Years of life: 09.02.1984.

Citizenship: Russia.

Career:player: 2003/04Star(Irkutsk); 2005 Khimki; 2006/11 Dynamo(Kiev); 2006 Dynamo(Moscow); 2007 Dynamo-2(Kiev); 2007/08 Dnieper(Ukraine); 2009/11 Arsenal(Kiev) all four clubs for rent; 2011 Volga(Nizhny Novgorod); 2012 Locomotive(Moscow); 2013/16 Anji; 2014/15Kuban; 2016 Dynamo(Moscow) both clubs for rent; 2016 from June to the present Spartacus.

role: winger.

growth: 176.

weight: 74.

room: 38.

pupil: CYSS of Irkutsk "Zenith".

team: played for the Russian national team: 14 games 0 goals.

nickname:

Achievements:

Champion of Russia: 2016/17 .

Russian Super Cup Winner: 2017 .

Winner of the Ukrainian Cup: 2005/06

Winner of the Super Cup of Ukraine: 2006

Russian Cup finalist: 2004/05, 2012/13, 2014/15

Silver medalist of the Ukrainian championship: 2005/06

Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship: 2012/13

Biography:

Andrey was born on February 9, 1984 in Irkutsk. From the age of seven he played basketball. When Andrei was 9, his parents died in a fire in an apartment. After that he lived with his grandmother's sister Lyubov Andreevna. At the age of nine, Yeschenko enrolled in the football section on the advice of a friend.

He studied at the CYSS of the Irkutsk "Zenith". The first coach is Evgeny Lensky. Yeshchenko began to play in position under the attackers. In childhood and adolescence, he stood out for his ability to work and strong character. Yeshchenko was the captain of the Irkutsk national team, made up of players born in 1984, which played in the Russian championship and took second place in the group in the qualifying tournament, losing in play-offs Novokuznetsk. The president of the Russian Football Union, Vyacheslav Koloskov, came to these games, with whom Andrei kept a photograph as a keepsake.

Club career

Zvezda (Irkutsk)

He began his professional career at Zvezda Irkutsk in the Second Division of Russia in 2003. He got into the team, having shown himself well at the training camp, where in one of the matches he, in particular, scored a goal with his head. At the end of the training camp, he was offered a three-year contract. In his first season in the team, he played 15 matches and scored 1 goal, also playing for Zvezda's double. Zvezda took 4th place this season, losing bronze medals to Irtysh Omsk only by the difference between goals scored and conceded. In the 2004 season Yeshchenko played in 27 matches and scored 2 goals, Zvezda took 5th place.

Yeshchenko himself notes that it was in Zvezda that he revealed himself as a football player, gained good physical data. He also notes the work of coach Boris Lavrov. In total, he played 47 matches for the club and scored 3 goals.

Khimki

In November 2004, the youth tournament "Nadezhda" took place in Saransk, where Yeshchenko, who played for the national team of "East", was noticed by the scouts of the Moscow Region "Khimki". At the tournament, his team took the last 6th place. In early January 2005, he signed a contract with Khimki, which played in the First Division, without watching. One of the initiators of his transition was Andrey Chervichenko. The club paid 400,000 euros for it. He was number 13 in the team.

In Khimki, he became the main player under the head coach Pavel Yakovenko. Yakovenko conducted training sessions at physical exercise and technique, sometimes four workouts were carried out a day.

Together with the team, he reached the final of the 2004/05 Russian Cup, where Khimki lost to CSKA with a minimum score (1: 0). Yeschenko played the entire final match, many celebrated his successful game against CSKA striker Wagner Love. Playing for Khimki, Yeshchenko made a good showing playing as a right-back, after which many called him the opening of the season and one of the most promising players in Russia. In total for the club in the First Division of the 2005 season, he played 34 matches and scored 2 goals. Khimki took 4th place that season, losing only to KAMAZ, Spartak Nalchik and Luch-Energia.

Dynamo (Kiev)

In the game for Arsenal

In January 2006, he went to the training camp of Dynamo Kiev in the UAE for viewing. The transfer to Dynamo was handled by his agent Alexei Safonov. Eshchenko could also go to the Moscow clubs Dynamo, Spartak and Lokomotiv. In February 2006 he took part in the First Channel Cup, which was held in Israel.

At the beginning he moved to the Dynamo camp on loan. In April 2006, he signed a five-year contract with Dynamo. Dynamo paid 1,200,000 euros for his transfer. In the team, he took number 33. On March 5, 2006 he made his debut in the Ukrainian championship in an away match against Ilyichevts Mariupol (1: 2), coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute instead of Oleg Gusev.

