May 7. Today's birthdays are... Shpakov is 77

Today has given the world several famous people who are closely associated with football:

Alexander Shpakov and Andriy Shevchenko

Aleksandr Shpakov (1946) is a former footballer who played as a defender. He is best known for his appearances for Dynamo Kyiv from 1964 - 1968. After his career began coaching. Now he works as head coach at Dynamo Youth football school. He is not only the first coach but also the first person who discovered football talent in the legendary Ukrainian forward Andriy Shevchenko.

Artur Rudko (1992) is a Ukrainian footballer and former Dynamo Kyiv goalkeeper. Until recently he played in Paphos, Cyprus. Today he is a player of Lekh. Since the age of eight he was involved in football at children's school of Dynamo, under the coach Sergei Konovalov. Then the goalkeeper improved his skills in groups led by Valeriy Kinashenko and Serhiy Protsyuk, Oleg Krysan and Yuriy Lenya, as well as with Vyacheslav Bogodelov, goalkeepers' coach. Since 2007, Rudko has played for Ukraine national teams of different ages.

Vladislav Kulach (1993) - Ukrainian footballer, former Dynamo Kyiv forward. He previously played at Shakhtar, Zorya, Vorskla and other clubs. He signed a contract with Kyiv "Dynamo" on the scheme 2 +1 in 2021 as a free agent. Currently, he is the player of Azerbaijan's Zira.

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