MTZ Ripo chief in city to study Hearts training - Edinburgh Evening News: "HEARTS have welcomed Lyudas Rumbutis, director of football at the Belarussian club MTZ Ripo, to Riccarton to study their facilities and coaching methods as part of a working visit to Edinburgh.
Rumbutis is analysing the structure of a European club and is keen to glean knowledge from Hearts' day-to-day operations during his five-day stay. He is due to fly back to eastern Europe on Sunday.
MTZ Ripo, like Hearts, are financed by Vladimir Romanov's Ukio Bankas Investment Group. They endured a poor campaign during 2009, finishing 11th in the country's 14-team Premier League, and recently polled fans for suggestions to rename the club.
Rumbutis said: 'We have been offered 40 or 50 names, among them are: MTZ-Tractor, Tractor, Partisan, Arsenal, Capital, Belarus. We will select ten or 12 names and offer them to the founders. Let them choose.'
Meanwhile, former Hearts coach Angel Chervenkov is amongst the nominees for Bulgaria's coach of the year award, handed out by national newspaper Trud.
Chervenkov is head coach of Bulgarian league leaders Litex Lovech and is one of 23 names from 14 different sports nominated for the award"
Friday, 11 December 2009
MTZ Ripo chief in city to study Hearts training - Edinburgh Evening News
HEARTS have welcomed Lyudas Rumbutis, director of football at the Belarussian club MTZ Ripo, to Riccarton to study their facilities and coaching methods as part of a working visit to Edinburgh.
Rumbutis is analysing the structure of a European club and is keen to glean knowledge from Hearts' day-to-day operations during his five-day stay. He is due to fly back to eastern Europe on Sunday.
MTZ Ripo, like Hearts, are financed by Vladimir Romanov's Ukio Bankas Investment Group. They endured a poor campaign during 2009, finishing 11th in the country's 14-team Premier League, and recently polled fans for suggestions to rename the club.
Rumbutis said: "We have been offered 40 or 50 names, among them are: MTZ-Tractor, Tractor, Partisan, Arsenal, Capital, Belarus. We will select ten or 12 names and offer them to the founders. Let them choose."
Meanwhile, former Hearts coach Angel Chervenkov is amongst the nominees for Bulgaria's coach of the year award, handed out by national newspaper Trud.
Chervenkov is head coach of Bulgarian league leaders Litex Lovech and is one of 23 names from 14 different sports nominated for the award
MTZ Ripo chief in city to study Hearts training - Edinburgh Evening News
Rumbutis is analysing the structure of a European club and is keen to glean knowledge from Hearts' day-to-day operations during his five-day stay. He is due to fly back to eastern Europe on Sunday.
MTZ Ripo, like Hearts, are financed by Vladimir Romanov's Ukio Bankas Investment Group. They endured a poor campaign during 2009, finishing 11th in the country's 14-team Premier League, and recently polled fans for suggestions to rename the club.
Rumbutis said: "We have been offered 40 or 50 names, among them are: MTZ-Tractor, Tractor, Partisan, Arsenal, Capital, Belarus. We will select ten or 12 names and offer them to the founders. Let them choose."
Meanwhile, former Hearts coach Angel Chervenkov is amongst the nominees for Bulgaria's coach of the year award, handed out by national newspaper Trud.
Chervenkov is head coach of Bulgarian league leaders Litex Lovech and is one of 23 names from 14 different sports nominated for the award
MTZ Ripo chief in city to study Hearts training - Edinburgh Evening News
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Belarusian football slighly closer to finding the next Hleb
Jonathan Wilson on late-night vodka drinking sessions at Dinamo Minsk's stadium, the current state of Belarusian football and an insight into a couple of tonight's Europa League matches.
But they'd reached the finals of the Under-21 championship, I pointed out; surely that meant things were looking up? Ah, he replied, but hadn't the Hleb generation reached the same finals in 2004? And, Hleb aside, where were they now? The argument seemed logical and so I said little more, and, as if to prove his point, Belarus went on to pick up only one point in those U-21 finals in Sweden.