Together with Dynamo in the 2005/06 season, Yeshchenko became the silver medalist of the Ukrainian championship and the owner of the Ukrainian Cup. On July 16, 2006, Dynamo won the Ukrainian Super Cup, beating Shakhtar Donetsk (2: 0). In total for Dynamo in the league he played in 11 matches and scored 1 goal, 2 Cup matches and 3 youth championship Ukraine.

In the summer of 2006, he transferred to Dynamo Moscow on a six-month loan. He took number 28 in the team. In the Russian championship, Andrey made his debut on August 4, 2006 in an away match against Moscow "Torpedo" (3: 0), having played the entire game. After this game, in which Dynamo lost, he was dismissed head coach Dynamo Yuri Semin. In total for Dynamo (Moscow) in the 2006 season Yeschenko played in 9 games.

In January 2007 he returned to Dynamo (Kiev). The rest of the 2006/07 season Yeshchenko played for Dynamo-2, which played in the First League of Ukraine. In total for Dynamo-2, he played in 9 matches, in which he played a full 90 minutes.

In the summer of 2007, he transferred on a leasehold basis to Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro. He took number 13 in the team. As part of Dnipro, he made his debut on August 26, 2007 in a home match against Uzhgorod Transcarpathia (0: 0). In total for Dnipro in the championship, he played 20 matches and 7 games in the youth championship. In August 2008, he played 2 matches in qualifying for the UEFA Cup against the Swiss Bellinzona. Following the results of two matches, Dnipro left the tournament.

In the game for Volga

In early 2009, he transferred to Arsenal Kiev on loan. He took number 29 in the team. As part of the team in the Ukrainian league, he made his debut on March 1, 2009 in a home match against Kharkiv (1: 0). In the 2008/09 season, Yeshchenko played 11 games for Arsenal. Before the start of the 2010/11 season, he took number 99 in the team. This season, he and his team reached the semi-finals of the Ukrainian Cup, where Arsenal lost to Dynamo Kiev (2: 0). In the 2010/11 Ukrainian league, Yeschenko played in all 30 games of Arsenal in the tournament, playing them without substitutions, also receiving 2 yellow cards in them. In total, he played for the club in 67 league matches in which he scored 1 goal. In the Ukrainian Cup for Arsenal, he played 5 matches.

Volga

In the summer of 2011, he signed a contract with the Nizhny Novgorod Volga as a free agent. Yeshchenko returned to Russia in order to get into the national team of the country. In the team, he took a jersey with number 50. He spent six months in the team and played in the Russian championship in 12 matches.

Lokomotiv (Moscow)

In January 2012 he moved to Moscow Lokomotiv, taking advantage of the opportunity to terminate the contract and transfer to another club. In Lokomotiv, as in Volga, he took number 50. On March 24, 2012 he made his debut as part of the team in the Russian Championship in an away match against CSKA Moscow (2: 0).

On November 4, 2012, he scored his first goal for Lokomotiv Moscow in an away match against CSKA Moscow (1: 2).

Anji

On January 12, 2013, the sites of Lokomotiv and Anji announced the transfer of the defender to the ranks of the Makhachkala club. The transfer amount was 1 million euros. The contract is signed for 3 years.

At the end of March 2013, he was seriously injured and dropped out for a long time. After an injury, he played his first match with Anji in the 2013/2014 Europa League group stage match against Tottenham on October 3, 2013, entering the field in the 56th minute instead of Serder Serderov.

"Kuban"

On July 1, 2014 Andrey Yeshchenko transferred on loan from Anzhi to Kuban with the right to purchase.

Anji

In the 2015/2016 season, Yeshchenko returned to Anji.

In the cup match in the 1/8 finals against Krasnodar on October 29, 2015, he scored his first goal for the Makhachkala team, but Anji lost 1: 3 and dropped out of the fight for the cup.

"Dynamo"

In February 2016, Yeshchenko moved from Anji to Dynamo Moscow on loan.

"Spartacus"

National team career

In 2005 he made his debut in the youth national team of Russia U21. In total, he played 9 matches for the national team under 21 in official UEFA tournaments. Held 4 matches for the Russian Olympic team. He played for the Second National Team of Russia, in which he played 2 matches and scored 1 goal (in the game against Lithuania).

The head coach of the Russian national team Fabio Capello challenged Yeschenko to a friendly match on August 15, 2012 against Cote d'Ivoire, but he never entered the field. Yeshchenko's first appearance on the field as part of the national team took place on September 11, 2012 in the match of the qualifying round of the 2014 World Cup against Israel.

