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Dmitry Vladimirovich Kombarov. Born on January 22, 1987 in Moscow. Russian football player.

He is one of the twin brothers. The second one, Kirill, is also a football player.

From the age of 4 they played football.

At the age of 6, in 1993, the brothers entered the Moscow Spartak football school. At that time, Spartak was the undisputed leader of Russian club football and undoubtedly had the best children's and youth football schools in the country. Therefore, it was here that the Kombarov brothers laid an invaluable foundation for their further development as professional football players.

In their childhood, the brothers often fought with each other: “We fought with each other mercilessly until we were 15 years old - for any reason. One pushed the other, the second decided to answer - and it began. Or we go out into the yard to play football. One stands at the gate and tells the other : “Hit the lower right corner,” and out of spite he hits the upper left corner, and the flyer goes,” Dmitry said.

In 2001, the brothers moved to the youth school of the main rival of the red-whites - Moscow "Dynamo".

“The coach at the Spartak school openly squeezed Dima and me. Because of this, we had to leave. And now we don’t regret that decision at all,” said Kirill.

Because of this departure, Spartak became the most important rival for both brothers.

Since 2004, the brothers began playing for the blue and white team.

On July 13, 2005, Dmitry Kombarov made his debut in the main team of the club in the Russian Cup match with Dynamo Bryansk.

In August 2010, negotiations began regarding the transfer of both Kombarov brothers to Moscow "Spartacus". Dmitry's brother, Kirill, refused to comment on rumors about the transfer. On August 15, 2010, the Kombarovs became Spartak players. The transfer fee for both players was $10 million. The reason for the transition was the desire to develop, Spartak's participation in the Champions League and the fact that the brothers began playing football at the red-white school. The president of Dynamo, Yuri Isaev, said that the Kombarovs were ready to remain with the blue and white only if there was a significant increase in wages, which the club did not agree to.

On August 21, Kombarov made his debut for Spartak in a match with Tom, which ended in a 4:2 victory for the red-whites. The head coach of Spartak, Valery Karpin, rated Kombarov’s debut as “great.”

On September 15 of the same year, Kombarov made his debut in the Champions League against Marseille; in this game, after his cross, the only goal of the match was scored.

On October 27, 2010, in a match with Zenit, he scored his first goal for Spartak from the penalty spot, this goal became the winning one, the match ended with a score of 1:0.

On February 17, 2011, in the first match of the 1/16 Europa League, he hit the goal of the Swiss Basel, thereby scoring his first goal in European competition.

In the 2011/2012 season, Kombarov was transferred to the position of central midfielder. This happened in the 29th round in the match against Lokomotiv, where Kombarov, unexpectedly for everyone, came out not in the usual position of left midfielder, but in the center of the field. After the match, Valery Karpin gave a positive assessment of Dmitry Kombarov’s play, noting that he plans to use him in the center of the field in the future. At the end of the season, he spent the most minutes on the field among Spartak players.

In 2011, he received a call to the created second Russian national team.

In February 2012, he was called up to the main Russian national team for a friendly match with Denmark and made his debut in this match for the national team, entering the field in the second half instead of Konstantin Zyryanov.

Kombarov became the only player from Spartak included in the Russian national team’s application for Euro 2012. He was a substitute at the tournament and never entered the field.

Under the leadership of Capello, Kombarov became a player in the main team of the national team, playing in the position of left back. He appeared on the field in all 10 matches of the 2014 World Cup qualifying round.

Following the results of the qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup, he was included in the symbolic team of the tournament according to goal.com, along with.

On March 5, 2014, in a friendly match against the Armenian national team, Dmitry scored his first goal for the national team, converting a penalty at the end of the first half.

In April 2014, Dmitry was included in the national team’s application for a trip to Brazil for the world championship. At the tournament, he played in matches against the national teams of the Republic of Korea, Belgium and Algeria.

On September 8, 2014, in the first match of the 2016 European Championship qualifying tournament against the Liechtenstein national team, Kombarov scored a penalty.

Dmitry Kombarov - the best moments

Dmitry Kombarov's height: 182 centimeters.

