Former Ukraine national team striker Ivan Getsko told why he refused to move to Dynamo Kyiv at the peak of his career.
- The way to the national team for many lay through Dynamo Kyiv, didn't Lobanovsky call you to him? What guided you to say "no" to him?
- We saw him secretly in Kyiv. We had an individual conversation. I came to the game with Kyiv team as a member of Chernomorets. I think it was in 1991. We flew out in the morning, at 12 o'clock we were in Kyiv. At two o'clock we had lunch, and at seven in the evening - the game. On the plane Prokopenko said that they wanted to talk to me in Kiev. I also asked him, "What should I do? What should I talk to them about?"
They picked me up right at Boryspil airport, put me in a car and brought me to some flat. I went in and saw Lobanovsky. We talked to him for about 40 minutes. He said that he intended to create a capable team at Dynamo in the near future. Although he was still working in the Emirates at that time. It seems that he was passing by in Kyiv.
- And what did Valeriy Vasilyevich said ?
- He said that he needed me and he would like me to move to Kyiv. At that moment I was on emotions, I insinuated myself that I could play good football. I can say that I got the star disease. I also asked Lobanovsky, what will happen to my flat in Odessa? I have a service flat. He said that it would have to be given away. How to give it away? And I just made repairs (smiling).
When Lobanovsky said about the move, I hesitated. I said that I was not ready to go to Kiev, because of Chernobyl - I have small children, my wife would not agree to move. At that time I put the safety of my family in the first place, not football. After the meeting with Lobanovsky I was brought to the hotel. I had time to have lunch, had some rest and went to the game.
- And how did you play with Dynamo?
- We beat Kyiv - 1:0, and I scored the winning goal (on 19 October 1991, we played at the Republican Stadium, Getsko scored a goal after a corner kick with a header - author). By the way, Lobanovsky did not head Dynamo at that time.
Oleksandr Petrov
Спасибо вовремя циклёванным полам и покрашенной антресоли за НЕпереход в Динамо!!!)))))))
На той час гравці Динамо Київ отримували десь 1000 доларів на місяць, а Ванєчка напевно очікував 30 срібляників від москалів, так само як його колеги зрадники цимбалар та нікіфоров
Мабудь таких претендентів набереться добру сотню.
Тільки ,чомусь ,я про цю "історичну" подію не чув; підозрюю, і не тільки я.
До того ж Валерій Васильович був вже поза межами України,так як тренувпав в ОАЕ.
Так ,що ніяких "таємних" зустрічей ...))