Iliya Kutepov

Ilya Kutepov joined the ranks of the legendary Spartak. In the first season, he managed to establish himself as a reliable defensive player, bypassing more experienced teammates. Having received the opportunity to defend the honor of Russia at the 2018 World Cup, he, along with other members of the national team, reached the quarterfinals of the competition. Today the football player is going through hard times - due to the protracted treatment of the injury, the athlete practically does not enter the field.

Ilya's homeland is sunny Stavropol. The footballer was born on July 29, 1993 into a family of former athletes. For example, his father was fond of wrestling in his youth, performed successfully, but with the advent of his wife and children, he had to leave the sport. The elder brother Oleg is a karate player, winner of many tournaments, and later became interested in mixed martial arts. But he also had to say goodbye to his sports career: he went to the bodyguards of a Stavropol businessman to feed his family.

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My brother taught Ilya the first basics of wrestling, however, at home. When the child was 7 years old, his parents took him to the athletics section. At first, Kutepov liked this sport, but his soul was still drawn to football. The boy's abilities were noticed by representatives of the Dynamo club, and a bold cross was put on track and field athletics.

The young footballer was mainly admired by the successes of the Italians, he did not know Russian clubs. When he began to kick the ball seriously, his parents bought a snow-white Milan T-shirt with the initials of Filippo Inzaghi at the Stavropol market. The child valued the thing very much, as a result, he brought it to the holes.

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I went to study not in an ordinary school, but in a gymnasium, where from the 3rd grade they taught foreign languages. Good English soon came in handy. Ilya's childhood ended at the age of 12 - the boy was admitted to the Brazilian Football School, and he left for Gelendzhik. Since then, he says, he lives on his own. Later, the athlete got into the Football Academy. Yuri Konoplev, located in Togliatti. Her pupils often had to travel abroad to tournaments.

In an interview, Kutepov recalls the years spent at the Academy with nostalgia and gratitude. Here, children were not only taught the skill of playing football, education was at the forefront. Ilya's first mentor was Igor Popov, a native of the Stavropol Dynamo. According to the athlete, the coach laid the foundation, thanks to which bright stars lit up on the football horizon.

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The youth stage of Ilya Kutepov's career came during his studies at the Academy. Here, the footballer played many matches for the youth teams of his native country, even trained at Chelsea London. And in 2009 he made his debut on the international arena - the young man took part in the European Championship among football players under 17 years old.

With the advent of football, the boy was immediately placed in the position of a defensive player, after a couple of years he mastered the tasks of a central defender. The coach decided that a tall player (today Ilya's height is 192 cm, and his weight is 85 kg) will be more useful in defense.

Big football began in Kutepov's life in 2011. Then Zenit was looking closely at Ilya, but they failed to join the ranks of the St. Petersburg club. However, his sports biography was still going well - a few months later he played in the Moscow "Spartak" at the international tournament, which was held in Germany. The game of the young footballer won the club's coaches, and soon Ilya was already holding a contract in his hands.

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For three years Kutepov remained at a distance from the base of the club. For the first time in the main team of Spartak, a Stavropol footballer entered the field at the end of 2012 as a substitute. The team fought with Rubin, adding up another victory. Ilya believes: the coaches are right that it took so long to get to the base, during this time he managed to try a lot, from youth tournaments to the FNL.

In the fall of 2015, the head coach of Spartak Dmitry Alenichev included the young footballer in the team's starting lineup, and he played the role of a central defender against Ural on November 1. Then the whole match held out on defense in the game with Terek, and finished the month with participation in the match with Krasnodar.

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At the beginning of the new season, the “red-whites” conceded 10 goals without Kutepov. When Ilya again joined the team's base, they started talking about the football star in full force. From April 30 to November 6, the young athlete took part in 18 games, of which 13 were “dry”. This "Spartak" has not experienced for 15 years already. Kutepov was recognized as the most reliable defender of the club.

For the first time in the Russian national team, Ilya entered the field in November 2016. Played in a friendly against Costa Rica. For the Russian national team, the footballer played 4 more times. In 2017, he was supposed to participate in the Confederations Cup, but he did not manage to reach any match.