Personal life of Dmitry Kombarov:

Dmitry Kombarov with his wife Tatyana

Team achievements of Dmitry Kombarov:

Dynamo (Moscow):

Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship: 2008

Spartak Moscow):

Silver medalist of the Russian Championship: 2011/12

Personal achievements of Dmitry Kombarov:

In the Lists of the 33 best football players of the Russian Championship: No. 1 (2012/2013), No. 2 (2013/2014) and (2014/2015), No. 3 (2011/2012)
Best left midfielder according to the Sport-Express newspaper: 2011/12
Best Footballer of the Month of the Russian Football Championship: April 2013
“Golden Boar” award from fans of FC Spartak: 2012/13
Member of the symbolic team of the 2014 World Cup qualifying tournament in the UEFA zone according to goal.com

Childhood and family of Dmitry Kombarov

The Kombarov brothers played football, and at the age of nine they also began attending kidboxing classes. When the boys turned fourteen, they left the Spartak school, as the coach considered the Kombarovs to be unpromising. So Dmitry and Kirill ended up at the capital’s Dynamo school, where their mentor was Yuri Mentyukov.

Due to the scandalous departure from the Spartak school, matches with this team have always been of fundamental importance for Dmitry. Since 2004, he and his brother played for the Dynamo reserve team.

The beginning of the career of football player Dmitry Kombarov

As you know, the transfer was made upon the payment of ten million dollars by Spartak. One of the reasons was that Spartak is a team playing in the Champions League, and this was a step forward for the players, an opportunity to develop. Another reason was that the Kombarovs initially studied at the Spartak school before moving to Dynamo.

Yuri Isaev, as the president of Dynamo, stated that both brothers would most likely remain in the club, subject to an increase in their wages. The club did not agree to these conditions. When deciding on the transfer, the Kombarovs consulted with their agent and their father.

Dmitry Kombarov in Spartak

Less than a month later, Dmitry took part in the game against Marseille in the Champions League. Thanks to the footballer's accurate cross, the only goal in that match was scored.

Kombarov scored his first goal as part of this team from the penalty spot during the game against Zenit. The goal turned out to be the winner. Spartak won with a score of one-nil. The match took place in October 2010.

Dmitry Kombarov about the victory over Dynamo

Dmitry's debut goal in European competition took place in February 2012, when Spartak fought with the Swiss Basel. The footballer played the 2011-2012 sports season as a central midfielder. Dmitry was transferred to a different position completely unexpectedly for the fans. In the match against Lokomotiv, he did not take the usual position of left midfielder, but ended up in the center of the field. After the match, his performance was positively assessed by Valery Karpin. The coach noted that he plans to continue using the player in the center of the field. Dmitry is valued by coaches for his ability to play both on the flanks and in the center of midfield. He has experience playing as a winger. The footballer can bring the greatest benefit on the left flank of midfield. He has an accurate cross into the penalty area and a targeted cross. Kombarov is capable of performing a large amount of work.

Dmitry Kombarov in the Russian national team

Under Fabio Capello, Dmitry began to appear in the national team matches in the first team. His position is fullback. During the qualifying round for the 2014 World Cup, the athlete was on the field in all ten matches.

Personal life of Dmitry Kombarov

Dmitry has an excellent relationship with his twin brother. They consult with each other on almost everything, call each other daily, although this was not always the case. In childhood, quarrels and fights often arose between them; the brothers often argued over something. Already in high school, Dmitry and Kirill began to communicate as best friends. While passing the exams, they managed to do it one after the other. It was difficult for teachers to distinguish between them.

Training by Dmitry Kombarov

The only Russian footballer whom Pep would appreciate.

Kombarov’s most important and rarest quality for the RFPL is passing from the flank, returning the game to the center. On the basic settings, any opponent blocks the center - therefore, such a pass is always risky, therefore, they almost never do this in the RFPL.

Luiz Adriano's stunning goal shows the importance of such passes. It is Kombarov’s pass that is the key action in this episode. The pass created a 4-on-5 situation for Spartak on the counterattack. This is a very favorable ratio for the attacking side.