My friend is an avid fan of Dinamo, to the extent that one night after a few too many vodkas, he persuaded me to climb over the wall, slip under the wire, and break into their stadium where, having little else to do, I ran a brisk 1500m, drank some more vodka, and fell asleep in
the dug-out. He is incapable of pursuing any conversation for more than about five minutes without dragging it back to the subject of 1982 and the heroes who won Dinamo their only ever Soviet Supreme title.
I spoke to him again a couple of weeks ago, expecting him to be as gloomy as ever, but his mood had abruptly changed. Dinamo, you see, while their form remains uneven, are suddenly playing pockets of sensational football with an exciting young team. On May 30,
crucially, they hammered MTZ-RIPO, their Minsk rivals, 5-0, prompting the resignation of the opposing coach, Yuri Puntus.
Six of that side made it to Sweden with the Under-21 squad: the solid defender Oleg Veretilo; the huge but inconsistent defender Alexander Martynovich; Anton Putilo, a midfielder who has already had experience at Hamburg; the free-kick specialist Sergey Kislyak; and the two rapid
wingers Andrey Chukhlei and Sergey Gigevich. It is not all about the youngsters, though: the French left-back Aurelien Montaloupe has been the definition of solidity, the 36-year-old right-back Sergei Gurenko adds very necessary experience and the midfielder Bruno Mbanagoye is having the season of his life, and stands on the brink of World Cup qualification with Gabon.
Dinamo may lie second in the Belarusian table, already 12 points behind the leaders BATE Borisov, but more importantly to their fans, they are eight points clear of MTZ-RIPO. The priority now is for Dinamo to have a run in the Europa League and, although they drew the
home leg of their qualifying tie against Tromso of Norway 0-0, they have high hopes ahead of the return tonight (they are 5.6 to win; Tromso are 1.67 and the draw is 4.1). They may have drawn four of their six away league games so far this season but, then, they only
need a scoring draw to go through. And this is a side who, under the wily Serbian Slavoljub Muslin, who once coached the Bordeaux of Zinedine Zidane, are exceptionally hard to break down away from home. Under 2.5 goals, at 1.82, may be tempting.
Tromso, meanwhile, have had a desperately disappointing season, and lie just tenth in the Tippeligaen. The 36-year-old Sigi Rushfeldt and his rather quicker partner Morten Moldskred still offer something of a goal threat, but they are far from an intimidating side and, although
Dinamo won't admit it, they will probably feel a little frustrated that they aren't taking a lead into the second leg.
Dinamo at least have a better chance than MTZ-RIPO, who were beaten 3-0 in Ukraine by Metalurh Donetsk in the first leg of their tie. They are 3.5 to win the return, but if they do so it will surely only be because Metalurh (2.0 to win) have taken their eye off the ball.
Elsewhere, perhaps the most intriguing tie will be in Niksic, where the Montenegrin Cup winners Petrovac try to overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Anothorsis Famagusta, who last season managed a 3-3 draw with Internazionale in the Champions League. Petrovac are 4.5 to win, with Anothorsis 1.84, but the away goal must give them encouragement.
In Belarus, though, all eyes will be on the Arctic Circle.
23 July 2009 / About Editor
Source: Betfair | Europa League Betting: Belarusian football slighly closer to finding the next Hleb
But they'd reached the finals of the Under-21 championship, I pointed out; surely that meant things were looking up? Ah, he replied, but hadn't the Hleb generation reached the same finals in 2004? And, Hleb aside, where were they now? The argument seemed logical and so I said little more, and, as if to prove his point, Belarus went on to pick up only one point in those U-21 finals in Sweden.
My friend is an avid fan of Dinamo, to the extent that one night after a few too many vodkas, he persuaded me to climb over the wall, slip under the wire, and break into their stadium where, having little else to do, I ran a brisk 1500m, drank some more vodka, and fell asleep in
the dug-out. He is incapable of pursuing any conversation for more than about five minutes without dragging it back to the subject of 1982 and the heroes who won Dinamo their only ever Soviet Supreme title.