On March 31, 2013, Andrey tore his cruciate ligaments in his knee and did not take part in those qualifying matches that took place in 2013. In November 2013, after recovering from an injury, he again received a call-up to the national team and took part in a friendly match against the Serbian national team on November 15, replacing Aleksey Kozlov in the second half.

World Cup 2014

Yeshchenko was included in the final application of the Russian national team for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and played in two games in the tournament (against South Korea and Belgium). According to the results of these matches, as well as the match with Algeria, the Russian national team took third place in the group and completed its participation in the championship without reaching the playoffs.

Personal life

He got his first tattoo when he was in Kiev. Yeshchenko got himself tattoos associated with all the teams in which he played. He has a tattoo with the initials AE on his leg, a tattoo with Andrew the First-Called on his shoulder, and there are also tattoos with an angel and the Virgin Mary.

In 2006, Andrei married Maria Yeschenko, in 2013 they had a daughter, Alisa. The couple divorced in 2014.

Andriy Yeshchenko became a player of "Spartak"

“Spartak” has signed a contract with 32-year-old defender Andrey Yeshchenko, the club's official website informs. The footballer joined the team as a free agent. For the Russian national team, he entered the field in fourteen matches, including at the 2014 World Cup, which was held in Brazil.

In the 2012/13 season as part of Anji, Yeshchenko won bronze medals championship of Russia. He played three times in the Russian Cup final. He spent the last season at Dynamo.

Yeshchenko's presentation at the Spartak Hall of Fame took place today. Spartak's general director Sergei Rodionov presented the player with a red and white T-shirt with his name on it.

Yeshchenko signed a 1 + 1 contract with Spartak

The details of Spartak's contract with defender Andrey Yeshchenko have become known. Yeshchenko passed a medical examination with a group of Spartak players at Luzhniki this morning, and then signed a contract with the club. The parameters of the contract are one year with the possibility of extending for one more.

Andriy Yeshchenko: "When I was little, I watched Spartak"

Defender Andrey Yeshchenko, who signed a contract with Spartak today, shared his impressions and noted that as a child he followed the games of the red and white with interest. According to Yeshchenko, the club has a huge army of fans, and he will try to benefit him.

Thank you very much for being invited by the management of “Spartak”, - Yeshchenko quotes the official website of the club. - I will try to do everything to the maximum, help the team, especially a team with such a history, with such traditions, with an army of fans. We will try. I hope everything works out.

“Spartak” is called the people's team because there are so many fans in Russia and throughout the CIS. When I was little, I watched Spartak. He won and won all the time. I watched the Champions League game, plus many played in the national team.

Rodionov - Eshchenko: "Breathe the Spartak air, enjoy"

Spartak's general director Sergei Rodionov handed the club jersey to the newcomer of the team, Andrei Yeshchenko, and wished him success in the red-and-white squad. The 32-year-old defender moved to the Moscow club as a free agent. For the Russian national team, he entered the field in fourteen matches, including at the 2014 World Cup, which was held in Brazil.

Yeschenko is a footballer with sufficient playing experience, - stressed Rodionov. - And those qualities that will help us achieve good results. We count on you, Andrey, - he turned to the footballer, - And we wish you victories in our team. According to the established tradition, we carry out the signing of a contract, the transfer of a football player with a visit to our beautiful museum, where the titles, traditions, history of the club are presented. She is really very rich. Breathe the Spartak air, enjoy. It is important that you get imbued with the Spartak spirit, understand which club you are in.

Yeshchenko: "I am glad to be transferred to Spartak and I want to return to the national team!"

In an exclusive interview, Spartak newcomer Andrei Yeshchenko spoke about Spartak air, the Europa League and the Russian national team.

- You ended the season as a free agent. Did you have any offers from other clubs besides Spartak?

- Yes, there were several options for continuing my career, but as soon as I received a specific offer from Spartak I immediately accepted it. After all, "Spartak" is a "people's team", it has a huge army of fans. Literally in a few days, we agreed on my transition, everything worked out very quickly.

- What personal goals do you set for yourself in Spartak?

- I want to go out on the field as often as possible, please with my game and achieve results with the team.

- How were you met in the team?

- I already know many in the team. I managed to talk to Evgeny Makeev, and at breakfast I sat with Artyom Rebrov and Roman Zobnin. In general, all the guys and the coaching staff warmly greeted me and wished me luck. It is immediately evident that there are no problems with the atmosphere in the team. By the way, soon foreigners will come to the team: Ivelin Popov, Lorenzo Melgarejo, Quincy Promes.

- In an interview a few years ago, you said that you were going to learn English. Can you chat with legionnaires now?

- I understand everything in English, I can exchange a couple of phrases like "how are you?"