“Spartak” played the moment beautifully, but the true effectiveness of the episode was in Kombarov’s pass. Typically, such passes (breaking the pressure and creating advantageous situations for partners) are made by Sergi Busquets from the support zone. Kombarov passed from the flank, but played in a similar style.

I would not praise Dmitry so much if: 1) the solution was not so obvious; 2) he didn't do this regularly.

Russian player's decision – a solution typical for RFPL matches with a minimum of risk. Hurts the team.

The decision of a good Russian player - also a safe solution that requires a little more technology. Doesn't hurt, but doesn't really help the team either.

The cool legionnaire's solution – as a rule, difficult to implement and not the most obvious. Gives the team a slight advantage.

Busquets/Combarov solution – a top solution that significantly improves the team’s position.

All are from matches this season. If possible, watch the video - unfortunately, they cannot be shared here due to rights. They are even more impressive.

Who knows where Kombarov got his skill, which in Russian football is killed in its infancy, but it’s very cool. Although, of course, it does not cancel its shortcomings. It is Kombarov who most often screws up (he simply under-performs) when Spartak concedes from set pieces, and he is still not impressive in defense.

Let's return to the absurd theory from the title. Guardiola once said: "There are very few players in the world who can break the opponent's first line of pressure with a forward pass into the central area." This is the quality he values ​​most. Usually such players play in the defensive zone and are very expensive - there are very few of them among flank defenders. Pep is keen to work with them, even if it means putting a player on the defensive flank who is individually weak defensively. These shortcomings are compensated by the desire to plow and Pep's system. That's why City are damn good even with Fabian Delph at left back.

I realize the absurdity of the fantasy and the number of assumptions, but purely in theory, Kombarov – with his smart passes – would not have gotten lost in Guardiola’s system. There are no other players like this in Russia.

Full version of the podcast:

00:00 Announcement of topics

01:00 More than just a victory for Spartak.

07:00 Zenit spent more in the summer only in Manchester, Milan and Paris. Why doesn't this work?

26:00 Dmitry Kombarov is the unsung hero of the Russian super match.

27:55 Milan and Zenit are sister teams. Sergeant Major Gattuso takes command of Milan.

40:00 Valencia spent 3 times less than Zenit - why it works.

50:20 Italy is not going to the World Cup. This is not a reason not to watch episode A.

Dmitry Vladimirovich Kombarov is a football player for Spartak Moscow and the Russian national team. The positions the athlete plays are defense and midfield.

Biography of Dmitry Kombarov

A football player was born in Moscow. His date of birth is January 22, 1987. Dmitry has a brother Kirill, who is also a player. From early childhood they showed interest in sports. When the boys were three years old, their father took them to gymnastics classes. Within 12 months, Dmitry Kombarov began playing football.

My father fiercely supported Spartak, so there were no questions about which football academy to enter. In addition, he was familiar with the management and coach. In the period from nine to eleven years old, in parallel with football, Dmitry was interested in kickboxing. At the age of fourteen, the Kombarovs had to leave the capital team. The reason for leaving was disputes with the coach, who believed that they had no football future. The brothers continued to study under the guidance of Dynamo. The first games were played in 2004 for the reserve team.

Carier start

Kombarov’s first appearance on the field in the starting lineup happened in 2005 in a cup game. In 2010, the brothers were offered a contract with Spartak Moscow. Soon the transfer was carried out. The total cost of the transition was ten million dollars. The brothers cited the opportunity for career growth as the reason for the transfer. Plus, that season Spartak took part in the Champions League.

The Dynamo president subsequently stated that Dmitry Kombarov and his brother would most likely remain on the team if their salaries were increased. However, management did not accept the proposed conditions.

"Spartacus"

Photos of Dmitry Kombarov and his brother, who joined the “red-white” camp, instantly spread among the fans. The transfer was received ambiguously among Dynamo and Spartak fans. Dmitry played his debut game in the new team against Tom. The club from Moscow won quite confidently. The mentor of Spartak at that moment was who highly appreciated Kombarov’s performance.

Soon Dmitry Kombarov took part in the Champions League. The game took place against the French Marseille. During the match we managed to score only one goal from Dmitry’s pass. Kombarov played the starting ball for the “red-whites” in the game against Zenit St. Petersburg. The goal was converted from the penalty spot and turned out to be the winner during that match. The footballer opened the scoring in the League of Legends in the match against Basel from Switzerland.

