Dmitry Vladimirovich Kombarov is a football player of the Moscow "Spartak" and the Russian national team. The positions in which the athlete plays are defense and midfield.
Biography of Dmitry Kombarov
A football player was born in Moscow. His date of birth is January 22, 1987. Dmitry has a brother, Kirill, who is also a player. From early childhood, they showed interest in sports. When the boys were three years old, their father took them to gymnastics. After 12 months, Dmitry Kombarov began to play football.
My father was a fierce fan of Spartak, so there were no questions about which football academy to enter. In addition, he was familiar with the leadership and the coach. In the period from nine to eleven years old, in parallel with football, Dmitry was fond of kickboxing. At the age of fourteen, the Kombarovs had to leave the capital's team. The reason for leaving is disputes with the coach, who believed that they had no football future. The brothers continued to study under the leadership of Dynamo. The first games were held in 2004 for the backup team.
Carier start
The first appearance of Kombarov on the field in the starting lineup happened in 2005 in the cup game. In 2010, the brothers were offered a contract with Spartak Moscow. The transfer was soon made. The total cost of the transition was ten million dollars. The brothers indicated the possibility of career growth as a circumstance for the transfer. Plus, that season Spartak took part in the Champions League.
The president of Dynamo subsequently stated that Dmitry Kombarov and his brother would most likely have remained in the team with a salary increase. However, management did not accept the proposed conditions.
"Spartacus"
Photos of Dmitry Kombarov and his brother, who moved to the camp of the "red-white", instantly spread among the fans. The transfer was received ambiguously among Dynamo and Spartak fans. Dmitry played his debut game in the new team against Tom. The club from Moscow confidently won. The mentor of Spartak at that moment was who highly appreciated the performance of Kombarov.
Soon Dmitry Kombarov took part in the Champions League. The game was played against French Marseille. During the match, only one goal was scored from Dmitry's pass. The starting ball in the "red-white" Kombarov played in the game against the St. Petersburg "Zenith". The ball was converted from a penalty kick and turned out to be the winner during that meeting. The football player opened the score in the LE in a match with Basel from Switzerland.
The whole season, Dmitry appeared in the place of the central midfielder, but before that he constantly played on the left flank. This decision of the coach surprised many fans of the team. Nevertheless, Karpin positively assessed the player's game and used his opportunities afterwards.
First of all, Dmitry Kombarov is valuable for his versatility. He can play well both in the center and on the flank. The position on the left is especially successful for him. From it, he can easily make an accurate pass deep into the opponent's defense.
Career in the Russian team
Dmitry received his first call to the second team in 2011. At the beginning of 2012, proposals were received from the main Russian team. Kombarov was able to make his debut soon in a friendly match against Denmark.
Together with the national team, Kambarov took part in Euro 2012, but he failed to enter the game in any match. He scored his first goal for the national team from the penalty spot in the game against Armenia. The match took place in early March 2014. At the World Cup in Brazil, Kombarov entered the field in three matches.
Personal life
In the fall of 2011, Kombarov got married. In 2012, the couple had a daughter, who was named Ulyana.
The twin brothers have a great relationship. Before doing something, they consult with each other and constantly communicate. During their studies, the brothers managed to take exams for each other. However, in childhood, there were still frequent skirmishes between the guys.
Dmitry Vladimirovich Kombarov. Born on January 22, 1987 in Moscow. Russian footballer.
He is one of the twin brothers. The second - Cyril - is also a football player.
They have been playing football since the age of 4.
At the age of 6, in 1993, the brothers entered the football school of the Moscow Spartak. At that time, Spartak was the undisputed leader of Russian club football and undoubtedly had the best children's and youth football schools in the country. Therefore, it was here that the Kombarov brothers laid an invaluable basic foundation for their further development as professional football players.
In childhood, the brothers often fought among themselves: “We fought mercilessly with each other until the age of 15 - for any reason. One pushed the other, the second decided to answer - and it started. Or we go out into the yard to play football. One stands at the gate and says to the other : "Hit in the lower right corner," - and he spitefully hits in the upper left - and the mahacha went, "Dmitry said.
In 2001, the brothers moved to the youth school of the main rival of the red and white - Moscow "Dynamo".
“The coach at the Spartak school openly squeezed Dima and me. Because of this, we had to leave. And now we don’t regret that decision at all,” Cyril said.
Because of this departure, Spartak became the most principled rival for both brothers.
Since 2004, the brothers began to play for the double of the "white-blue".
