Vladimir Bystrov (football player) is a midfielder of the FC Krasnodar club, a former player of the Russian national football team. In 2008, he received the title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia after winning the bronze medals of the Russian team at the 2008 European Championship in Austria - Switzerland. The winner of the Russian football championship in the St. Petersburg "Zenith" in the seasons 2009/2010 and 2011/2012.
Bistrov's childhood and youth
Vladimir Sergeevich Bystrov was born on January 31, 1984 in the city of Luga (Leningrad region). Vladimir grew up in an ordinary family - his father, Sergei Nikolaevich Bystrov, was an ordinary driver, and his mother, Svetlana Anatolyevna Bystrova, was a worker at a grinding plant. The family lived in poverty, so the parents periodically went to work in the capital, and Vladimir, along with his brother, lived with his grandparents (four more relatives also lived in the apartment). Cramped and harsh living conditions could not discouragesports boy. Vova managed to study at school, as well as simultaneously engage in various sports (football, basketball, tennis, hockey and volleyball). Sports talents were immediately noticed by physical education teacher Vladimir Martsinkevich, who said that Bystrov was the fastest guy he had ever de alt with. Here the young hero takes part in school city and regional football competitions. He is also often invited to play for adult teams.
“Mother always said she wanted to send me to a music academy. She loved the piano and wanted to introduce me to it. But my father took the initiative into his own hands and promised that he would make me a football player,” recalls Vladimir Bystrov in an interview.
At the age of eight, the future professional footballer almost drowned in a swamp when he fell headlong into it. Vladimir recalls this with a smile on his face and says that he was incredibly lucky then, because he was on the verge of death. He says the following: “I clung to some branches or sticks with the last of my strength and was able to escape.”
The beginning of a sports career
At the age of thirteen, Vladimir Bystrov passed the review of the academy of the club "Change". Initially, they did not want to take the young football player into the ranks of the club, but the persistent father Sergei Nikolayevich managed to convince the leadership of the sports school, promising that he would personally bring his son to training. As a result, young Bystrov became a student of Smena.
Training took place three times a week. To get to the sports base Vladimir Bystrovtogether with his father had to spend 6 hours in the train. Father Sergei was also a footballer earlier, he played for Spartak Luga (which no longer exists), so he wanted his son to follow in his footsteps. A few months later, the father rents a home in St. Petersburg so that his son does not get tired of constant and long journeys. As a result, all this bore fruit - the guy began to compete on equal terms with the players of the Smena football club. He was the fastest player in the team - he played the role of a flank midfielder, and sometimes moved to the forward position. In 1999, Vladimir Bystrov and his team became Russian youth football champions.
Football career in St. Petersburg "Zenith"
Since 2001, Vladimir Bystrov has been playing for Zenit. The debut match for the football player took place on May 8, 2002 against the Torpedo-ZIL team. Bystrov also appeared in the starting lineup of Zenit in the 2001/2002 Russian Cup final, but was replaced in the first half, having made many blunders in the passes.
Transfer to FC Spartak
In early July 2005, Bystrov received an offer for a four-year contract with Spartak Moscow. As the football player himself says, the reason for the transition was the conflict that broke out with the head coach of the St. Petersburg club Vlastimil Petrzhela. It was hard for Vladimir to part with his native club, but he said that he had been a Spartak fan since childhood.
Return toZenit
At the end of the summer transfer window of 2009, the football player (photo by Vladimir Bystrov is presented below) re-signs a contract with the former club. The total cost of the transition was $17 million. St. Petersburg fans took the return of the former football player badly, or rather despised him. The conflict with the fans escalated into a fierce persecution of the player. The football player constantly received threats, and at matches he was shouted humiliation from the stands. The “baiting” on Bystrov lasted until 2012, but the fans still have a residue. In January 2014, Bystrov moved to the Anji club from Makhachkala on loan.
Where does Vladimir Bystrov play?
In July 2014, Bystrov signed a three-year contract with the Krasnodar football club, where he remains to play to this day.
