to see the talent of Veretennikov. But Goryunov was very convincing, and the negotiations were crowned with success.

Major League

Veretennikov Oleg, whose biography is knownmany fans of Russian football, became known after the first season. To gain a foothold in the higher league is the main task set for him by the coach. Oleg decided it for nine matches played. In the next season, "Rotor" swung at the championship medals. Veretennikov played well with Niederhaus and Yesipov. In a bunch these three showed excellent football. And Oleg played very well. Thanks to the fight for the ball and the verified transfers of partners, the athlete scored for the season as many as 18 goals. The leader's game inspired the team and helped to win silver, leaving behind such favorites of the tournament as CSKA and Dynamo.

The best scorer of the championship

This title athlete did not immediately. Oleg Veretennikov, whose statistics improved with each game, achieved it only with the fourth attempt. Prior to this, the hero of this article was ahead of the forward of "Kamaz" Panchenko, as well as Dynamo strikers Simutenkov and Kasumov. But in 1995, Oleg was no equal: thanks to 25 goals scored, he not only topped the rating of the goalscorer, but also set the record for Russia. Previous achievement (21) belonged to Simutenkov and Panchenko.

Unlawful penalty

But all the same the Volgograd fans were remembered in1995 is not 25 goals Veretennikov, but only one ball, which he could not score. The most insulting thing was that it was a penalty, which occurred on the 117th minute of the Russian Cup final between Dynamo and Rotor. After Andrei Krivov fell in the penalty area, Judge Siner appointed a penalty spot. Oleg Veretennikov made his way through it. Unfortunately, the ball hit the post, and the outcome of the meeting was predetermined. Saved Dynamo gained after this miss confidence and won in a series of penalty shoot-outs.

National team

Despite the success in the "Rotor", play for the countryOleg was not invited. For this there were any excuses: there is no experience of speaking at international competitions, does not fit into the team game, etc. Of course, it would have been different if Oleg Veretennikov, whose career was going up, spoke for one of the Moscow clubs. From the capital to go to the team was not difficult. Peripheral player to get into the national team was almost impossible. In Soviet times, any sportsman from the outback knew that there were only two ways for growth: to go either to Kiev or to Moscow. The exception was the Georgian players choosing the Tbilisi "Dynamo". Oleg remained faithful to "Rotor", so a short trip to the national team for him was closed. But even when he was several years into the national team, he could not stay there for long.

Defeat

The star hour of the hero of this article could be a match inVolgograd with "Spartacus". At stake were gold medals, taking which, "Rotor" could become the champion of Russia. Alas, "Spartacus" was stronger. It was the blackest day in the life of Vladimir Goryunov. He never forgave this defeat to the head coach of "Rotor" Viktor Prokopenko. And the latter hoped that Oleg Veretennikov lead the team for himself. But the Spartak defenders neutralized the Volgograd scorer. As a result, "Rotor got only silver.

Leaving the team

Oleg's leadership periodically negotiated withWestern clubs on its sale. Veretennikov also wanted to play in a new team. But the managers of "Rotor" could not find a common language with potential buyers in any way. After several months of searching, Veretennikov still signed a contract for one season with the Greek "Aris". Then the sportsman changed several more clubs.

In 2009, Oleg completed his career and is currently engaged in coaching activities.

Personal life

The athlete has a sister Olga and an older brother,who made a career in skiing. Oleg Veretennikov and his wife (photos of spouses periodically flashes in the press) raise two children: daughter Tatyana and son Pavel. The latter followed in the footsteps of his father and became a football player. Pavel played for "Energy", "Rotor" and "Volgograd".