On July 13, 2005, Dmitry Kombarov made his debut in the first team of the club in the Russian Cup match with Dynamo Bryansk.
In August 2010, negotiations began on the transfer of both Kombarov brothers to the Moscow "Spartacus". Dmitry's brother, Kirill, declined to comment on the transfer rumors. On August 15, 2010, the Kombarovs became the players of Spartak. The amount for the transfer of both players was $10 million. The reason for the transition was the desire to develop, the participation of Spartak in the Champions League and the fact that the brothers started playing football at the red-white school. The president of Dynamo, Yuri Isaev, said that the Kombarovs were ready to remain in the White-Blues only in the event of a significant increase in wages, which the club did not agree to.
On August 21, Kombarov made his debut for Spartak in a match with Tom, which ended in a 4-2 victory for the Red-Whites. Spartak's head coach, Valery Karpin, praised Kombarov's debut as "great".
On September 15 of the same year, Kombarov made his debut in the Champions League against Marseille, in this game, after his cross, the only goal in the match was scored.
On October 27, 2010, in a match with Zenit, he scored his first goal for Spartak from a penalty kick, this goal became victorious, the match ended with a score of 1: 0.
On February 17, 2011, in the first match of the 1/16 Europa League, he hit the gates of the Swiss Basel, thereby scoring his first goal in European competition.
In the 2011/2012 season, Kombarov was transferred to the position of a central midfielder. This happened in the 29th round in the match against Lokomotiv, where Kombarov, unexpectedly for everyone, came out not in the usual position of the left midfielder, but in the center of the field. After the match, Valery Karpin gave a positive assessment of the game of Dmitry Kombarov, noting that he plans to use him in the center of the field in the future. At the end of the season, he spent the most minutes on the field among Spartak players.
In 2011, he received a call to the created second Russian team.
In February 2012, he was called up to the main Russian national team for a friendly match with Denmark and made his debut in this match for the national team, entering the field in the second half instead of Konstantin Zyryanov.
Kombarov became the only player from Spartak included in the application of the Russian national team for Euro 2012. At the tournament, he was a substitute and never entered the field.
Under the leadership of Capello, Kombarov became a player in the main team, playing as a left back. Appeared on the field in all 10 matches of the 2014 World Cup qualifying round.
According to the results of the qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup, he was included in the symbolic team of the tournament according to goal.com along with.
On March 5, 2014, in a friendly match against the Armenian national team, Dmitry scored his first goal for the national team, converting a penalty at the end of the first half.
In April 2014, Dmitry was included in the national team's application for a trip to Brazil for the world championship. At the tournament, he played in matches against the national teams of the Republic of Korea, Belgium and Algeria.
On September 8, 2014, in the first match of the Euro 2016 qualifying tournament against Liechtenstein, Kombarov converted a penalty.
Dmitry Kombarov - best moments
The growth of Dmitry Kombarov: 182 centimeters.
Personal life of Dmitry Kombarov:
Dmitry Kombarov with his wife Tatyana
Team achievements of Dmitry Kombarov:
Dynamo (Moscow):
Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship: 2008
Spartak Moscow):
Silver medalist of the Russian Championship: 2011/12
Personal achievements of Dmitry Kombarov:
In the Lists of the 33 best football players of the Russian Championship: No. 1 (2012/2013), No. 2 (2013/2014) and (2014/2015), No. 3 (2011/2012)
Best left midfielder according to Sport-Express newspaper: 2011/12
The best player of the month of the Russian Football Championship: April 2013
Award "Golden Boar" from the fans of FC "Spartak": 2012/13
Member of the symbolic team of the 2014 World Cup qualification tournament in the UEFA zone according to goal.com
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The only Russian football player that Pep would appreciate.
Kombarov's most important and rarest quality for the RFPL is passes from the flank, returning the game to the center. On the basic settings, any opponent blocks the center - therefore, such a pass is always risky, therefore, they almost never do such passes in the Premier League.
A great goal by Luis Adriano shows the importance of such passes. It is Kombarov's transfer that is the key action in this episode. Paz created a 4-in-5 situation for Spartak on the counterattack. This is a very favorable ratio for the attacking side.
Spartak played the moment beautifully, but the true effectiveness of the episode is in Kombarov's pass. Usually such passes (breaking pressure and creating profitable situations for partners) are made by Sergi Busquets from the support zone. Kombarov passed from the flank, but played in a similar style.
I would not sing Dmitry so much if: 1) the decision was not so non-obvious; 2) he didn't do that regularly.
