Minigarif Gimaletdinov, the first coach of Igor Chernyavsky who is vice-champion of the Youth Olympic Games-2018 was awarded by AMFR.

The award ceremony took place in Yugorsk before the start of the 9th-round Super League match between Gazprom-Ugra and BLiK clubs.

Igor Chernyavsky, vice-champion of the Youth Olympic Games-2018:

– Minigarif Hasimzyanovich (Gimaletdinov) has invested a lot in me, because my journey in futsal began with him. I am very grateful for his mentorship, for his help. It is very important that we still communicate, call each other, I visit him sometimes. After the success at the Youth Olympic Games, he was proud of our entire team, congratulated me. I gave him a t-shirt from our team. Thanks again to him, the first coach actually lays down the entire base, which allows you to take a step into professional futsal in the future.

Minigarif Gimaletdinov, the first coach of Igor Chernyavsky:

– Father brought Igor to me in September 2009, I was just recruiting a group. About a week I looked through the guys, and then his friend Dima Pyankov asks me: which of us will make a football player? I then approached Igor Chernyavsky, patted his hair, and said – there will be sense out of him! When the guys lined up before the session, they usually pushed and romped, and Igor always stood silently, listening to the coach. He always performed all the exercises clearly, waited for the next command and was purposeful in everything. Surprisingly, Igor was summoned four times for a gathering, but did not join the squad, and then, when the squad was announced at the Olympic Games, I saw Igor – my wings grew straight! I was very happy and proud for him!