Vladimir Krutov

For hockey fans, the name of Vladimir Evgenievich Krutov, the best striker and scorer of the 80s, one of the legendary five Soviet hockey players and two-time Olympic champion, is not just familiar, but sacred. Krutov or "Krut", as the athlete was called by friends and colleagues, is a legend of Russian hockey and a beacon for many of today's hockey players.

Vladimir Krutov was born in Moscow on June 1, 1960. The boy was born and raised in a simple working-class family, where his father was a milling machine operator at a factory, and his mother worked as a cook in a kindergarten.

In the summer, my mother Nina Kuzminichna traveled with the kindergarten in which she worked to summer cottages in the Moscow region. Sons Vladimir and Alexander also came there, to the village of Saltykovka. The guys grew up in the fresh air and received their first work hardening. The elder Sasha and the younger Volodya worked at the sawmill.

In 1968, when Vladimir was 8 years old, the family bought an apartment near Kutuzovsky Prospect. This event turned out to be important and joyful for Krutov Jr. After all, the boy was seriously interested in hockey. Vladimir started skating early, at the age of 4. Older brother Alexander had already driven the puck and brought his brother to the rink, who was often supervised by his mother. The younger brother quickly comprehended the wisdom of the game.

After moving to a new apartment, the young hockey players Krutovs received a real gift: in front of the house there was the Meteor stadium. Here the sports biography of Vladimir Krutov began.

Soon Vladimir already played with his brother on the same team. Despite the fact that the players were 3 years older, Krutov was not inferior to his comrades in skill. The first coach of a novice hockey player was Vladimir Golubev, a wonderful teacher and sympathetic person.

Once Vladimir Krutov received a note in which the young man was officially invited to come to training in the CSKA team. At the family council, it was decided that it was impossible to refuse. But it was difficult for the young athlete to cheat on the first team, especially since Vladimir was appointed captain. CSKA coach Vladimir Stelmakhov came to convince Krutov. This conversation was decisive.

In the fall of 1971, Vladimir Krutov arrived for the first training sessions at the country's Central Army Club. The athlete's career progressed rapidly. First the youth team, then the youth team of CSKA. This was followed by the annual national championships among youth teams. It was a titanic work: the young hockey player had 3 trainings a day. Sometimes a young man put on a sports uniform immediately after school and took off in the late evening. But the result was not slow to appear.

In 1977, the 10th grader Vladimir Krutov played the first match as part of the world famous team. The tournament took place in Luzhniki. One can imagine the excitement of a young athlete who took to the ice together with Valery Kharlamov, Vladimir Petrov and Boris Mikhailov. The coaching staff of the team at that time included Yuri Moiseev, Viktor Kuzkin, Oleg Zaitsev. The game was broadcast on TV. Krutov played with dignity, and in the morning at school Vladimir was greeted as a real hero.

And then the hockey biography of Vladimir Krutov looks like an endless chain of championships of various levels, Olympic competitions, cup games as part of the first CSKA team, and then the USSR national team.

Surprisingly, Krutov's debut in the USSR team took place immediately at the Winter Olympics in the American Lake Placid. At the same time, the athlete did not even dream of getting to the 1980 Olympics. The decision to hire a hockey player was taken unexpectedly. So Vladimir Krutov became an indispensable forward for CSKA and the national team of the Soviet Union.

The athlete played for the CSKA team from 1978 to 1989. Moreover, every year from these 12 years, the hockey player became the champion of the USSR. Krutov entered the famous five hockey players (Vladimir Krutov, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Alexey Kasatonov, Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov), which appeared after the famous victory of the Soviet Union national team at the Canadian Cup in 1981.

In the late 1980s, Krutov and Larionov played a season for the Vancouver Canucks team of Canada. But in Vancouver, the hockey player could not settle down and left. Then there were the Swiss team Zurich Lions and the Swedish Östersunds IK. In 1996, Vladimir Evgenievich returned to Russia. The hockey player was immediately taken to the coaching staff of the CSKA club as the second instructor after A. A. Volchkov. During these years, the army team was divided into two groups: one was led by V. Tikhonov, the other by Volchkov and Krutov.

