Sergey Gimaev - a name that true fans cannot help but remember hockey club CSKA. He belonged to the category of players that journalists like to call "workhorses". They rarely make the front pages of the newspapers, but it is thanks to their effective and reliable play that the stars are given the opportunity to create and decide the outcome of matches. Here is how the famous Soviet defender Ivan Tregubov described Gimaev's game:
He's a sharp guy good growth, brave enough, and, what is most important for my taste, quick-witted, knows how to give an accurate first pass. In this sense, he reminds me of Yuri Lyapkin. Outwardly, he is just as leisurely, but, although he is not in a hurry and does not fuss, thanks to his quick wit, he always keeps up on time everywhere. In our business, this property is indispensable. And he can circle one or two players if necessary, and he will throw at the gate if the opportunity presents itself, without hesitation and without being shy.
Gimaev started playing hockey rather late, and even in the youth team he did not get into the main team.
I have worked very hard - I have excellent physical qualities were, and most importantly, diligence. Then I was insanely lucky, I was drafted into the army, and I ended up in the Kuibyshev HC, where Yuri Ivanovich Moiseev came then - a phenomenal person who worked from morning to evening. We had 5 workouts a day. Many do not believe. There were 5 training sessions for young guys - I got up in the morning, went on the ice before breakfast, then went with the main team to training, then lunch, then we went to the gym, trained in athletics for an hour, then went to hockey box, we trained there and after dinner, again, I went out on the ice. I did everything to become an athlete from a clumsy kid in two years. There were 10 teams in major league and 7 fought for me. I should have already been at Dynamo, I had an agreement, I was finishing my service, and with Vladimir Vladimirovich Yurzinov we had already resolved all the issues. But a telephone message came that I should be sent to CSKA, - the defender recalled.
Having completed his playing career at the age of 31, Gimaev came to children's sports. True, at first he was offered to head the Sverdlovsk SKA, but a conversation with Viktor Tikhonov tipped the scales in favor of the young generation of the army. From 1992-2006 director of the CSKA hockey school.
Starting in 1986, he worked as a coach with the youth teams born in 1972 and 1973, and with the team born in 1978, helping Vladimir Shadrin, he became the European champion. Moreover, nine (!) of his pupils played in that team. Three of his pupils (Sergey Samsonov, Oleg Kvasha and Boris Mironov) played on Olympic Games ah in Salt Lake City.
However, Gimaev gained truly national fame when he came to work on the Russia 2 TV channel. His reports are never insipid, they are always "live" and interesting. He has a position, and he is not afraid to express his opinion on the most pressing issues. And this cannot but inspire respect.
Having changed the role of a player and coach to the difficult lot of a commentator, Gimaev, however, did not “hang up his skates”. And today, going on the ice as part of the "Legends", he instills in the souls of thousands of boys faith in the power of Russian hockey by personal example.
Sergey Gimaev was born on January 1, 1955 in the city of Pruzhany, Brest region, Byelorussian SSR. His father, Nail Zyamgutdinovich, was a military pilot, a participant in the Great Patriotic War.
After the war he served in Ukraine, where he met his wife. Soon the young family moved to Poland, where there was an air regiment, a daughter was born there. After - to Belarus, where Sergei was born. Then the family lived in Kamchatka until 1961, before the reduction of aviation. After the demobilization of the father, they moved to live in Ufa.
Sergei was an active child, went in for many sports. But most of all he was fascinated by ice hockey, which he began to practice at the age of 11. He trained at the school of HC "Salavat Yulaev", went from a youth team to an adult. At the same time, he studied at the evening department of the Ufa State Aviation Institute.
After some time, Gimaev was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army. The service was held in the Orenburg region, where he spent a month. Then he was transferred to the SKA club - Kuibyshev, where he spent 2 years with Yuri Moiseev. After he successfully performed at the Armed Forces tournament, a telegram from CSKA came to the club demanding to send the player to Moscow.
