In 2005, the romance of the then captain of the “Zenith” Vladislav Radimov and Russian pop star Tatyana Bulanova excited all of Saint Petersburg. It began with an interview that the singer and part-time Zenit fan took from a football player for a fan newspaper. This edition contained an interesting section that made professional journalists lose their jobs.
The story of Radimov and Bulanova that ended in divorce
A beautiful candy-bouquet period ended with a wedding that Vladislav and Tatiana played two days before Zenit's home match with Portuguese Vitoria in the UEFA Cup. The newlyweds chose this date on the recommendation of astrologers, who promised long and happy years of marriage. Against the Portuguese, Radimov played, to put it mildly, not in the best way, earning a removal at the end of the game for a second yellow card.Evil St. Petersburg journalists subjected the captain of Zenit to derogatory criticism, one of them even switched to the personality of his wife. After a verbal skirmish with Radimov, it came to assault. The injured journalist, in the past one of the activists of the fan movement, even wrote a statement to the police. Fortunately, the conflict was resolved, and the injured journalist interviewed Radimov.The predictions of astrologers for a long happy life did not come true. The divorce of a beautiful couple resulted in an ugly showdown on a talk show. They distracted football fans from the assessments of Radimov's coaching work, and fans of Bulanova's work from new hits performed by her. Both Vladislav and Tatyana have their own lives today.
The new life of the singer and the young chosen one
A happy event happened in Tatyana's life. She married Valery Rudnev. She was not embarrassed by the solid 19-year age difference with her chosen one. However, Radimov was also six years younger. The new husband of a popular singer in the gossip column is called a businessman, which is quite true.Only quite recently, Valery Rudnev was one of the most promising Russian tennis players. He won the Russian championship twice — in singles and in doubles, in the summer of 2014 he ranked 210th in the ATP rankings and in the same season played in the qualifications of two Grand Slam tournaments, in Australia and the USA. The following fact speaks about Rudnev's class: Marat Safin attracted him to his team as a sparring partner.
Well known in the sports world and the new father-in-law Bulanova. As part of the Kirovets football team, Yuri Rudnev played in the Leningrad championship, was the head coach of the same Kirovets, who played in the second league of the Soviet Union championship. As a coach, Rudnev achieved recognition in futsal. Four times he led Dynamo Moscow to victories in the national championship, in 2007 he won the UEFA Cup with the blue and white. He also worked with the country's leading futsal teams from Yekaterinburg, Norilsk, and Syktyvkar. He also had a mini-football «Zenith» from St. Petersburg, which he still dreams of reviving.
The wedding of Valery Rudnev and Tatiana Bulanova was attended by friends and bridesmaids from the world of show- business. It was not necessary to spend money on the show program. Kai Metov and Alena Apina sang, not only the bride, but also Anna Semenovich sang along. The world of tennis was represented by Svetlana Kuznetsova. The ex-second racket of the world, who has not yet announced her retirement, immediately after the wedding went to Paris to attend the matches of Roland Garros.