Russian player's decision - typical for RFPL matches low risk solution. Hurts the team.
The decision of a good Russian player - also a safe solution, which requires a little more equipment. Doesn't hurt, but doesn't really help the team either.
The tough legionnaire's decision - as a rule, difficult in execution and not the most obvious. Gives the team a slight advantage.
Busquets/Kombarov solution - a top solution that significantly improves the position of the team.
All from the matches of this season. If possible, watch the video - unfortunately, they cannot be shared here due to rights. They are even more impressive.
FIG knows where Kombarov's skill comes from, which in Russian football kill in the bud, but it's very cool. Although, of course, does not negate its shortcomings. It is Kombarov who most often messes up (banally underperforms) when Spartak concedes from set pieces, and he still does not impress in defense.
Let's return to the absurd theory from the title. Guardiola once said: "There are very few players in the world who can break the opponent's first line of pressure with a forward pass into the central zone." This is the quality he values the most. Usually, such players play in the support zone and are very expensive - there are few of them among the flank defenders. Pep is keen to work with those, even if it means that a player who is individually weak in defense will come out on the flank of the defense. These shortcomings are compensated by the desire to plow and the Pep system. Therefore, City are damn good even with Fabian Delph on the left in defense.
I am aware of the absurdity of fantasy and the number of assumptions, but purely in the theory of Kombarov - with his smart passes - I would not have been lost in Guardiola's system. There are no more such players in Russia.
Full podcast:
00:00 Announcement of topics
01:00 More than just a victory for Spartak.
07:00 More "Zenith" in the summer spent only in Manchester, Milan and Paris. Why doesn't it work?
26:00 Dmitry Kombarov is the unsung hero of the Russian supermatch.
27:55 Milan and Zenit are sister teams. Feldwebel Gattuso takes command of Milan.
40:00 "Valencia" spent 3 times less than "Zenith" - why it works.
50:20 Italy is not going to the World Cup. That's no reason not to watch Serie A.
In modern football, the 30-year mark is considered to be a landmark, its achievement automatically transfers players from the category of just experienced ones somewhere closer to veterans. And although the development of medicine now allows you to play longer and happier than before, and it often happens that in the fourth ten football players will achieve success that they could not have imagined in their younger years, the moment still remains important. At least from a psychological point of view. Someone no longer, no, yes, and occasionally looks back, reflecting on intermediate achievements.
Could achieve more, - said in a recent interview with "SE" one of today's two anniversaries, Kirill Kombarov. But I'm happy with my career. Besides, it doesn't end for me. I plan to play for many more years. Will it work or not? I am not Nostradamus. But I do everything to perform well and still compete in my lifetime for the championship. Don't forget about the team. People will make their debut for the national team by the age of 35 ...
Kirill's optimistic mood can only be rejoiced at, and I would like to wish that all his laudable aspirations one day come true. But still, it is unlikely that the older brother was at least a little cunning when he uttered the word "pleased." He once dreamed, for sure, clearly about more than about the struggle for survival, along with "Tomyu" or Tula "Arsenal".
And Dmitry is now in the UAE preparing with "Spartacus" to the spring battle for the championship. He is the leader of the Red and Whites, who has worn the captain's armband more than once in previous seasons and received the Golden Boar from the fans. In the summer, he will probably be waiting for the Confederations Cup as part of the Russian national team, for which he has already played 41 matches. Behind him are two European championships and a world championship in Brazil, and the home World Cup 2018, if everything goes well, will be the fourth international tournament.
Kirill, having played as many matches in the youth team as his brother, has never been called up to the main national team of the country. And in "Spartacus" he did not become his own in five years.
2006 Kirill KOMBAROV at the Dynamo training camp. Photo by Alexander FEDOROV, "SE"
ONCE KIRILL WAS THE BEST
But once their careers with Dmitry developed equally rapidly. They left school together "Spartacus" due to a conflict with the coach, they took the first steps together, climbed up from the understudies together. True, a short time separated their debuts - Dmitry first entered the field at the age of 18 in 2005, and in 2006 he became a solid player starting lineup, while Kirill was waiting for the first match for the base until the fall of 2006. However, although the older brother harnessed longer, he arrived faster at the first achievement. According to the results of 2007, Kirill was awarded the "First Five" award as the best young football player in Russia.