From the 1976/77 season he began playing for the army of Moscow. He ended his career after the 1985/86 season at SKA Leningrad. In total, he played 305 matches in the USSR championships and scored 45 goals. Multiple champion of the USSR 1978-1985. Winner of the USSR Cup in 1977 and 1979. Multiple winner of the European Cup. He was among the best defenders of the USSR championships: 1979 - a list of the 36 best, 1982 and 1983 - a list of the 34 best. Master of Sports of the USSR of international class.
After completing his playing career, he graduated from the Moscow State Regional Pedagogical Institute, subsequently worked as a children's coach and director of a hockey team. sports school CSKA for 14 years, played in the veteran team "Hockey Legends of the USSR".
In addition, since 1986, he worked as a coach with the youth teams of the country born in 1972 and 1973. With the team born in 1978, helping Vladimir Shadrin, he became the European champion. Moreover, nine of his pupils played in that national team. Since 2000, Sergey Gamaev has been an expert and hockey commentator, working on the TV channels Rossiya-1, Rossiya-2, Sport-1, Match TV and KHL TV. Awarded with the Order of Honor.
Honored coach of Russia in hockey Sergey Nailevich Gimaev died suddenly at the age of 63 on March 18, 2017 from a heart attack in the city of Tula, during a veterans' match. Not finishing the match, he went to the locker room, where he became ill. The presumed cause of death was thromboembolism. Doctors tried to save him, but death came instantly.
Birthday January 01, 1955
Soviet hockey player, Honored Master of Sports, Honored Coach of Russia
Biography
Father - Nail Zyamgutdinovich Gimaev - was born in the village of Kakrybashevo, Tuimazinsky district of the Bashkir ASSR. By profession - a military pilot, participated in the Great Patriotic War. After the war he served in Ukraine, where he met his wife. Soon the young family moved to Poland, where there was an air regiment, a daughter was born there. After - to Belarus, where Sergey was born. Then the family lived in Kamchatka until 1961, before the reduction of aviation. After the father was demobilized, they moved to live in Ufa.
Sergei grew up athletic child, played many sports. But most of all he was fascinated by ice hockey, which he began to practice at the age of 11. He trained at the school of HC "Salavat Yulaev", went from a youth team to an adult team. At the same time, he studied at the evening department of the Aviation Institute.
After some time, he was drafted into the army. The service was held in the Orenburg region, where he stayed for a month. Then he was transferred to the SKA club (Kuibyshev), where he spent 2 years with Yuri Moiseev. After he successfully performed at the tournament of the armed forces, a telegram from CSKA came to the club demanding to send the player to Moscow.
From the 1976/77 season he began playing for the army of Moscow. He won many titles, was part of the USSR national team. He ended his career after the 1985/86 season at SKA Leningrad. In total, he played 305 matches in the USSR championships and scored 45 goals.
After the end of his playing career, he graduated from the Pedagogical Institute in Moscow, worked as a children's coach and director of the CSKA hockey sports school for 14 years, played in the veteran team "Hockey Legends of the USSR".
In addition, since 1986, he worked as a coach with the youth teams of the country born in 1972 and 1973. With the team born in 1978, helping Vladimir Shadrin, he became the European champion. Moreover, nine of his pupils played in that team.
Currently, he is a hockey expert and commentator on the Russia 2 and Sport 1 TV channels, continues to play in veteran tournaments as part of the Ice Hockey Legends of the USSR HC.
Achievements
- Multiple champion of the USSR - 1978-1985
- USSR Cup Winner 1977, 1979
- Multiple winner of the European Cup
- Among the best defenders of the USSR championship - 1979 (list of 36), 1982, 1983 (list of 34).
- Awarded the Order of Honor (2003)
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Sergey Nailevich Gimaev(January 1, Pruzhany, Brest region, Byelorussian SSR, USSR) - Soviet hockey player, Honored Coach of Russia, commentator.
