12 July. Today were born ... Grozny - 67

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

Vyacheslav Grozny

Boris Razinsky (1933-2012) was a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper and striker. He was acrobatic and had excellent reactions, though his vision problems prevented him from deflecting long-range shots. Had a good level of dribbling, which helped him to be a goalkeeper-motala. Played for a huge number of Soviet football teams, including Moscow's CDSA, Spartak, and Dynamo Kyiv. He won the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. He played 3 matches in the USSR national team.

Vyacheslav Grozny (1956) - Ukrainian coach. Headed many Ukrainian clubs. Twice became the best coach of Ukraine (1996, 2002). In his time he helped Vitaliy Kosovskiy, Oleksandr Gorshkov, Oleh Gusev, Serhiy Nagornyak and Dmytro Chygrynskiy to reach the highest level.

Cristian Vieri (1973) is a former Italian footballer who played as a striker. He defended the colours of many clubs, the longest time he played for Inter Milan. In 1999, the Nerroazurri paid 48.5 million euros for Vieri, making Christian the most expensive player in the world at the time. In addition, his transfer is the most expensive purchase in the history of Inter. He played 49 matches for the Italian national team, scoring 23 goals.

Antonio Cassano (1982) is a former Italian forward. Previously played for Bari, Roma, Real Madrid, Sampdoria, AC Milan and Inter. In his time he was considered one of the most talented footballers in the world, and the fans of Roma wanted Antonio spent his entire career at the Stadio Olimpico. Not so long ago he underwent heart surgery, but found the strength to return to football and even played at Euro 2012, where the Italian national team became the finalist of the tournament. In total, Cassano played 39 matches for the Italian national team and scored 10 goals.

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