Today’s day gifted the world a goalkeeper from Kyiv’s Dynamo and a flank defender from the Ukrainian national team.
Vitaliy Reva (1974) — a former Ukrainian goalkeeper who played for the capital’s Dynamo, Arsenal, Obolon, CSKA, as well as Alexandrian Polygraphtechnica, Simferopol’s Tavriya, and Kryvyi Rih’s Kryvbas. He played 9 matches for the Ukrainian national team.
Viktor Skrypnyk (1969) — a former Ukrainian defender. During his career, he played for clubs such as Zaporizhya’s Metalurh, Dnipropetrovsk’s Dnipro, and Bremen’s Werder, which he also coached. He played 24 matches for the Ukrainian national team, scoring 2 goals. Currently, he heads Zorya.
Laurent Blanc (1965) — a legendary French midfielder. During his career, he played for many clubs, including Marseille, Barcelona, Milan’s Inter, Napoli, and Manchester United. With the French national team, he won the World Cup and European Championships in 1998 and 2000, respectively, and was a bronze medalist at Euro 96.