Biography
Father - Nail Zyamgutdinovich Gimaev - was born in the village of Kakrybashevo, Tuimazinsky district of the Bashkir ASSR. By profession - a military pilot, participated in the Great Patriotic War. After the war he served in Ukraine, where he met his wife. Soon the young family moved to Poland, where there was an air regiment, a daughter was born there. After - to Belarus, where Sergei was born. Then the family lived in Kamchatka until 1961, before the reduction of aviation. After the father was demobilized, they moved to live in Ufa.
Sergey grew up as an athletic child, went in for many sports. But most of all he was fascinated by ice hockey, which he began to practice at the age of 11. He trained at the school of HC "Salavat Yulaev", went from a youth team to an adult team. At the same time, he studied at the evening department.
After some time, he was drafted into the army. The service was held in the Orenburg region, where he stayed for a month. Then he was transferred to the SKA club (Kuibyshev), where he spent 2 years with Yuri Moiseev. After he successfully performed at the tournament of the armed forces, a telegram from CSKA came to the club demanding to send the player to Moscow.
From the 1976/77 season he began playing for the army of Moscow. He ended his career after the 1985/86 season at SKA Leningrad. In total, he played 305 matches in the USSR championships and scored 45 goals.
After the end of his playing career, he graduated from the Pedagogical Institute in Moscow, worked as a children's coach and director of the CSKA hockey sports school for 14 years, played in the veteran team "Hockey Legends of the USSR".
In addition, since 1986, he worked as a coach with the youth teams of the country born in 1972 and 1973. With the team born in 1978, helping Vladimir Shadrin, he became the European champion. Moreover, nine of his pupils played in that team.
Since the 2000s, he has been an expert and hockey commentator on the VGTRK TV channels - Russia-1, Russia-2 and Sport-1. From November 2015 to the present - the best hockey expert and commentator on the Match TV and KHL-TV channels. He continues to play in veteran tournaments as part of the HC "Legends of Hockey of the USSR".
Achievements
- Multiple champion of the USSR - 1978-1985
- USSR Cup Winner 1977, 1979
- Multiple winner of the European Cup
- Among the best defenders of the USSR championship - 1979 (list of 36), 1982, 1983 (list of 34).
- Awarded the Order of Honor (2003)
A family
Married, two children - a son and a daughter. Son Sergey (02/16/1984), hockey player, defender of HC Vityaz. Daughter was engaged figure skating lives in the USA.
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: the legendary center forward Vladimir Petrov has died. On Saturday, domestic hockey was left without another famous person- At the age of 62, the honored coach of Russia and a popular commentator Sergey Gimaev passed away.
The tragedy happened in Tula during a match of veterans. Silver medalist at the 1980 Olympics and two-time champion World Hockey Alexander Golikov told the details of the death of Sergei Gimaev.
“During the match, he felt bad, went to the first-aid post, he was given an injection there. Everything seemed to be fine with him, but then something unexpected happened. The doctors said that the blood clot had come off," Golikov told TASS.
Gimaev began his journey in Ufa hockey, but Gimaev the hockey player received all his titles in CSKA, for which he began to play from the 1976/77 season. As part of the capital club, he repeatedly became the national champion and the owner of the USSR Cup, and also raised a trophy over his head for winning the European Champions Cup. At this time, he was included in the lists of the best defenders in the country. After the 1985/86 season, Gimaev ended his career at CSKA.
Since the 2000s, he began to work as an expert on hockey games. Each of his reports became an adornment of the air - any fan recognized Gimaev's voice.
Olympic champion and Stanley Cup winner Valery Kamensky admitted that it is very difficult for him to talk about the death of the great commentator. “It's hard to come to terms with this. You can write a book about him. Gimaev is a big part of our sport. It was always interesting to listen to him, ”said Kamensky RT.
According to him, Gimaev had a tough character and "always stood his ground." “There are very few such people. He had a tough military character. Gimaev always stood his ground. I express my condolences to family and friends. This is a huge loss for hockey. He loved his job, he loved hockey,” said Kamensky.
