On behalf of FC Dynamo Kyiv I would like to congratulate You on Your birthday and wish all the best to You and Your family!
You have left a great mark in the history of Dynamo Kyiv and Soviet football in general. Legends about your diving header are handed down from generation to generation.
Your achievements have been enrolled into the history of our club with golden letters. You are four-time USSR national champion, two-time USSR Cup winner, Ukraine Honored Coach.
Football community knows You not only as a great player, but also as a very kind and decent man with inexhaustible optimism and outstanding kids’ coach. Yuriy Dmytrulin, Serhiy Zaiats, Illia Tsymbalar and many other well-known players are proud of the fact that You opened the door into professional football for them.
Let the results of Your work be cheering for You and Ukraine! I wish You much happiness and good health!
Ihor Surkis
FC Dynamo Kyiv president