On September 28 of last year, Yuriy Vernydub touched the sky by achieving the greatest victory of his career as a football coach. Now he wears a military uniform. Vernydub, who went down in history by winning with his team, the Moldovan Sheriff Tiraspol, at the Santiago Bernabéu (1-2), returned to his country, Ukraine, to serve in the army.
The Batacazo of the date was caused by Sheriff Tiraspol, by beating Real Madrid 1-2 at the Santiago Bernabéu and positioning himself as leader
According Brand, Yuri’s story was made notorious on Twitter by his director Gustavo Dulanto, a Peruvian Sheriff player, who posted this message on his networks:
May God protect my DT Yuri, who went to Ukraine. In the networks, the Ukrainian coach can be seen in military uniform along with two other fighters from the national Armed Forces.
May God protect my DT Yury who left for Ukraine… ????????
– Gustavo Dulanto Sanguinetti (@GDulanto) February 28, 2022
Coach who beat Real Madrid goes to war in Ukraine
Now, the horror of war shows that same Ukrainian coach fighting for his country under arms.
“I have lived my life, I have already done everything. These days my team has games, but they already know that I will not be with them. I can’t be anywhere else but here, fighting”, explains the famous Ukrainian coach.
Yuri was appointed Sheriff’s coach on December 18, 2020. He won the Moldova League 20-21 in his first season at the club. In 2021 he led the team to the Champions League group stage, the first time a Moldovan club had achieved such a feat.
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Yuri Vernydub, who was a defensive midfielder in the 1980s, when he came to play in the Soviet first division with Dnipro, has worked in Russia for many years, having played for Zenit St. Petersburg.
As a coach, he was now living his best time, at 56 years old, at the head of the Sheriff, a club that is also part of this political desk that is the area of the former Soviet Union.
‘If you need my help, I’ll be there’
In 1990, Moldova, one of the smallest Soviet republics, became independent. The Moldovans are a united people with the Romanian, with an almost similar language.
The Sheriff is the leader of the Moldovan league, currently in dispute. Vernydub left the bench after announcing on February 24, after the Europa League match against Sporting Braga, that he would leave if the invasion of Ukraine that had just begun went ahead. “If you need my help, I will always be there,” he declared after the start of the offensive ordered by Putin.
“I was born in Ukraine,” he said, “I live in Ukraine and I want to give a word of support to the Ukrainians who suffered from the Russian attack. I am proud of the people who are defending, I am not afraid because their strength and health give people the possibility to sleep in peace”, according to The country.
Founded in 1997, the Sheriff barely gathers two thousand fans on the days it plays at home. However, its financial might has given it a strategic advantage. It won 19 of the last 21 Moldovan leagues. Since 2020, his most memorable cycle, by the hand of Vernydub. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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