Igor Nikitin

Igor Nikitin became famous not only as a professional hockey player, but also as a talented, experienced coach who has brought up several generations of athletes. He currently holds the position of coach of CSKA Moscow.

The hockey player was born on March 23, 1973 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. Little is known about the childhood years in the biography of Igor Valerievich. The athlete admitted that, as a boy, he wanted to become a chauffeur.

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Hockey was popular in the city at that time, the child tried to go out on the ice and realized that the game captivated him.

The first hockey stick for the boy was carved from cherries by his grandfather - the athlete still keeps his gift. He started playing hockey at the age of 7.

In the early 90s, the young man began to play for the clubs of Ust-Kamenogorsk, Togliatti, Nizhnekamsk. Already in 1991, Nikitin became the silver medalist of the European Championship among youth teams. In 1995, as part of "Lada", the athlete was the second prize winner of the European Cup. In 1996, the young hockey player became the champion of the International Hockey League.

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The young player's cooperation with Avangard Omsk, where Igor played from 1998 to 2005, was long and was named the champion of Russia with Avangard in 2004. In total, the guy spent 389 games for the team, scored 8 goals. In parallel with playing at the club, he continued to participate in major sports competitions on ice. In 1998, the Olympic Games in Nagano became such for the young man, in 1999 - the Winter Asian Games, in which the hockey player played in the national team of Kazakhstan.

Since 2008, Igor Valerievich began his career as a coach. The man was invited to take the place of assistant head coach Sergei Gersonsky in Avangard Omsk. Soon Gersonsky resigns, and Nikitin fulfills his duties. The skill and experience of the hockey player give a good result - the players win 7 meetings in a row.

A similar situation was repeated a little later. Wayne Fleming was appointed helmsman, but he resigned shortly before the end of the Kontinental Hockey League championship. Igor Valerievich again took over the leadership of Avangard. Then the team reached the playoffs, beating the reigning champion - the club "Salavat Yulaev".

In 2011, Nikitin was fired from the club. In the same year, the hockey player receives an offer to join the coaching staff of the Russian national team. In 2012 and 2014, the national team won gold at the world championships. A major victory for the players and the leader was the 1st place at the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

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In parallel with the training of the national team, the athlete acted as an assistant to the helmsman of the Siberia hockey club of Dmitry Kvartalny. Later, both continued to work at CSKA. In 2017, after the dismissal of Kvartalny, Nikitin began training the club. The coach managed to bring the players to the Gagarin Cup final, in which the team lost to Ak Bars.

In 2018, a solemn congratulation of the coach on his 45th birthday appeared on the club's official website. Photos of the hero of the day were also posted there. The hockey player received congratulations from the Russian Ice Hockey Federation.

The hockey player seeks to spend his free time with his family. Together with his wife, the athlete is raising three daughters - Anastasia, Anfisa and Ksenia.

At the beginning of 2019, the CSKA team, led by Nikitin, won the Gagarin Cup.

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The event was widely reported in the press. Igor Valerievich received the title of the best coach of the Continental Hockey League 2018/2019.

1995 - Silver medalist of the European Cup 1995 - Silver medalist of the Russian championships 1998 - Participant of the Olympic Games 1996 - Champion of Russia 1998 - Participant of the Olympic Games 1999 - Winner of the Asian Games 2001 - Silver medalist of the Russian championships 2001 - Winner of the European Champions Cup 2004 - Champion of Russia 2012 - Gratitude President of the Russian Federation 2018 - Order of Friendship 2019 - Winner of the Gagarin Cup

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