Triple Olympic champion Vitaly Davydov stressed that domestic sports had suffered a colossal loss. “I don’t know the details, except that a team of veterans went to the game in Tula. Soviet and Russian sport lost a great athlete, a good commentator. I think that the fans who listened to his reports noted the fairness of his judgments. He was still young, 62 years old is not yet age, ”said Davydov.
Another illustrious hockey veteran and three-time champion world Vyacheslav Anisin shared with RT that he was shocked by the news of Gimaev's death, because both of them went on the ice together a few days ago during training.
“Most recently we skated with him, played two days ago, trained. Every time we pass the commission. We would not be allowed to go on the ice in case of health problems, but he did not complain. I would like to express my condolences to the family. Not so long ago, Vladimir Petrov left. Something fell on the legends of hockey, ”said Anisin.
“He did a lot, and could have done even more”
Olympic champion Alexander Pashkov remembered Gimaev this way: “He was very a good player I have known him for many years. He himself is from Ufa, he started his hockey career there. After it was time to go to the army, he was called up to CSKA, he managed to gain a foothold there. They played there prominent players, and it was difficult to enter the squad, but he managed to do it, which spoke of his abilities, desire and hard work. For a long time he played for CSKA, won many titles.”
The veteran also spoke about the activities of Gimaev after the completion sports career. “After he finished playing, he began working as a coach in hockey school CSKA, and then became its director. He worked at the school for many years, during which time the school produced a galaxy of outstanding hockey players and players of the USSR national team, and this is his merit as a coach and leader. Subsequently, he became a commentator and expert, analyzing the matches of the domestic championship, world championships and the Olympic Games, ”Pashkov shared in an interview with RT.
He stressed that Gimaev could give hockey even more. “He did all this high level, and great popularity came to him among hockey fans and specialists. He did a lot, and could have done even more, but death stopped his activities, which are very necessary for our hockey. The memory remains and respect for the person who gave his life to hockey remains, ”added the Olympic champion.
“They listened to Gimaev more than others”
Gimaev's contribution was also noted by the President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (FHR), Vladislav Tretyak. “An extraordinary person. This is a big loss. Just recently, we lost the legendary Vladimir Petrov, today we lost another professional in his field. A sad day for us”, — quotes the words of Tretiak “Championship”.
Tretyak stressed that Gimaev clearly defined the course of hockey, sometimes criticized, spoke about unpleasant moments, but he always loved his job and wanted this sport to go forward in our country. “Recently, Sergei has really become the voice of our hockey. He was a leading specialist, who was listened to even more than others, ”added Tretyak.
Expressed his condolences and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Vitaly Mutko. “This is a big loss for all of us. Gimaev did everything to support hockey in the regions and went to right direction. I want to express my condolences to his family and friends, his fans. Whenever athletes leave, big people, - this is very sad and causes bitterness, ”TASS quoted Mutko as saying.
“He always smiled and encouraged me at work”
The former was also shocked by the news. Main coach Russian national ice hockey team Vladimir Plushev. “This is a big surprise for me. Gimaev and I have known each other for a very long time, we are the same age and began to compete during the youth championship of the USSR, when he played for Salavat Yulaev, and I for CSKA. A man all his life in hockey, he was the director of the Youth Sports School of CSKA, then he went into commentators, that is, he continued to practically be in hockey always and everywhere. Whenever this happens, it is difficult to understand and realize that this can happen. I would like to express my condolences to the family and friends of Sergey. It is always shocking news when a fairly healthy and outwardly powerful and beautiful person passes away. This, of course, is very scary, ”Plyushchev said.
Gimaev also influenced the coaches who worked in the KHL. “I don’t know him so well, literally two years ago we began to intersect often. No matter how much I talked with him, he always smiled and encouraged me in my work. He always exuded positive, ”the head coach admitted to RT KHL club Yugra Andrey Razin.
The news also reached the other side of the Atlantic. Captain "Washington" Alexander Ovechkin honored the memory of Gimaev.