"I want to be in the Russian national team again"

- Looking at Euro 2016, do you miss playing for the Russian national team?

- Certainly! I would like to be there again, although I understand: each coach has his own vision of the squad.

- Agree: it's easier to get into the national team from Spartak than from a team that is fighting for survival.

- You know, under Fabio Capello, I was called from Anji, which was then at the very bottom of the table. But if your team fights for high places and plays in European competitions, like today's Spartak, then the coaching staff of the national team invariably pays attention to its players.

- Have you already talked with Alenichev about where he sees you on the pitch?

- Of course, I'm a defender - I won't play in attack! The positions of both the right and left lateral were discussed.

- Which flank is more comfortable for you to play on?

- It all depends on the tactics chosen by the coach: whether you need to play defensively or run into the attack. If I need to attack, it is more convenient for me to play on the right, and it is more comfortable for me to defend on the left flank. Although I managed to play in all teams in both positions - in Lokomotiv, and in Anji, and in Dynamo, and in the Russian national team.

"We must strive to win the Europa League"

- Have you already felt the "Spartak air" that you spoke about yesterday?

- I really felt it in the Spartak Museum. It was interesting to look at the personal belongings of the Spartak founders, the T-shirts of the legendary veterans of the team, to find out what boots they used to be, and indeed all the equipment. But I didn’t have time to get to know the modern base thoroughly on the first morning.

- What Spartak lacked in Lately to win the trophy?

- When I played for Dynamo Kiev, I really liked one moment. There, even in a junior school, novice football players are instilled in the spirit of winners, they are told that they are the best. So that, sitting in the locker room before the match, you do not get nervous, but know that you will go out on the field and win. At the same time, all the opponents tuned in to Dynamo Kiev in a special way. The same is the case with Spartak, the most titled team in Russia. Many red-and-white rivals are so tuned in to the match that they play best games in his career ... Of course, Spartak must fight for the first place.

- This year Spartak will play in the Europa League. Who would you like to see in your opponents?

- I heard that Manchester United will play in the LE. But first, we need to go through the qualifying stage.

- Can Spartak win the Europa League?

- We need to strive for this.

- You told that you got a tattoo about each team in which you played. Will you pack something special in honor of Spartak?

- How many teams there were in my career, so many stars are tattooed on my arm. One more star will appear in honor of Spartak.

- How close to the truth are the rumors about an attack on you after the departure of Dynamo Moscow from the Premier League?

- Do not attach any importance to this.

- Aren't you afraid of Dynamo fans dissatisfied with the move to the camp of principal rivals?

- Any team has adequate and inadequate fans.

- at the official presentation, Dynamo said that now Spartak is the same rival for him as for any fan of the blue and white. How do you feel about the former Moscow teams?

- In Spartak you play derby in every match - with CSKA, with Lokomotiv, with Dynamo. It doesn't matter to me who to play with. I'm not a fan - my job is to go out on the field and make sure that the fans of my team are happy.

Andrey Yeshchenko in the film "Believe and Dream" (VIDEO) The musical film "Believe and Dream" was released on the YouTube channel of Yury Yashnikov's film company. It is dedicated to the biography of Spartak defender Andrei Yeshchenko. The footballer himself played himself in the movie. Note that the role of the school director was played by the famous Russian actor and fan of "Spartak" Dmitry Nazarov.

Andriy Yeshchenko in the film "Believe and Dream" (VIDEO)

The musical film "Believe and Dream" has been released on the YouTube channel of the Yuri Yashnikov film company. It is dedicated to the biography of Spartak defender Andrei Yeshchenko. The footballer himself played himself in the movie.

Note that the role of the school director was played by the famous Russian actor and fan of "Spartak" Dmitry Nazarov.

December 2018.

An orphan boy who has achieved great success. Andrey Yeshchenko played for the best clubs in Russia, worked abroad and returned to the country. How did he achieve success, who is his wife and what kind of tattoos does this footballer get?

Childhood and family of Andrey Yeshchenko

Andrey's hometown is Irkutsk. At the age of nine, he was left without parents. They died in the fire. Their apartment was on fire, and no one was able to escape. He was raised by his grandmother's own sister, who arranged guardianship over the boy. She worked as a secretary at a factory. So that Andrei was not left to himself, the woman transferred him from an ordinary school to a boarding school, where he was from Monday to Friday, and spent the weekend at his aunt's house. According to Andrey's recollections, it was not quite easy at the boarding school. The kids were not offended there, but the teenagers had to be able to stand up for themselves.

