Today, January 14, the famous Dynamo Kyiv player Vasily Kardash celebrates his birthday.
Vasily Yaroslavovich was born in Lviv, is a graduate of the Stryi Youth Sports School and the Karpaty Sports School, played as a midfielder or striker. Graduated from the Lviv Institute of Physical Culture. As part of Dynamo, he became a 5-time champion of Ukraine, a 3-time winner of the Ukrainian Cup, a semi-finalist of the Champions League, and also the champion of Israel. He also played 14 games for the Ukrainian national team. In addition to the capital team, he played, in particular, for Karpaty (Lviv), Maccabi (Haifa), Chornomorets (Odessa), Arsenal (Kyiv) and Lviv.
After completing his playing career, he became a football coach. He was a member of the coaching staff of the youth team of Ukraine, and now he coaches the Dinaz football team from the Kyiv region.
On behalf of Dynamo Kyiv, the club president Igor Surkis congratulated the hero of the day.
Dear Vasily Yaroslavovich!
Please accept from all Dynamo players and from me personally the most sincere congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of the significant date of your 50th birthday.
Fans love and respect you as an extraordinary footballer, you were part of Valery Lobanovsky's unforgettable team that reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 1998/1999 season. With pleasant nostalgia, we recall your matches, in particular, with the London Arsenal and the Greek Panathinaikos, as well as bright matches for the Ukrainian national team.
Your achievements are known, they are forever inscribed in the glorious history of Dynamo Kyiv. We appreciate your personal contribution to the victories of our team in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Colleagues, teammates and players who worked under your leadership respect you for your professionalism and fairness, responsiveness and attentiveness, intelligence and decency, sincerity and goodwill.
On this festive day, I wish you, Vasily Yaroslavovich, peace, stability, a return to normal life, of course, good health, unlimited happiness, prosperity, harmony, family comfort, optimism, as well as new victories in life and coaching career!
Sincerely,
President of FC Dynamo Kyiv
Igor Surkis