Throughout the season, Dmitry appeared as a central midfielder, but before that he constantly played on the left flank. This decision by the coach surprised many of the team's fans. However, Karpin positively assessed the football player’s play and used his opportunities subsequently.

First of all, Dmitry Kombarov is valuable for his versatility. He can play well both in the center and on the flank. The position on the left is especially successful for him. From there he can easily make an accurate pass deep into the opponent's defense.

Career in the Russian national team

Dmitry received his first call to the second team in 2011. At the beginning of 2012, offers were received from the main Russian team. Kombarov was able to make his debut soon in a friendly match against Denmark.

Kambarov took part in Euro 2012 with the national team, but he was unable to enter the game in a single match. He scored his first goal for the national team from the penalty spot in the game against Armenia. The match took place in early March 2014. At the World Championships in Brazil, Kombarov took the field in three matches.

Personal life

In the fall of 2011, Kombarov got married. In 2012, the couple had a daughter, who was named Ulyana.

The twin brothers have a great relationship. Before doing anything, they consult with each other and communicate constantly. During their studies, the brothers managed to pass exams for each other. However, in childhood, there were still frequent clashes between children.

In modern football, the 30-year mark is considered a landmark; achieving it automatically moves players from the category of simply experienced to somewhere closer to veterans. And even though advances in medicine now make it possible to play longer and happier than before, and it often happens that in their fourth decade footballers experience successes that they could not have imagined in their younger years, the moment still remains important. At least from a psychological point of view. Some people no longer look back from time to time, thinking about intermediate achievements.

“I could have achieved more,” said one of today’s two celebrants in a recent interview with SE, Kirill Kombarov. - But I'm happy with my career. Besides, I don’t run out of it. I plan to play for many more years. Will it work out or not? I'm not Nostradamus. But I do everything to perform well and still compete for the championship in my lifetime. I don’t forget about the national team either. People who turn 35 make their debut for the national team...

One can only rejoice at Kirill’s optimistic attitude, and I would like to wish that all his laudable aspirations will one day come true. But it’s still unlikely that the older brother wasn’t being at least a little disingenuous when he uttered the word “satisfied.” He once clearly dreamed of more than the struggle for survival with "Tommy" or Tula "Arsenal".

And Dmitry is now in the UAE preparing with "Spartak" to the spring battle for the championship. He is the leader of the red and white, who wore the captain's armband more than once in previous seasons and received the Golden Boar from the fans. In the summer, the Confederations Cup will probably await him as part of the Russian national team, for which he has already played 41 matches. He has two European Championships and a world championship in Brazil behind him, and the 2018 home World Cup, if all goes well, will be his fourth international tournament.

Kirill, having played as many matches in the youth team as his brother, has never been called up to the main national team of the country. And in "Spartak" In five years he never became his own.

2006 Kirill KOMBAROV at the Dynamo training camp. Photo by Alexander FEDOROV, "SE"

KIRILL WAS ONCE THE BEST

But once upon a time, their careers with Dmitry developed equally rapidly. They left school together "Spartak" due to a conflict with the coach, we took our first steps together, together we rose from the understudies to the top. True, their debuts were still separated by a short time - Dmitry first entered the field at the age of 18 in 2005, and in 2006 he became a solid player in the starting lineup, while Kirill waited for his first match with the base until the fall of 2006. However, although the older brother took longer to harness, he arrived at his first achievement faster. At the end of 2007, Kirill was awarded the “First Five” award as the best young football player in Russia.

By that time, it was no longer possible to imagine the blue and white without the two of them. They ran briskly along different flanks in midfield with honorary numbers 7 and 9 on their backs. Both have good speed, tenacity, a decent technical arsenal, the ability to both play short and execute a cut serve into the penalty area. Fans "Dynamo" Looking at the mature play of the young students, we couldn’t be happier. And there were often excellent goals when one Kombarov crossed, and the other on the opposite flank closed in.