At first, the boy's hobby was basketball, he was engaged in it from the age of seven, and then, on the advice of a friend, he enrolled in the football section. At the age of ten, Yeshchenko began to study at the sports school of the local "Zenith". His first coach was Evgeny Lensky. When Andrey grew up, he was invited to the local team "Zvezda", which is at a higher level. In this team, he played for no more than a year.

The beginning of the football career of Andriy Yeshchenko

Playing for Zvezda, the novice footballer showed himself to be a hardy and purposeful player. The Khimki coach noticed him and invited him to his place. To his surprise, Andrei very quickly entered the basis of this team and began to enter the field in almost every game.

When this Moscow Region team broke into the Russian Cup, Andrei entered the field in that match as well. The coach gave the player instructions to neutralize Wagner Love (CSKA forward). Yeschenko coped with the task, the formidable Brazilian did not have a single chance to take Khimki's goal, although more experienced army men won that match.

Yeshchenko's transfer to Dynamo

The talented footballer played for Khimki for about a year. As it turned out, he was noticed long ago and the scouts of Dynamo Kiev watched him play. This young defender was also claimed by Dynamo Moscow, Arsenal and Dnipro.

Yeshchenko chose Kiev, although there was no guarantee of getting into the main squad. And so it happened, Andrei did not get into the basis of the team. As the footballer himself says, this team consists of those who were taught from childhood that there is only one team in the world, and this team is Dynamo. Most likely, because of this, Andrey did not manage to gain a foothold in the team. At Dynamo he played only eleven matches, managed to score one goal, after which he ended up on loan to Dnipro, then to Arsenal.

The return of Andrey Yeshchenko to Russia

When the player became a free agent, he returned to Russia. Immediately upon returning, Nizhny Novgorod “Volga” signed a contract with him. For this club, the defender played only twelve matches. At the beginning of 2012, he was bought by the capital's Lokomotiv.

At Loko, the player managed to prove himself so much that, being no longer the youngest player, he was invited to the national team. He received the invitation at the end of the summer of 2012, just before the national team's game against the Ivory Coast team. But Andrey did not take part in that game. In September 2012, he made his debut in the national team, he entered the field in a match against Israel. The player was twenty-eight years old and seven months old.

Yeshchenko's move to Anji

In the spring of the same year, it became known that Andrei would become a player in Anji Makhachkala. The transition was not without a scandal. The fact is that by the time of his transfer to Anji, Andrei was the leading player in Lokomotiv. As it was written in the press, the club received only one million euros for his transfer. The amount is extremely small for such a "deal", but another amount was not announced by President Olga Smorodskaya. This deal is signed for three years.

The best player of October Andriy Yeschenko. Interview

Andrey managed to join the star squad of the Anji team almost immediately, taking the position of the right midfielder.

At the same time, the footballer as part of the Russian national team took part in all qualifying matches. It is known that in March 2013 the player was seriously injured, due to which he was out of the game for a long time. The footballer had to treat the rupture of the cruciate ligament of the knee for about six months. Having recovered, Andrey returned and got into the match with Tottenham. It was in October 2013. The footballer entered the field at the fifty-sixth minute, replacing Serder Serderov.

Due to injury, Andrei did not take part in the qualifying matches of the national team. Returning after an injury, he again received a call to the national team. In November 2013, Yeschenko entered the field in a friendly match with the Serbian national team in the second half, replacing Aleksey Kozlov.

Andriy Yeshchenko: "I was born in a shirt!"

Personal life of Andrey Yeshchenko

Yeshchenko makes himself tattoos associated in some way with each of the teams for which he played. His first tattoo appeared in Kiev. Now there are eight stars on Andrey's right bicep, which symbolizes eight teams. The last star appeared after moving to Anji. The footballer is thinking about making himself one more, but the biggest star, which means the Russian national team.

Andrey is married. His wife's name is Maria. Young people met for a long time. The wedding took place in 2006. In 2013, they had a daughter, the girl was named Alice.

The player loves games, attacks, wrestling. But the fees and vacation time are of little interest and boring for him. At this time, he always tries to lie less on the couch, tries to occupy himself with something.

Andrey Yeshchenko is a Russian footballer for the Krasnodar team Kuban and the Russian national team.

Dossier

Russian citizen. The playing role is a defender. Height 171 cm, weight 63 kg. Married. Has a wife, Maria, and a daughter, Alice.

During the game, he does a lot of work, connecting to the attacks of his team. Often acts as an attacking left midfielder. It is notable for its speed and intransigence.

Club career

The current footballer Andriy Yeshchenko had the opportunity to play in the championships of Ukraine and Russia for 10 different clubs. From 2003 to 2015, he played 277 matches in which he scored 8 goals.