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Ilya Kutepov was not spared by numerous injuries. The footballer received the first serious injury in childhood. During training in the gym, an 11-year-old boy fell unsuccessfully. He still remembers that horror at the sight of his hand twisted to the other side. The doctors, having diagnosed a complex fracture with a displacement, were going to operate, but Ilya got off with several days of hospital regimen.

Telling reporters about his dreams and plans for the future, the footballer notes that he is not against becoming a Spartak legend. But if he suddenly invites a serious European club, he will not refuse either. Ilya says in an interview:

Ilya Kutepov's personal life developed early. He began dating his future wife Diana at the age of 14, when he played for the Brazilian Football School, and at 18 he went to the registry office. The girl is also from Stavropol, she worked at the BTI. On Instagram, the footballer posted a tender photo with his wife, congratulated her on the anniversary of the relationship in the comments.

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The couple are raising their son Hilarion. Ilya admits:

According to the athlete, contrary to the prevailing opinion, young football players do not show off. Having signed a contract with Spartak, Ilya received 100 thousand rubles a month. I rented an apartment myself, saved up for a car for a long time. In 2016, according to press reports, the salary of the team's central defender was already 250 thousand rubles.

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The footballer lives in Mytishchi, tries not to leave the city - he does not like the bustle of the capital and traffic jams. He prefers a quiet family life, rarely goes to the cinema, especially since you will not see an athlete in a nightclub. Ilya is a bibliophile and music lover, his musical interests include classical and French rap, he often listens to Master Giems.

Interestingly, when reviewing the best hairstyles of the 2018 World Cup participants by the staff of the Moscow barbershop "Bear", Ilya Kutepov was among the top seven leaders in the rating. According to experts, outwardly, the defender of the Russian national team looked more like a Hollywood star, demonstrating an impeccable classic undercut. This list also included Lionel Messi, Neymar, Birkir Bjarnason, Sergio Ramos.

The spring of 2018 replenished Kutepov's successes with another achievement in his professional career. The footballer scored a goal in the game with the Anji team, which was the first in his personal history of participating in the Russian championships.

On the eve of the World Cup, Ilya continued to participate in friendly matches. He played in the national team against players from Iran and Brazil. At the beginning of the summer, a game with the Turks took place. Kutepov managed to get a place in the team, which took part in the final matches of the World Cup.

In an interview, Ilya mentioned that even before the start of the final matches, he believed that the team would reach the quarterfinals. The defender's hopes were justified. Together with other players of the national team, Kutepov shared the joy of victories in games against the teams of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Spain. During the last appearance on the field against the Croats in the 1st half, Ilya suffered an ankle injury, but bravely played out the allotted time.

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Later, the footballer had to take a short break from his sports career: he needed an operation to remove an inguinal hernia. The treatment took place in Rome. Returning to Moscow, Kutepov went through a period of rehabilitation, which is why in early autumn he missed the key match of Spartak against Zenit, as well as the game of the national team against Turkey in the UEFA Nations League.

But in November, together with the players of the capital club Alexander Maksimenko, Georgy Dzhikia, Nikolai Rasskazov, Denis Glushakov, Artem Timofeev and others, he took part in the match against the Ufa team in the 15th round of the RPL.

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However, the footballer was unable to get in shape until the end of the 2018/2019 season. Together with him, another Spartak player, Roman Zobnin, missed the qualifying matches of Euro 2020 as part of the Russian national team, who had a fractured wrist.

Over the past season, Kutepov took part in only 9 RPL games. Due to complications, the central defender had to constantly extend his rehabilitation period and go for treatment. Now Ilya is preparing for his return to service, but, according to him, this will not happen before the start of the 2019/2020 season.

2012/13 - victory at the Russian youth championship 2013 - winner of the Commonwealth Cup 2014/15 - victory at the PFL championship 2016/17 - champion of Russia 2017 - winner of the Russian Super Cup 2018 - bronze medalist of the Russian championship 2018 - Honored Master of Sports of the Russian Federation

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