MOSCOW, Jul 21 Ex-Spartak Moscow midfielder Alexander Mostovoy told about how his former teammate Valery Karpin did not want to return to Russia from Spain after the end of his career. The current coach of the Russian national team played in the Spanish Championship from 1994 to 2005. In 2008, he came to Moscow, becoming the general director of Spartak.
"Karpin did not even want to live in Russia, but then someone thought him up: "Do you want to go to " Spartacus"? There, just now, the power is changing". And he became the CEO", Mostovoy said in an interview with Sport24.
According to the ex-football player, Karpin later saw that he could try himself as a coach.
"Then Valera saw that in as a coach, you can also climb — and climbed. He had no papers, nothing, but he was appointed acting. I entered the Higher School of Economics, a year later they gave me this piece of paper. Now he is officially a coach. Although I just agreed & # 34;, — added Mostovoy.
At the moment, Valery Karpin is also the coach of Rostov. Previously, he headed Spartak, Spanish Mallorca and Armavir Torpedo.