Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Anatoliy Oleksandrovych Tymoshchuk is a Ukrainian football coach and former midfielder. Since 2017, he has served as an assistant coach of the Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg. Tymoshchuk is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit Saint Petersburg, and is also a former captain of the Ukraine national team.
"For me the main job - not to let goals in. As a result, I love partners who have he same job. Anatoliy - is quite an aggressive footballer, but its a smart aggression. He knows perfectly, when to choose the right position, to stop the attack of the opponent, and when to use such a move, like taking the ball harshly. No doubt, Tymoschuk is doing a great in Bayern!", Manuel Neuer, 2012."
"I always remember where I came from."
"Id love to visit space, to see how our beautiful planet looks from there. I think every man has such a dream, but youd need years of hard working for that."
"The arrival of Anatoly can bring balance not only to the game, but also to the team atmosphere. In all the teams, where Tymoschuk played, he was respected by partners, team management, fans.", Vyacheslav Grozny about the role tymoschuk will play in Zenit, 2013."
"All matches are equal, because all of them need to be won."
"Ill agree to fight [Mike] Tyson, if theyll allow to use tackles."
"Next year there will be a celebration dedicated to the victory in the Battle of Poltava, so it would be symbolic to play the match with Sweden there."
"To win in a battle without compromises is always nicer."
"Thanks to the tour with the UEFA Cup I finally flew on a helicopter."
"Luciano Spaletti was interested in Tymoschuk and the option to bring him back for a long time. The coach, obviously, needs a person, that can stop the "cold war" between the Russian and foreign players in the team. A person, that no one will dare to interrupt in the dressing room and who will be respected by all", Gleb Chernavskiy on the return of Tymoschuk to Zenit, 2013."
"Tymoschuk can bench any starting line-up player from Zenit! Dont forget, Anatoly is a leader by character. ANd a professional, which is a rare.", Leonid Tkachenko, 2013."
"Tymoschuk, is a leader by nature, I see the move as positive. Lately we saw in Zenit some conflict, there was no shepherd in the team. Now the herd has a shepherd. He can stop the conflicts and the team will concentrate on football.", Alexei Safonov commenting on the role Tymoschuk will play in Zenit, 2013."
