25 June. Today's birthdays are... Andrievsky is 29

Today has given the world several famous people who have closely linked their lives with football:

Alexander Andrievsky

Oleksandr Andriyevskyi (1994) is a midfielder for FC Dynamo Kyiv. He was brought up in Kharkiv Metalist. In the Ukrainian Premier League he made his debut on 10 May 2012 in a match against Poltava "Vorskla". In March 2015, he moved to Dynamo Kyiv. During this time he played on loan for Chornomorets and Zorya.

Jamie Rednapp (1973) is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the son of famous coach Harry Rednapp and also Frank Lampard's cousin. He spent most of his career at Liverpool, where he captained the team from 1999. He took part in the 1996 European Championship. He finished his career at the age of 31, due to a serious knee injury. He was considered one of the most promising midfielders in the world at the time but failed to use his greatest potential.

Serhiy Yashchenko (1959) is a former Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder and captain. In his time he played for CSKA Moscow. As a member of the USSR Olympic team he played 2 games, scoring no goals. After finishing his playing career he took up coaching.

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