I spoke to him again a couple of weeks ago, expecting him to be as gloomy as ever, but his mood had abruptly changed. Dinamo, you see, while their form remains uneven, are suddenly playing pockets of sensational football with an exciting young team. On May 30,
crucially, they hammered MTZ-RIPO, their Minsk rivals, 5-0, prompting the resignation of the opposing coach, Yuri Puntus.
Six of that side made it to Sweden with the Under-21 squad: the solid defender Oleg Veretilo; the huge but inconsistent defender Alexander Martynovich; Anton Putilo, a midfielder who has already had experience at Hamburg; the free-kick specialist Sergey Kislyak; and the two rapid
wingers Andrey Chukhlei and Sergey Gigevich. It is not all about the youngsters, though: the French left-back Aurelien Montaloupe has been the definition of solidity, the 36-year-old right-back Sergei Gurenko adds very necessary experience and the midfielder Bruno Mbanagoye is having the season of his life, and stands on the brink of World Cup qualification with Gabon.
Dinamo may lie second in the Belarusian table, already 12 points behind the leaders BATE Borisov, but more importantly to their fans, they are eight points clear of MTZ-RIPO. The priority now is for Dinamo to have a run in the Europa League and, although they drew the
home leg of their qualifying tie against Tromso of Norway 0-0, they have high hopes ahead of the return tonight (they are 5.6 to win; Tromso are 1.67 and the draw is 4.1). They may have drawn four of their six away league games so far this season but, then, they only
need a scoring draw to go through. And this is a side who, under the wily Serbian Slavoljub Muslin, who once coached the Bordeaux of Zinedine Zidane, are exceptionally hard to break down away from home. Under 2.5 goals, at 1.82, may be tempting.
Tromso, meanwhile, have had a desperately disappointing season, and lie just tenth in the Tippeligaen. The 36-year-old Sigi Rushfeldt and his rather quicker partner Morten Moldskred still offer something of a goal threat, but they are far from an intimidating side and, although
Dinamo won't admit it, they will probably feel a little frustrated that they aren't taking a lead into the second leg.
Dinamo at least have a better chance than MTZ-RIPO, who were beaten 3-0 in Ukraine by Metalurh Donetsk in the first leg of their tie. They are 3.5 to win the return, but if they do so it will surely only be because Metalurh (2.0 to win) have taken their eye off the ball.
Elsewhere, perhaps the most intriguing tie will be in Niksic, where the Montenegrin Cup winners Petrovac try to overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Anothorsis Famagusta, who last season managed a 3-3 draw with Internazionale in the Champions League. Petrovac are 4.5 to win, with Anothorsis 1.84, but the away goal must give them encouragement.
In Belarus, though, all eyes will be on the Arctic Circle.
23 July 2009 / About Editor
Source: Betfair | Europa League Betting: Belarusian football slighly closer to finding the next Hleb
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Fortune favouring determined MTZ-RIPO
FC MTZ-RIPO used up all of it's strenght today as they earned a 2-1 win at Traktor stadium in Minsk and crashed FC Sutjeska. They are determined to ride their luck and book a massive second qualifying round against FK Metalurg Donezk.
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
FK Sutjeska Nikšić
FK Sutjeska is a Montenegrin football club from Nikšić, founded in 1927. They are one of the two Montenegrin clubs (alongside Budućnost) with a high regional reputation and great traidition, although the club failed to maintain that standard during the recent seasons. Sutjeska is also notable for their export of talent, with players like the Montenegrin superstar and A.S. Roma striker Mirko Vucinic, the current international goalkeeper Vukasin Poleksic hailing from the club's youth system and the retired FK Partizan and FK Rudar Pljevlja hitman Damir Cakar .
Recent Seasons
The Niksic side did not impress many pundits in the inaugural 2006/07 season, but they still managed to progress to the cup final, where they lost 2-1 to high-flying FK Rudar Pljevlja. They were thus denied a spot in the European competitions for the next season.