• 2003-04 - Zvezda (Irkutsk);
• 2005 - Khimki;
• 2006 - Dynamo (Moscow);
• 2006-07 - Dynamo (Kiev);
• 2007-08 - Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk);
• 2009-11 - Arsenal (Kiev);
• 2011 - Volga (Nizhny Novgorod);
• 2012 - Lokomotiv (Moscow);
• 2013 - Anji (Makhachkala);
• 2014-15 - Kuban Krasnodar.

National Teams

Andrey Yeshchenko played for three different national teams of Russia from 2005 to 2014. He played 29 matches and scored 1 goal.

• 2005-06 - Russian youth team (U-21);
• 2011 - the second national team of Russia;
• 2012-14 - Russian national team.

Stages of the football path

The playing professional career of the pupil of Irkutsk football began in 2003 as a member of the local team "Zvezda", a club of the second Russian division. For two seasons, Andriy Yeshchenko had 47 meetings, in which he scored 3 goals. At the youth tournament held in the city of Saransk, the young player was noticed by the scouts of the Khimki club near Moscow, the team of the first division of the Russian championship.

In the Moscow Region club Andrey Yeshchenko is a first-team footballer. He played 34 matches, scored 3 goals, took part in the final match of the Russian Cup against the CSKA team, made his debut in the Russian youth team. But Khimki themselves, having taken only fourth place in the championship, did not make it to the Russian Premier League. The coaching staff of the club resigned, and Andriy Yeshchenko, in the spring of 2006, signed a five-year contract with the Dynamo Kiev team.

In the first season, as part of the Kiev club, he wins silver medals in the Ukrainian championship and the Cup of the country.

And yet, the player's career in Kiev did not work out. Unable to compete as a left-back to Andrei Nesmachny, he was given to Dynamo Moscow as a rented footballer for six months. Debut match in Russian Premier League Andriy Yeshchenko played on August 4, 2006 against Torpedo. Having played 9 meetings of the Russian championship, he returned to Kiev, where he finished the rest of the championship as part of the first-league team Dynamo-2.

With the start of the Ukrainian Championship in 2007, he transferred, as a rented footballer, to the Dnipro club. As part of the Dnipropetrovsk team, Andriy Yeshchenko played 20 championship matches, took part in two qualifying matches for the UEFA Cup.

Next two football seasons he spends as part of the Kiev club "Arsenal".

Three seasons spent at Arsenal (67 matches, 1 goal) become the best in a football player's career. He is an irreplaceable team player, showing all his best qualities: reliability, tenacity, endurance, ability to fight on any part of the field. Thus, having signed a contract with Dynamo Kiev, Andriy Yeshchenko played his best matches in other Ukrainian teams (Dnipro and Arsenal).

At the beginning of 2012, after spending half a season in the Nizhny Novgorod Volga (12 matches), Andrey Yeshchenko moved to the Moscow club Lokomotiv. The season spent in the team can be considered quite successful. He played 24 league games, played his first matches with the Russian national team, and took part in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (2 games).

In the spring of 2013, Andrey Yeshchenko signed a three-year contract with the Anji team. But a serious injury (rupture of the cruciate ligaments of the knee) intervened in the further career of a football player. Having played 33 matches for the Nizhny Novgorod club, the player of 2014 went on loan to the Kuban team. In the 2014-2015 season, the footballer played 21 matches for the Krasnodar team.

Recently, fate brought another surprise to the player. In Krasnodar, there was a terrible accident, in which Andrey Yeshchenko was directly involved. The accident happened in the city center. The Nissan sports car, driven by Yeshchenko, crashed at a speed of over 170 km / h into a concrete support, turning into a heap of scrap metal. The footballer himself did not seem to be hurt.

Family

Andrey is a family man. The wife of Andrey Yeshchenko, Maria, gave the footballer a daughter, Alice, in 2013. It is for this reason that Andrei's most important cheerleader was unable to support her husband at the World Cup in Brazil. Although usually Maria is present at the stadium when the team of her beloved husband plays, and even is active on the Internet. She communicates with fans, often entering into a skirmish with them if they speak badly about Andrei.

Nevertheless, today it is known that the idyll is over in the Yeshchenko family. Both spouses accuse each other of treason. According to the footballer and his wife, the couple is thinking about divorce, although not long ago they planned to have a second child.

The athlete left his wife two years ago after treason. For a long time, Yeshchenko's wife hoped that they would be able to maintain a relationship, but soon he found a new love. StarHit was the first to know what the former chosen one of the football player experienced and what it led to.

