Legend №17 Zharinov Ivan 8b

Biography Valeri Kharlamov (January 14, 1948, Moscow - Aug. 27, 1981, - the outstanding Soviet hockey player, striker CSKA Moscow (1967-1981) and the USSR national team, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. Two-time Olympic champion (and eight-time world champion. The best hockey player of the USSR. One of the leading players of the USSR of the 1970s, which was recognized both at home and abroad. a member of the IIHF Hall of Fame (1998). Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame NHL (since 2005). Father - Boris S. Kharlamov - an ethnic Russian, mechanic test. Mother, an ethnic Spaniard from Bilbao, whose real name Carmen Oreb Abad.

Early years Among the children's sports hobbies Valery Kharlamov were hockey and football. He first started skating when he was 7 years old. Father often played Russian hockey rink for the factory team and took his son with him, and that he should not freezing in unheated locker room, put him on skates.

Later years In December 1968, Kharlamov was summoned to the second team of the USSR, which replaced the Czechoslovak team at the Moscow International Tournament (later became known as the tournament for the prize of the newspaper "Izvestia"). Immediately after the tournament Kharlamov, together with Boris Mikhailov and Vladimir Petrov was invited into the main team for 2 exhibition games with Canada. December 6, 1968 Valery made his debut in the first game, and the next day played the second. It is with these games in the USSR team appeared trio Mikhailov - Petrov - Kharlamov.

Family May 14, 1976 Kharlamov married 19-year-old Irina Smirnova. In 1975 was born son - Alexander. A little later they had a daughter - Begonita.

Valeri Kharlamov, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov. The famous trio Valeri Kharlamov, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov.

Death of a legend On Thursday, August 27, 1981, at seven o'clock in the morning, at 74 km of the Leningrad highway accident occurred, which led to the death of a hockey player. Valery, Irina and her cousin Sergei Ivanov returned to the city with cottages in the village of Pokrovka under the wedge on its "Volga". Irina, who was sitting behind the wheel, lost control on the slippery from the rain the road and the car washed up on the oncoming lane, where it collided with a truck ZIL. From his injuries, all the passengers "Volga" died on the spot.

My feelings Valery Kharlamov has done a lot to learn about the Russian hockey worldwide. I respect this great man