The fact that real men play hockey has been known for a long time. To achieve decent results, the player must have the appropriate physical characteristics and emotional and volitional stability. Alexander Svitov played for the Russian national team.
Starting conditions
At the household level, it is believed that playing sports helps to maintain and strengthen health. It is very often for this reason that children are brought to some kind of sports section at an early age. Alexander Nikolaevich Svitov grew up and developed as a strong child. The future professional hockey player was born on November 3, 1982 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents lived in the city of Omsk. Mother taught Russian language and literature at school. My father worked at a tire factory. In his youth, he successfully played hockey for the Shinnik youth team.
When the boy was seven years old, his father took him "to hockey" in the sports club "Avangard". Many boys dreamed of going out on the ice in a beautiful shape. But the preliminary selection was tough enough. First of all, it was necessary to obtain permission from the medical commission. Alexander, after all the preliminary procedures, started training. According to his anthropometric data - height and weight - he was suitable for the role of an attacker. At the age of sixteen, Svitov began to play regularly for the Avangard-VDV youth team. In 2000, the hockey player completed his school education, and he was drafted into the army.
Professional games
The place for Svitov's service was determined by the Moscow CSKA. By this time, the young striker had already developed an individual style of play. After demobilization from the ranks of the armed forces, Alexander received a promising offer from the famous American club from Ohio, Columbus Blue Jackets. At that time, such invitations became commonplace. Almost all talented players went overseas "to earn money." It is interesting to note that there were often problems with the payment of royalties. In a difficult financial situation, the club announced a lockout, and the hockey players were left without wages.
Svitov's professional career overseas was quite successful. On the ice, he was assigned the role of tough guy, a player who starts a collision that turns into hand-to-hand combat. Although, according to Alexander, he does not like to fight. When difficult moments came across the ocean, Svitov returned to his homeland and played for his native Avangard team. In the matches of the continental hockey league, he played for the teams "Salavat Yulaev", "Ak Bars", "Lokomotiv". In 2012 he received the title of world champion as part of the Russian national team.
Achievements and personal life
For domestic clubs Svitov played 120 matches and scored 26 goals. The hockey player's creativity was awarded with silver medals of the Russian championship in 2001 and 2006.
There is enough information about Alexander's personal life in open sources. He is legally married to actress Lyudmila Svitova. The husband and wife are raising two daughters.
