Former Spartak Moscow football player Dmitry Ananko in an interview Sports24 He said that his best memory was when the players were given awards by President Vladimir Putin after the red-white championship in 2000.
“We received an award in the Kremlin, the team was received by Vladimir Putin. When the official part was over and the journalists left, we sat and talked with the president for a while.
He asked what football players do after their careers. Then he said a sentence that I still remember and try to convey to the football players when I worked at Spartak: “You are statesmen. You must be responsible for what you do. “Not only on the field, but also in life.”
Reputation is very important. Spartak had something magnificent. And look at the current Spartak and its reputation. “There is no need for words,” said the former football player.
Ananko spent most of his playing career at Spartak, where he played from 1992 to 2002. The red-white defender won nine Russian championships and two national cups.
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