Anatoly Tymoshchuk is an excellent defensive midfielder, a former player of the Ukrainian national team, who made a name for himself at Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit St. Petersburg, one of the most successful athletes in a small independent country, known throughout the world.
Biography
The future midfielder was born on March 30, 1979 in the city of Lutsk, Ukraine. He started playing football in his native Lutsk, at the local youth sports school, at the age of five. Soon his older sister joined him, the love of football in this family was all-encompassing. Unfortunately, due to injury, the girl was unable to stay in the world of sports.
The idol of Anatoly Tymoshchuk was Lothar Motteus, and looking at his achievements, the future midfielder dreamed of playing German football at a professional level. As you know, Anatoly was able to make his dream come true.
Career
The first professional team for Anatoly was Volyn Lutsk, which at that time was coached by Vitaliy Kvartsyaniy. In Volyn, the midfielder played 2 seasons, held 62 meetings, and proved himself to be an unyielding but hardworking footballer.
In 1998, the midfielder was noticed at Shakhtar Donetsk. It was in the Donetsk team that Anatoly made a name for himself. The opornik spent 9 years in the miners' camp, became a player of the national team, repeated champion of Ukraine, for the first time with the team made it to the group round of the Champions League. He was the captain of the miners' team, as he had a remarkable quality - the ability to link the actions of the players into one scheme, to lead the team. According to his loyal fans, Anatoly was the best holding midfielder in the post-Soviet space.
In 2007, the midfielder moved to Zenit St. Petersburg. For Tymoshchuk, an incredible $ 20 million was paid at that time. In the "Zenith" camp he became the team captain. In 2008, together with the team, he won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. In the match for the UEFA Super Cup, English “Manchester United” was beaten. Tymoshchuk's confident play in the Zenit camp attracted the glances of the giants of European football.
In the summer of 2009, Tymoshchuk signed a contract with the leader of German football, Bayern Munich. In Bayern there were 4 seasons, but Anatoly did not manage to become a full-fledged player of the main squad. But in the 2012-2013 season Tymoshchuk won all the trophies with Bayern Munich (the German championship, the German Cup and the Champions League). For Munich played 86 matches and scored 4 goals.
In the summer of 2013, the midfielder returned to St. Petersburg. He played 33 games at Zenit, becoming the champion of Russia again, and then the midfielder went to finish his career in Kazakhstan's Kairat. In Kazakhstan, the midfielder won the country's cup and ended his playing career. From personal achievements, we note that Anatoly Tymoshchuk is an Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine and Russia, a holder of the Order "For Courage" of the third degree.
In the national team Anatoly played 144 games and scored four goals. As a member of the national team, he took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was successful for her, as well as the 2012 and 2016 European Championships. The midfielder holds the record for the most games for the national team.
Personal life
Anatoly Tymoshchuk was the husband of Natalia Navrotskaya, whom he had known since school days. The couple had two twin daughters, Mia and Noah, whose appearance they had been waiting for for ten years. The birth was difficult and the doctors fought for a long time for the girls' lives.
But this happiness did not last long. In 2016, a scandal broke out. According to Nadezhda, the famous husband has had another woman in Russia for a long time. Navrotskaya started a divorce proceedings, which dragged on for two years, and as a result, the daughters and most of Tymoshchuk's property remained with Nadezhda.
