Today has given the world several famous people who have closely linked their lives with football:
Grigory SurkisHryhoriy Surkis (1949) - former UEFA vice-president, honorary member of UEFA, previously served as president of the Football Federation of Ukraine. At one time he was president of Dynamo Kyiv. From 1996 to 2000 Surkis was president of the PFL and vice-president of the Football Federation of Ukraine. Since August 2000, Hryhoriy Mikhailovich has been the head of the FFU. As President of the Football Federation of Ukraine Surkis worked for 12 years. During this time the national team of Ukraine and Ukrainian football in particular achieved the greatest results in history - 1/4 finals of the World Cup and successful holding of the European Championship at home. Hryhoriy's younger brother Igor is currently the president of Dynamo Kyiv.
Fatih Terim (1953) is a former Turkish footballer, now a coach. Until recently he was the head of the Turkish national team. As a footballer, Terim played as a defender. He defended the colours of Turkish "Demirsopra" and "Galatasaray". After finishing his career as a footballer, he started coaching. At one time he headed Italian "Fiorentina" and "Milan", Turkish "Galatasaray", "Ankaragücü" and "Göztepe", as well as youth and national teams of Turkey. He is considered one of the most successful Turkish coaches. Best coach of Euro-2008 according to Eurosport.
Serhiy Perkhun (1977-2001) - former Ukrainian footballer who played at the position of goalkeeper. He was a pupil of Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro. He was best known for his performances in CSKA Moscow, where he was the main goalkeeper. On 18 August 2001, after a collision with Anji striker Budun Budunov, Perkhun received a severe head injury, which was initially considered to be of medium severity. However, on the way to the airport Sergei lost consciousness and fell into a coma. After 10 days the goalkeeper died. In his native Dnipro, Perhun was later honoured with a monument.
