Biography. Biography Family and connection with Russia

Today German-Russian defender Andreas Beck celebrates his 27th birthday.
"SE" talks about him and four other football players who were born in our country, but never played for domestic clubs

Andreas BECK

Clubs: Stuttgart and Hoffenheim (both Germany)

Beck's story is, in general, typical of Russian Germans. He was born in Kemerovo, but after perestroika his parents returned to their historical homeland, and Andreas began playing football in Germany. It's funny that the way to the base of Stuttgart was opened for Beck by the departure of Martin Stranzl to... Moscow Spartak. Thanks to this transfer, the young defender got into the “clip”, and when Andreas Hinkel was injured in the winter of 2006, the coaches did not rack their brains for long about who would take the vacant place in the Swabian defense. With Stuttgart, Beck won the Bundesliga, but never rose above the status of “first substitute”. Andreas became a full-fledged first-team player only at Hoffenheim. In 2009, as part of the national team U -21 Beck won the youth Euro , and in May 2010 he made his debut in Mannshaft. The defender still has strong ties with Russia - his grandmother still lives in St. Petersburg. It is possible that sooner or later Andreas will still risk trying himself in one of the clubs of his historical homeland.

Konstantin RAUSH

Clubs: Hannover 96 and Stuttgart (both Germany)

Another representative of the large galaxy of “Russian Germans” is Konstantin Rausch. Unlike Beck, who was never able to really gain a foothold in Stuttgart, this brovnik is having a good season with the Swabians and has already scored two goals for them. Rausch went through all the youth and youth teams of Germany, won bronze at the 2007 Junior World Cup, but has not yet reached the main Bundesteam. But Konstantin has repeatedly stated that he would not mind trying his hand at the Russian national team.

In addition to Rausch and Beck, in Germany you can find many other natives of Russian towns who have never played in their homeland. A boy from Yakut Neryungri, Edgar Prieb, defends the colors of Hannover; Boris Becker, who was born in Tambov (the namesake of the famous tennis player), played for Kaiserslautern, and is now listed in the modest Zweibrücken.

Denis CHERYSHEV

Clubs: Real Castilla and Sevilla (both Spain)

Denis Cheryshev is the most famous of the domestic football players who have never played in Russia. The son of the famous forward Dmitry Cheryshev moved to Spain with his father in the mid-90s and managed to become a legend even before he started professional career. Incredible feats were expected from the boy who studied at Real Madrid's own school. Alas, Denis has not yet managed to break into the Los Blancos team, and things are not going so well for him on loan in Seville. Cheryshev played only five matches for the Andalusians and has already received twice serious injuries. Young talent is constantly besieged by representatives Russian clubs, but he is in no hurry to reciprocate their feelings. Denis is determined to achieve success in Europe.

Rodion DYACHENKO

Clubs: DC United, Minnesota Thunder, Real Maryland Monarchs (all USA), Samut Songkhram and Pattaya United (both Thailand)

Someday Hollywood will certainly make a film about this Russian and glorify him throughout the world. But so far almost nothing is known about Rodion Dyachenko, even in his native Stavropol region. During the collapse of the USSR, his family wandered freely across the expanses of the dying power and eventually moved overseas. At the University of Nevada, Rodion began to seriously play football (that is, soccer), and was recognized best player student league and unexpectedly made it to MLS . He played for DC United for two seasons, but did not win much laurels. The pinnacle of Dyachenko's career was a goal against Pachuca in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League. But “DC” never managed to get past the Mexicans. Then Rodion (or Rod, as he was nicknamed in the USA) defended the colors of teams from the lower leagues and even played a little futsal, and now he has fulfilled the dream of many Russian football players- moved to Thailand permanently. Dyachenko has been playing in the local Premier League for three years now.

Yuri GONTSI

Clubs: "Siena" (youth) and "Cuneo" (both Italy)

The surname Gonzi in the Italian team looks absolutely organic and does not raise any suspicions that its bearer may have any connection to Russia. However, the midfielder of Cuneo, who plays in Serie C2, is Russian. Yuri Gonzi was born in the Leningrad region, but as a six-year-old child he moved to Italy with his parents. In the Siena youth team, he was considered one of the most promising players and wore the captain's armband. However, Gonzi still failed to break into the “black and white” team and went to conquer the lower divisions. Today, Yuri is the only Russian legionnaire in all of Italian football.