During the 2007/08 season, the club sunk even lower and struggled to survive in the first division. Eventually they ended up having to play their smaller neighbours and rivals, FK Celik, in the relegation play-offs. They kept their first division status thanks to a single goal scored at home. Due to a poor state of affairs in the club, the entire board of directors was disbanded at the end of the season by the city officials. The new board took over control during a season break, and started to invest in rebuilding the club's reputation and playing suqad. Ratko Vukotic became the president, while Andrija Vujovic took over the director of football role. This included the change of managers, as Brajan Nenezic was replaced by Nikola Rakojevic, who had a very successful season with FK Lovcen.
Season 2008/09 saw a number of former Sutjeska players return to their home ground to bolster the squad's ambitions for the new season. This included two former high-profile players, the talented striker Krsto Zvicer and former team captain Drazen Medjedovic. Although the much talked-about transfer of striker Ivan Jablan, Rakojevic's favorite from FK Lovcen and last season's second-best goalscorer failed to materialize in the end, Sutjeska had a competent team and this immediately showed in the opening rounds of the season.
Stadion Gradski (Nikšić)Stadion kraj Bistrice, also known as Stadion Gradski, is the home ground of FK Sutjeska. The stadium, although used mostly for football, is classified as a multi-use stadium. The stadium has 10,800 seats.
Sourse: FK Sutjeska Nikšić - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
UEFA European U-21: Belarus stick with tried and tested
Belarus coach Yuri Kurnenin has stuck with the squad that qualified for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with no real surprises in his 23-man party for the tournament in Sweden this month.
Strongest lineup"We have chosen the strongest lineup," Kurnenin said. "I know what players feel when they miss a major tournament. It happened to me. But just imagine how difficult it is to be the coach to tell somebody that he is not in the squad. I can't even explain what I feel. Everybody who was in our list of 40 candidates, deserved to play in the final round."Kuchuk misses outFC Kuban Krasnodar striker Aleksei Kuchuk is the one notable absentee, but otherwise the faces were familiar as the Belarus squad gathered on Monday to begin their preparations for the tournament which begins on 15 June. Belarus play a friendly against Finland in Valkeakoski on 6 June before travelling to Germany for a warm-up game against a local side in Ruit on 9 June. Belarus leave for Malmo on 14 June where they face hosts Sweden, Italy and Serbia in Group A.
Belarus squad Goalkeepers:
Pavel Chesnovski (FC Vitebsk), Artyom Gomelko (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Anton Kovalevski (FC Naftan Novopolotsk).
Defenders:
Dmitri Verkhovtsov (FC Naftan Novopolotsk), Igor Shitov (FC BATE Borisov), Oleg Veretilo (FC Dinamo Minsk), Aleksei Yanushkevich (FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk), Aleksandr Martynovich (FC Dinamo Minsk), Nikolai Osipovich (FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk), Maksim Bordachov (FC BATE Borisov).
Midfielders:
Mikhail Sivakov (Cagliari Calcio), Andrei Chukhlei (FC Dinamo Minsk), Aleksandr Volodko (FC BATE Borisov), Anton Putilo (FC Dinamo Minsk), Sergei Kislyak (FC Dinamo Minsk), Sergei Kryvets (FC BATE Borisov), Sergei Gigevich (FC Dinamo Minsk), Aleksandr Sachivko (FC Minsk), Sergei Balanovich (FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk), Mikhail Afanasiev (FC Amkar Perm).
Strikers:
Leonid Kovel (FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast), Dmitri Komarovski (FC Naftan Novopolotsk), Vladimir Yurchenko (FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast).