And it just so happened that left-flank Dmitry "Spartak" initially turned out to be much more necessary than Kirill. Because it's stellar and expensive McGeady arrived just on the right edge of the middle line, and in defense on that sideline the red and whites had . But the older brother could not fight for a place in the lineup even with all his desire, because he moved to a new team while injured. And while Dmitry started playing right away, Kirill watched from the sidelines for a long time, and was able to recover and recover only at the very end of the season.

We know how much in sports is sometimes decided by the starting spurt, inertia and circumstances. And it just so happened that at that moment they were against Kirill.

Kirill KOMBAROV, Unai EMERY and Aiden McGEAIDY (from left to right). Photo by Alexey IVANOV, "SE"

KIRILL VS PARSHIVLUK AND MCGEADI

With time Karpin converted the brothers from midfielders into defenders, and Dmitry, with his endurance and versatility, staked out the left flank of defense for many years. After all, he didn’t really have any competitors - with all due respect to, or early. Kirill, as we noted above, had a much more difficult time in this regard. But still one season to be proud of, it's in "Spartak" held - it was a transitional championship 2011/12. Parshivlyuk first he was recovering from the first cruciate ligament rupture, then he received new injuries, McGeady was out for a couple of months, and all this “helped” the eldest of the brothers Kombarov take part in 37 Premier League matches out of 44.

During the same period, his only two goals for the red and white fell - in the Europa League against and. In May 2012 "Spartacus" in a beautiful match he outplayed and won silver medals, Kirill spent all 90 minutes on the field. But already next season, even taking into account a new serious injury Parshivlyuka, he began to play much less often. preferred the efficient and diligent one on the right Makeeva, albeit with all its offensive shortcomings. But under the Spanish specialist, Dmitry, unlike his brother, blossomed and spent one of the most brilliant periods of his career in terms of personal statistics - six goals and four assists over 17 rounds.

November 5, 2016. Tomsk. "Tom" - "Spartak" - 0:1. Kirill KOMBAROV (left) vs. Dmitry KOMBAROV. Photo by Dmitry SHUBA

GIFT TO DMITRY FROM DESTINY

What does one brother have that the other doesn’t? It’s impossible to say that one of them is definitely more talented, more technical, or more diligent. And if we think about character, then many people familiar with Dmitry and Kirill say that the second one is even stronger in some ways... But the current Spartak player still has one advantage. And him

I think we are equal. - said Kirill, comparing the two careers. - This is at least! But, firstly, this is how the circumstances developed. And, secondly, Dima is left-footed. In our country there are practically no players capable of filling the positions of left back and halfback. In this regard, fate gave his brother a huge gift. But as a right-hander, it’s more difficult for me, the competition is much higher...

Kirill KOMBAROV as part of Torpedo (left) and Dmitry KOMBAROV. Photo by Alexander FEDOROV, "SE"

WILL THE PATHS CONNECT AGAIN?

Time in "Spartak" As time went on, Kirill appeared on the field less and less often (in the 2013/14 championship - only six matches), and every day it became more and more obvious: changes were needed. Perhaps we should have tried to find a new club even a little earlier. As a result, Kombarov Sr. spent the 2014/15 season on loan. Played quite well and deserved another chance in "Spartak".

The brothers' sporting paths connected again, but not for long. The team of last year quickly became mired in squabbles and scandals. A few months later, the management suddenly announced that “some players are dragging their partners back,” and the following winter these “some” scattered to different clubs. Kirill also came under attack. It is too difficult to figure out who is right and who is wrong, where the legs of this or that decision come from. Myself Kombarov, for example, said that Alenichev wanted to keep him on the team, but the management decided not to renew the contract. The former head coach claimed that removing the player from the team was a common decision.

Be that as it may, now Kirill is in "Arsenal" solves his problems, and Dmitry "Spartak"- ours. But everyone still has the dream of playing on the same team. And personal ambitions, if you read any of their interviews, are still high.

We once again congratulate the brothers on their anniversary and wish that all their goals will be achieved by them sooner or later. So that Kirill could catch up, and maybe even overtake his brother. So that at least for a short time, their paths crossed in the national team. So that health allows both to play for a long, long time.

After all, at 30 years old everything is often just beginning - even in football.