In 2001, Vladimir was promoted to the position of the head coach of the team. The players of the club retained their rightful place among the clubs of the hockey elite, but the situation soon changed, as the hockey players could not be provided with the salaries that were paid in other Russian teams. And after a devastating loss to the Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo, Krutov announced his departure from the team.

In 2002, Vladimir Krutov received an offer from Vyacheslav Fetisov, Chairman of the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports, to head the State School of Higher Sports Skills, where children were trained in the disciplines "archery", "synchronized swimming", "baseball", "table tennis", "Athletics". In addition to the sports path, the mentor paid attention to the organizational training of the wards, giving the lyceum students a chance to try themselves in sports management.

During a brilliant sports career, the player has collected all kinds of titles. Krutov received the title of two-time Olympic champion, silver medalist of the 80 Winter Olympics. Krutov was named the best scorer of the 1980s. He became the champion of Europe more than once.

In May 2010, Vladimir Evgenievich was admitted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in the "player" category. Krutov played in veteran tournaments as a member of the USSR Hockey Legends HC. T-shirt numbered “24” in the CSKA hockey club is officially assigned to the hockey player and removed from the game.

Vladimir Krutov met his future wife Nina in Saltykovka when he came to his mother. Nina worked in the same kindergarten as Nina Kuzminichna, a teacher. The girl was 5 years older than the 19-year-old athlete. At first, the parents, especially Vladimir's mother, opposed this marriage. After all, Nina was already married. After the divorce, the girl had a son, Denis. But Krutov showed persistence and married against the will of his family.

Later, the relationship between the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law improved. The couple had a common son, Alexei. Now the young man is a professional hockey player. The eldest son Denis started his own business.

The personal life of Vladimir Krutov was wonderful. Together with his beloved wife, the athlete lived 33 happy years. In recent years, the Krutov family lived in Khimki, where Vladimir and Nina acquired an apartment, exchanging their parents' apartment.

Vladimir Krutov was often injured during matches, the athlete had numerous facial injuries, including cuts in the cheeks from the rivals' skates, multiple fractures of the nose, jaw, and ruptured lips. The injuries affected the appearance of Vladimir, as can be seen in the photo of the later period. Krutov suffered many injuries for the sake of the team and often caused fire on himself, allowing his comrades to perform a hidden maneuver that led to victory. In the late 90s, from a strong blow, Vladimir Krutov developed a hematoma, in which fluid began to accumulate over time. Required special treatment and surgery.

Vladimir Krutov died a few days after his 52nd birthday. The athlete unexpectedly developed stomach bleeding, which became the cause of the hockey player's sudden death. Krutov was taken to the intensive care unit by the Ministry of Emergencies, the latest equipment was connected, and the necessary medical procedures were carried out. But the doctors failed to save the athlete. Death occurred on June 6, 2012. The great hockey player was buried at the Novoluzhinskoye cemetery, as Vladimir's wife Nina asked.

Vladimir Krutov has remained an unconquered peak for future generations of athletes and fans. Winner of two Olympics, five-time winner of the first place in the World Championship, medalist of the Canada Cup - the USSR national team striker won such a number of victories after Alexander Maltsev, Sergei Makarov and Andrei Khomutov. He twice received the title of the best striker of the world championship, three times - the most productive scorer of the match.

The chapter dedicated to Vladimir Krutov is in the Golden Book of the USSR national ice hockey team. In honor of Vladimir Krutov, the challenge trophy of the Night Hockey League of Russia was established, the main prize of the competition is the Cup named after the forward Krutov.

1984, 1988 - Champion of the Olympic Games 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989 - World Champion 1987 - Second medalist of the World Cup 1979-89 - Champion of the USSR 1979, 1988 - Winner of the USSR Cup 1981 - Winner of the Canada Cup 2011 - Order of Honor 1988 - Order of Labor Red Banner 1982 - Order of Friendship of Peoples

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