Today, the world was gifted several famous people who closely tied their lives to football:
Florin CernatFlorin Cernat (1980) - former Romanian midfielder, who ended his career at the club "Voluntari". From 2001 to 2009, he defended the colors of Kyiv "Dynamo". During this time, Florin became the champion of Ukraine 5 times and the owner of the Cup of the country 4 times. He played 14 matches for the Romanian national team and scored 2 goals.
Philipp Budkovsky (1992) - Ukrainian footballer, forward for "Zarya". He began his football career in the children’s and youth football league of Ukraine, playing for the Kyiv club "Otradny" from the same district. In 2006, he entered the "Shakhtar" academy. He never played for the main team. He represented the youth teams of Ukraine up to 17 and up to 19 years old, as well as the U-21 national team. He played 6 matches for the Ukrainian national team, without scoring any goals.
Samuel Eto’o (1980) - former Cameroonian forward. He played for English clubs "Chelsea" and "Everton", Milan's "Inter", Catalan "Barcelona", "Mallorca", "Espanyol", "Leganés", and Madrid's "Real". Three-time winner of the Champions League. Four-time recipient of the "African Player of the Year" award.