Andreas Beck was born in the Soviet city of Kemerovo on March 13, 1987. In 1990, at the age of three, he moved to Germany, to the Alena Wasseralfingen area. He started training in the district team of the same name. In 1995, in connection with the move, he began training in the team of the same name from the municipality of Königsbronn, which is part of the Heidenheim district, which in turn is subordinate to administrative district Stuttgart. He trained for five years at Königsbronn, after which he came to the attention of the staff of the youth department of the famous German club"Stuttgart", which is the best club state of Baden-Württemberg. Andreas trained at Stuttgart for five years, going through all sorts of youth teams. On July 1, 2005, Beck signed a contract with the Swabian second team, which played in the Regionalliga South. On August 6, 2005, Andreas made his debut in the Regionalliga Süd, as part of the Swabian second team, in the first round match against Koblenz. The match ended in a 2:2 draw, Andreas came out in the starting lineup and spent the entire match on the field. In total, in the first season he played 12 matches for the second team and scored one goal. The then Stuttgart team was full of young players promising football players, even then Sami Khedira, Serdar Taski, Tobias Weiss stood out in the lineup. Andreas Beck was among them. Also kept in shape on that team former player German national team Daniel Birofka and the famous former striker of Hamburg and Wolfsburg Marjan Kovacevic. He is my Savior - VIP Crew On February 11, Andreas made his debut in the main team of Stuttgart. Armin Fe, then Main coach, replaced the retired Andreas Hinkel. The debut was also made possible due to the fact that the reserve defender, who was at that time Markus Babbel, was injured. His debut in the Bundesliga came in the away match of the 21st round against Arminia Bielefeld. Although the match ended in defeat for the Swabians with a score of 1:2, Andreas spent all ninety minutes on the field, noting a good game. The next match took place in the 31st round. It was an away match with Eintracht Frankfurt, which also ended in defeat with a score of 0:2. Markus Babbel could not then replace Martin Stranzl, who had left for Spartak Moscow, and Andreas had to be brought into the lineup again, who spent four latest games season. On July 4, 2008, he moved to Hoffenheim. He made his debut for the national team on February 5, 2009 in a game against Norway, but the debut was blurred by a loss to the Germans with a score of 1:0. Andreas was called up to the squad for the match against Russia, but he never took the field. He was not included in the final entry for the World Championships. Andreas was born in Kemerovo and received the name Andrey at birth, but he still has other connections with Russia. Mother's name is Marina, father's name is Oscar. Andreas also has a brother, Arthur. Among his Russian relatives, Andreas also has a grandmother who lives in St. Petersburg. Andreas himself prefers to read Nietzsche and Dostoevsky from literature. Likes to listen to rap music. Favorite dish - borscht. German champion: (1)

Birthday March 13, 1987

German football player, born in Kemerovo and moved from the USSR with his family in 1990

Career

Club

On August 6, 2005, Andreas made his debut in the Regionalliga Süd, as part of the second team of the Swabians, in the first round match against Koblenz. The match ended in a 2:2 draw, Andreas came out in the starting lineup and spent the entire match on the field. In total, in the first season he played 12 matches for the second team and scored one goal. The then Stuttgart team was replete with young promising players; even then, Sami Khedira, Serdar Taski, and Tobias Weiss stood out in the lineup. Andreas Beck was among them. Also in that team, former German national team player Daniel Birofka and the famous former Hamburg and Wolfsburg striker Marjan Kovacevic kept in shape.

On February 11, Andreas made his debut in the Stuttgart main team. Armin Fe, the then head coach, replaced the retired Andreas Hinkel. The debut was also made possible due to the fact that the reserve defender, who was at that time Markus Babbel, was injured. His debut in the Bundesliga came in the away match of the 21st round against Arminia Bielefeld. Although the match ended in defeat for the Swabians with a score of 1:2, Andreas spent all ninety minutes on the field, noting a good game. The next match took place on the 31st round. It was an away match with Eintracht Frankfurt, which also ended in defeat with a score of 0:2. Markus Babbel could not then replace Martin Stranzl, who had left for Spartak Moscow, and Andreas had to be brought into the lineup again, who played the last four games of the season.

In the national team

He made his debut in the national team on February 5, 2009 in a game against Norway, but the debut was blurred by a loss to the Germans with a score of 1:0. Andreas was called up to the squad for the match against Russia, but he never took the field. He was not included in the final entry for the World Championships.

Family and connection with Russia

Andreas was born in Kemerovo and received the name Andrey at birth, but he also retains other connections with Russia. Mother's name is Marina, father's name is Oscar. Andreas also has a brother, Arthur. Among his Russian relatives, Andreas also has a grandmother who lives in St. Petersburg. Andreas himself prefers to read Nietzsche and Dostoevsky from literature. Likes to listen to rap music. Favorite dish is borscht.

Achievements

German Champion: (1)

2006-2007

European Under-21 Champion: 2009