Victor Fayzulin

Viktor Faizulin is a Russian footballer who held the position of a central attacking midfielder on the field. For 10 years he was listed as a player of St. Petersburg "Zenith", played for the Russian national team. In 2018, he officially announced his retirement from the big sport.

Victor Faizulin was born in the city of Nakhodka on April 22, 1986. The father of the future footballer, a Tatar by nationality, was a high-ranking sailor, was often on a voyage, so his son always looked forward to his return.

Apparently, due to the lack of a solid male hand in childhood, Faizulin was known as a lazy person and a truant. Mom allowed her son to go to school only when he himself wanted to, and the boy spent his free time on the nearest beach, playing football.

Nevertheless, it was Victor's mother, who drew attention to her son's hobby, insisted that he seriously take up football.

Victor achieved his first serious results in 2004, when he began to play for the Okean club. Here the midfielder was noticed and invited to the Russian junior team. The young athlete played 9 matches for the team, after which, during the winter break, he received an invitation from the Khabarovsk SKA coach Oleg Smolyaninov. A year later, having terminated the contract with the first club, the footballer played for the army team. In 51 matches, Faizulin scored 8 goals. And in 2007, the midfielder began playing for Spartak-Nalchik under the leadership of Yuri Krasnozhan.

2007 was a good year for the footballer. Having played 28 matches, Victor scored 3 goals. He was recognized as the best young player in the championship, and in November of the same year, Faizulin signed a 3-year contract with Zenit. Russian media reported that the transfer of the midfielder cost the club from St. Petersburg € 2 million.

Viktor Faizulin's debut at Zenit took place in February 2008 in the 1/16 final of the UEFA Cup against the Spanish Villarreal. The midfielder is also remembered for his effective actions in matches against Bayern Munich. In the return match against the German grandee Viktor Faizulin scored a goal against Oliver Kahn, the legend of Munich. In the semifinal meeting, the Russian team won with a score of 4: 0. Football analysts consider the goal against the Germans the most important in the sports biography of the Russian midfielder.

No wonder Dick Advocaat back in 2008 called Faizulin an incredibly talented guy who sees the field and reads the game perfectly. This opinion of the Dutch coach was supported by other experts of the football world. The only drawback of the ward, whose height was 176 cm, the mentor called insufficient speed on the field.

Viktor Faizulin made his debut in the Russian national team in August 2012 in a match against the national team of Côte d'Ivoire. The midfielder scored his first goal for the Russians at the qualifying stage of the 2014 World Cup against the Northern Ireland national team. Assist was given by Alexander Kerzhakov.

A few days later, in a match against the Israeli national team, Viktor Faizulin scored the second goal of the match, and also gave an assist pass to Kerzhakov, returning the old favor. At the same time, one of the midfielder's most memorable matches took place. The friendly match with the Brazilian national team, which took place in the capital of Great Britain, ended with a score of 1: 1. The only goal for the Russian team was scored by Faizulin.

The football player participated in qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup against the national teams of Portugal, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan, as well as friendly matches with the teams of Armenia, Slovakia, Norway, Morocco.

On June 17, 2014, Viktor Fayzulin as part of the Russian national team played against South Korea in the first match of the group stage of the World Cup in Brazil.

After the game, the midfielder stated:

In the next match, Russia played against Belgium, and ended the group stage of the 2014 World Cup with a game with Algeria. The fans hoped that Viktor Faizulin's talent would help the Russian national team to reach the playoffs of the world football championship, but this did not happen. The Russian national team took 3rd place in the group with 2 points.

Since September 2015, after the match with Perm "Amkar", the midfielder does not appear on the football field. The absence of an athlete has caused all kinds of rumors. Some media outlets even reported that Viktor Faizulin had died, but such reports in the end turned out to be untrue.

In 2016, Viktor Fayzulin underwent surgery in the United States. Due to health problems, the footballer missed the first round of the Russian championship. Returning to Russia, the midfielder explained that he did not play football due to arthrosis of the knee joint. The athlete supported the contract with Zenit only by participating in the club's promotions, in which he shared autographs with the fans as the winner of the UEFA Cup.

Russian publications informed the public, citing insider sources, that the midfielder suffered cruciate ligament injuries 3 times, so the injury had already become chronic. At the same time, the doctor of the Russian national team, Eduard Bezuglov, denied these assumptions, stating that the football player had only one injury to the anterior cruciate ligament.

In an interview with representatives of the Russian press, Bezuglov added that pain in the knee joint is not the main reason why the player does not play. According to the doctor of the national Russian team, the reason should be given by Zenit representatives.

Already in 2016, the doctor called Victor one of the potential players in the Russian national team to participate in the 2018 World Cup. A year later, he made a statement about the completion of the recovery phase of the treatment of the knee joint of a football player. Both friends and colleagues of Viktor Faizulin, Oleg Samsonov and Viktor Vasin, spoke about the desire to return to football. In 2017, the athlete himself gave an interview in which he confirmed his intentions to appear at the world championship.

In April 2009, Viktor Faizulin and his wife Veronica had their first child. The boy was named Sevastyan. Victor was so happy about the birth of his son that he got himself a tattoo with the name of the child. On October 31, 2013, Victor and Veronica had a daughter, Mirra.

Victor Faizulin loves to travel. According to the footballer, there is something interesting in every country he has visited. Most of all, the Russian remembered a trip along the Amazon, the largest river on the planet. At the same time, Viktor visits his hometown of Nakhodka only once a year during a break in his work schedule. Previously, relatives of Viktor Fayzulin lived there, but the footballer helped them move to St. Petersburg.

Today Viktor Fayzulin is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia, as well as a two-time Russian champion as part of Zenit. The footballer's list of accomplishments is impressive for many fans and seasoned players. Fans of the athlete continue to follow the latest news and events that take place in the life of the idol, discussing the future of the midfielder on Instagram and other social networks.

After the announcement of the end of his football career, Viktor Faizulin, for the first time in many years, decided on a big trip with his wife and children in the Far East. The footballer visited Khabarovsk, Nakhodka, where he met with former colleagues and friends. The athlete assessed the state of football clubs and stadiums.

Now Viktor Faizulin continues to follow the achievements of the Zenit club, appearing at the team's matches as a spectator. He is negotiating with investors about the construction of a football center for children and youth, which will become the largest in the Leningrad region.

In September 2018, Faizulin attended a children's football tournament organized by the Algorithm construction company. Teams of young football players took part in the competition, one of which was coached by Viktor's colleague, Oleg Samsonov. The guests of the tournament were the players of the national team Oleg Shatov, Andrey Lunev and Igor Smolnikov. The photos got on the page of the official Fayzulin community on VKontakte.

As part of Zenith:

2008 - Winner of the UEFA Cup 2008 - Winner of the UEFA Super Cup 2009, 2016 - Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship 2013, 2014 - Silver medalist of the Russian championship 2010, 2012 and 2015 - Champion of Russia 2008, 2011 and 2015 - Winner of the Russian Super Cup 2010 - Winner of the Russian Cup

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