The wife of Andrey Yeshchenko two years ago survived the betrayal of her husband. The couple's entourage was amazed, because the 32-year-old defender of the Moscow Dynamo and his wife Maria doted on each other. The lovers dated for several years before getting married in 2006.

In October 2013, their daughter, Alice, was born. And a year later, the athlete unexpectedly cheated on his chosen one. A photo of a football player and a girl whom he was carried away with appeared on social networks and made a lot of noise. According to Internet sources, Yeshchenko is still happily married. "StarHit" found out how it really ended scandalous story.

“Our relationship was gone a month and a half after he left for Krasnodar to play for Kuban. He left Alice and me in Moscow, explaining that it would be difficult for an eight-month-old child to endure the hot southern sun. And besides, supposedly the contract could have ended at the end of autumn, - Maria Yeshchenko tells StarHit. - Andrey flew away in July, and in August I first noticed alarming changes in his behavior during our telephone conversations. When he came home again, I could not resist and got into his phone. Probably to make sure that all this seemed to me, and to calm down. "

The couple used to be very happy
// Photo: Social networks

But the woman's fears were confirmed. Soon, Mary managed to find out the truth, but this story took an unexpected turn. Yeshchenko contacted a woman who took her beloved away and tried to find out what really connected them.

“I couldn’t resist, I called her. She did not hide anything, she told everything as it was. Hanging up, I realized that I did not know how to proceed with this information, how to live with it. After all, I loved Andrei very much, he was a dear person to me, and I never even thought that we could part. After all, not long before this second child was planned, and here is such a betrayal, - recalls Maria. - Andrey was furious. “You yourself are to blame for everything, there was nothing to rummage around and look for, and now I have to think whether I want to be with you or not, since you already know everything,” he told me when I confessed everything. He left the next day. And I stayed. Wait".

Maria clutched at hope like a drowning man at a straw. For a long time she waited for the situation to change - her beloved would change his mind and return to the family. But day after day it got harder and harder. Most of all, according to the confessions of the former darling of the famous football player, she was afraid for her daughter. The woman realized that one day the baby would want to know why she and dad were not together.

“It was insanely painful. Before, I could not even imagine that such pain exists. And the worst thing is that I had no idea when it would end and how to cope with it. It was hell. The sun, which was shining, seemed black, - the ex-wife of the athlete admits. - Sometimes we talked on the phone. He said that he no longer communicates with that woman. He offered to go on vacation in December with our friends so that we could mend our relationship. I believed. Many said: “Forget him! Take care of your child! Where is your pride! " Yes, it was probably worth doing. But I treasured our family. I could not imagine that my Aliska would grow up without her dad. I myself grew up in an incomplete family, so I know what it is. I thought: "What will I tell her when she asks about her father?" These thoughts were killing me. "

Maria was afraid that her daughter, growing up, would be interested in why dad was not around
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The woman spent more than a month waiting for her husband to change his mind and return to the family.

“Everything changed on October 31st, Halloween. On that day, I accidentally stumbled upon Andrey's photo in the Instagram feed. With her. With painted faces for the holiday. The second blow turned out to be stronger than the first, and I did not survive, ”says Maria. “All this time he was deceiving me! There is no more hope! ”- was spinning in my head. And I decided to take a desperate step - I wrote about that woman in my microblog. Now I regret it, since I had no right to touch my personal life. But then I was literally in a state of passion from resentment and anger. After all, I was ready to forgive him for betrayal, I was waiting for him, and he ... I wanted people to take pity on me elementarily, to advise what to do next. I didn't know how to deal with it myself. Yes, now it’s a shame, but I didn’t see any other way ”.

Maria admitted that she barely survived the betrayal
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Soon Maria managed to pull herself together and soberly assess the situation. The final point was set in relations with her ex-husband. Now Maria is happy in a new relationship.

“Now I understand that it is not her fault. Only a man is to blame for treason. And women - they just fight for their happiness by any means. And it doesn't matter whether he is a married man or not, - says Maria, - Subsequently, Andrei also published his message on the Web, said that he could not forgive my betrayal, so he wanted to part with me for a long time. Yes, there was treason! At the very beginning of our relationship. I left him after two years of marriage. There were reasons for that. Probably, at that moment it was my pride that jumped, which I lacked the last time. But after four months I returned. I realized that I just can't live without him. Love turned out to be stronger than pride. “If you love a person, then you can put up with some shortcomings,” I reasoned. He accepted me. We lived together for six years, then decided to have a child. And so ... Eight months later, he suddenly remembered that he had long dreamed of parting with me. Where is the logic? Probably, his feelings have passed, but I just did not notice. In addition, during pregnancy, like any woman, I was more focused on myself, on the baby. So, perhaps, I am also partly to blame. "

Now Maria is happy in a new relationship.
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Despite the betrayal of her beloved man, Maria was able to maintain friendly relations with her daughter's father. First of all, for the sake of the child.