Source: uefa.com - UEFA European U-21 C'ship - News & Features - News specific
Strongest lineup"We have chosen the strongest lineup," Kurnenin said. "I know what players feel when they miss a major tournament. It happened to me. But just imagine how difficult it is to be the coach to tell somebody that he is not in the squad. I can't even explain what I feel. Everybody who was in our list of 40 candidates, deserved to play in the final round."Kuchuk misses outFC Kuban Krasnodar striker Aleksei Kuchuk is the one notable absentee, but otherwise the faces were familiar as the Belarus squad gathered on Monday to begin their preparations for the tournament which begins on 15 June. Belarus play a friendly against Finland in Valkeakoski on 6 June before travelling to Germany for a warm-up game against a local side in Ruit on 9 June. Belarus leave for Malmo on 14 June where they face hosts Sweden, Italy and Serbia in Group A.
Belarus squad Goalkeepers:
Pavel Chesnovski (FC Vitebsk), Artyom Gomelko (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Anton Kovalevski (FC Naftan Novopolotsk).
Defenders:
Dmitri Verkhovtsov (FC Naftan Novopolotsk), Igor Shitov (FC BATE Borisov), Oleg Veretilo (FC Dinamo Minsk), Aleksei Yanushkevich (FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk), Aleksandr Martynovich (FC Dinamo Minsk), Nikolai Osipovich (FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk), Maksim Bordachov (FC BATE Borisov).
Midfielders:
Mikhail Sivakov (Cagliari Calcio), Andrei Chukhlei (FC Dinamo Minsk), Aleksandr Volodko (FC BATE Borisov), Anton Putilo (FC Dinamo Minsk), Sergei Kislyak (FC Dinamo Minsk), Sergei Kryvets (FC BATE Borisov), Sergei Gigevich (FC Dinamo Minsk), Aleksandr Sachivko (FC Minsk), Sergei Balanovich (FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk), Mikhail Afanasiev (FC Amkar Perm).
Strikers:
Leonid Kovel (FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast), Dmitri Komarovski (FC Naftan Novopolotsk), Vladimir Yurchenko (FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast).
Source: uefa.com - UEFA European U-21 C'ship - News & Features - News specific
Thursday, 12 March 2009
V. Romanov wants to become Lithuanian president
VILNIUS, March 12 (RIA Novosti) - An ethnic-Russian businessman in Lithuania has submitted documents to the country's chief election commission to run for president, the parliamentary press service said Thursday.
Vladimir Romanov, the president of investment group Ukio banko investicines grupe (UBIG) and chief shareholder of Ukio bank, will become the first ethnic-Russian to run for president of Lithuania if the commission registers him as a candidate.
Romanov lives in the Baltic state's second largest city of Kaunas and is ranked among the country's richest people. He started his own knitting business on money earned as a submariner and taxi driver, after which he started buying the shares of light-industrial businesses.
His group now invests in real estate, production, logistics and sports, both in Lithuania and abroad. He owns Edinburgh's Hearts soccer club and his millions lifted them to second in the Scottish Premier League in the 2005-2006, a feat not repeated since.
A total of 11 contenders for the presidential post have been registered, and several others have submitted documents for registration. Presidential elections in Lithuania will be held May 17 and June 7, in two rounds.
Source: RIA Novosti - World - Ethnic-Russian banker wants to become Lithuanian president
Vladimir Romanov, the president of investment group Ukio banko investicines grupe (UBIG) and chief shareholder of Ukio bank, will become the first ethnic-Russian to run for president of Lithuania if the commission registers him as a candidate.
Romanov lives in the Baltic state's second largest city of Kaunas and is ranked among the country's richest people. He started his own knitting business on money earned as a submariner and taxi driver, after which he started buying the shares of light-industrial businesses.
His group now invests in real estate, production, logistics and sports, both in Lithuania and abroad. He owns Edinburgh's Hearts soccer club and his millions lifted them to second in the Scottish Premier League in the 2005-2006, a feat not repeated since.
A total of 11 contenders for the presidential post have been registered, and several others have submitted documents for registration. Presidential elections in Lithuania will be held May 17 and June 7, in two rounds.
Source: RIA Novosti - World - Ethnic-Russian banker wants to become Lithuanian president
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