By that time, without the two of them, it was already impossible to imagine blue and white. They rushed briskly along different flanks in midfield with the honorary 7th and 9th numbers on their backs. Both - with good speed, tenacity, a decent technical arsenal, the ability to both play short and perform a cut serve into the penalty area. Fans "Dynamo", looking at the mature game of young pupils, could not get enough. And often there were excellent goals, when one Kombarov shot through - and the other on the opposite flank closed.
And it just so happened that the left-flank Dmitry "Spartacus" initially turned out to be much more needed than Cyril. Because stellar and costly McGeady arrived just on the right edge of the middle line, and in defense on that edge, the red-whites had and . But the older brother could not fight for a place in the squad, even with all the desire, because he moved to a new team, being injured. And if Dmitry started playing right away, then Kirill watched from the sidelines for a long time, and he was able to recover and recover only at the very end of the season.
We know how much in sports sometimes decide the starting spurt, inertia and circumstances. And it just so happened that they formed at that time against Cyril.
Kirill KOMBAROV, Unai EMERY and Aiden McGeady (left to right). Photo by Alexey IVANOV, "SE"
KIRILL VS PARSHIVLYUK AND MAKGIDI
With time Karpin converted the brothers from midfielders to defenders, and Dmitry, with his endurance and versatility, staked out the left flank of the defense for many years. After all, he didn’t really have any competitors - with all due respect to, or early. Cyril, as we noted above, had a much more difficult time in this regard. But still one season to be proud of, it's in "Spartacus" held - it was a transitional championship-2011/12. Parshivlyuk first he recovered from the first rupture of the cruciate ligaments, then he received new injuries, McGeady also dropped out for a couple of months, and all this “helped” the eldest of the brothers Kombarovs take part in 37 Premier League matches out of 44.
In the same period, his only two goals for the red and white fall - in the Europa League against and. May 2012 "Spartacus" outplayed in a beautiful match and won silver medals, Kirill spent all 90 minutes on the field. But already next season, even with a new severe injury Parshivlyuk, he began to play much less often. preferred on the right a hard-working and diligent Makeeva, albeit with all its attacking shortcomings. But Dmitry, under the Spanish specialist, unlike his brother, flourished and spent one of the brightest segments in his career in terms of personal statistics - six goals and four assists in 17 rounds.
November 5, 2016. Tomsk. "Tom" - "Spartak" - 0:1. Kirill KOMBAROV (left) vs. Dmitry KOMBAROV. Photo by Dmitry SHUBA
A GIFT TO DMITRY FROM FATE
What does one brother have that another does not? It cannot be said that one of them is definitely more talented, more technical, more diligent. And if we think about the character, then many people who are familiar with Dmitry and Kirill say that the second one is even stronger in some ways ... But the current Spartak player still has one advantage. And him
I think we are equal. - said Cyril, comparing the two careers. - This is at least! But first of all, that's the way it was. And, secondly, Dima is left-footed. In our country, there are practically no players capable of covering the positions of the left back and half. In this regard, fate made a huge gift to my brother. And it’s more difficult for me as a right-hander, the competition is much higher ...
Kirill KOMBAROV with Torpedo (left) and Dmitry KOMBAROV. Photo by Alexander FEDOROV, "SE"
WILL THE PATHS CONNECT AGAIN?
Time in "Spartacus" As time went on, Kirill entered the field less and less (in the 2013/14 championship - only six matches), and every day it became more and more obvious: changes were needed. Maybe try to find yourself new club should have even been a little earlier. As a result, the 2014/15 season Kombarov Sr. spent on loan. Played quite well and deserved another chance at "Spartacus".
The sports paths of the brothers connected again, but not for long. The team of last year's model quickly became mired in squabbles and scandals. A few months later, the management suddenly announced that "some players are pulling partners back," and in the coming winter, these "some" dispersed to different clubs. Cyril fell under the distribution. It is too difficult to figure out who is right and who is to blame, where the legs of this or that decision grow from. Myself Kombarov, for example, said that Alenichev wanted to keep him in the team, but management decided not to renew the contract. Former head coach argued that it was a common decision to remove the football player from the base.
Be that as it may, now Kirill is in "Arsenale" solves his problems, and Dmitry "Spartacus"- their own. But everyone still has a dream to play in one team. And personal ambitions, if you read any of their interviews, are still high.
We once again congratulate the brothers on their anniversary and wish that all the goals set by them will be achieved sooner or later. For Cyril to catch up, and maybe even overtake his brother. So that at least for a short time, but their paths crossed in the national team. So that health allows both to play for a long, long time.
Indeed, at the age of 30, everything is often just beginning - even in football.
