Ihor Surkis to Ishchenko: "The basis of Dynamo's first team is made up of the club's academy pupils, which is your great merit"

Today, Oleksandr Ishchenko, Director of the Valeriy Lobanovsky Children's and Youth Sports School of Dynamo, celebrates his 70th birthday. On behalf of our club, the president of FC Dynamo Kyiv Ihor Surkis congratulated the hero of the day.

Dear Oleksandr Oleksiyovych!

Please accept my sincere congratulations and best wishes from Dynamo Football Club and me personally on the occasion of your anniversary!

You have devoted many years of your career to Dynamo Kyiv as a coach of the club's Children's and Youth Sports School, and then as the director of our academy. Your invaluable experience, wisdom and true professionalism have been embodied in the upbringing of many new generations of our club's players.

The basis of Dynamo's first team is made up of the pupils of the club's academy, and you are to be commended for that. Dynamo's pupils also conquer the Spanish and English championships, which is a testament to the high level of training and organisation of our children's school.

Let me express my gratitude to you for your professionalism and dedication to football and your country. On this festive day, I wish you good health, inspiration, victories, and most importantly, peace in our country.

Sincerely yours,

Ihor Surkis, President of FC Dynamo Kyiv