“He still comes, spends a lot of time with her, which is very important for me. Thanks to his support, we do not need anything. After a divorce, not every man behaves as dignified as he does, ”said Maria.

Andrey Yeshchenko is a footballer (his wife, a photo of the athlete and his biography will be presented later), who plays for the Moscow club Lokomotiv and the Russian national team. He worked a lot abroad. Lover of tattoos.

Childhood and family

Andrey Yeshchenko was born in Irkutsk in 1984. At the age of nine, the boy became an orphan. His parents were killed in the fire. The apartment of the Yeshchenko family was completely burned down.

Andrei was raised by his grandmother's sister, who worked as a secretary at the factory. She formalized custody of the boy. So that the hero of this article does not loiter on the street, the woman assigned him to a boarding school. He spent five days there, and on weekends he came to his grandmother's house. According to Yeshchenko's recollections, it was not easy at the boarding school. Of course, the kids were not touched there, but the teenagers got it pretty badly. You had to be able to stand up for yourself.

At first, Andrei was fond of basketball. The boy was engaged in this sport from the age of seven. Then a friend advised him to enroll in the football section. At the age of ten, Yeshchenko came to the sports school of the local "Zenith". Evgeny Lensky became Andrey's first coach. When Yeshchenko grew up, he was invited to the Zvezda team. The athlete played for this team for more than a year.

Carier start

In "Zvezda" Andriy Yeshchenko showed himself to be a purposeful and hardy footballer. The Khimki coach drew attention to him and invited him to his team. The young man quickly entered the new team and took to the field in almost every match.

Soon Khimki managed to break into the Russian Cup. In the game against CSKA, the coach gave Andrey a command to neutralize the forward Wagner Love. Yeshchenko coped with the task 100%. The formidable Brazilian was never able to approach Khimki's goal, although in the end the army team, who had more experience, won.

Transfer to Dynamo

The talented athlete played for Khimki for about a year. As it turned out, Dynamo Kiev scouts took notice of him for a long time. Dnipro, Arsenal, Dynamo Moscow - these are the teams from which Andriy Yeshchenko also received an offer.

The footballer eventually chose Kiev, although no one guaranteed him getting into the main team. Unfortunately, this is what happened. Andrey was not included in the main team. The athlete played eleven matches for Dynamo and scored only one goal. After that he was leased to Dnipro, and then to Arsenal.

Return to Russia

When Andrey Yeshchenko became a free agent, he returned to his homeland. The young man immediately signed a contract with the Nizhny Novgorod "Volga". The footballer played twelve matches for this team.

In 2012, Yeshchenko bought Moscow Lokomotiv. In the new team, Andrey showed himself with better side... Soon the athlete was invited to the national team of the country. In September 2012, his debut match took place. Russian footballers came out against the Israeli national team.

Transfer to Anji

Back in the spring of 2012, it became known that Andriy Yeshchenko would soon play for a new team. The footballer was sold to Anji Makhachkala. This event was accompanied by a loud scandal. The fact is that by the time of his transfer to the new team, Yeshchenko was the leading player of Lokomotiv, but the club received only one million euros for him. This amount was announced by the president of FC Olga Smorodskaya. For such a "deal", this is extremely small money. Andrey signed a three-year contract.

Eshchenko almost immediately joined the star team of "Anji", becoming a right midfielder. In parallel, the athlete took part in all qualifying matches of the Russian national team.

In March 2013, Andrei was seriously injured and dropped out of the game for a long time. After a cruciate ligament rupture, the footballer was treated and recovered for almost six months. Returning, Yeshchenko immediately got to the game with Tottenham. It happened in October 2013. The athlete appeared on the field at the beginning of the second half, replacing Serder Serderov.

Andriy Yeshchenko, whose biography was presented above, did not take part in the qualifying games of the national team due to injury. When the athlete recovered, he was again sent an invitation. At the end of 2013, the hero of this article came on as a substitute in the second half of a friendly match against the Serbian national team.

Hobbies

Tattoos are what Andrei Yeshchenko loves to do to himself. The footballer is a frequent guest of the respective salons. The athlete's tattoos are associated with the teams for which he had to play. So, Andrei's right bicep now has eight stars. The latter appeared when the footballer moved to Anji. Yeschenko has long been thinking about making another big star to symbolize the Russian national team.

Andrey loves games, wrestling and attacks. But vacations and training camps are boring and uninteresting for an athlete. At this time, the football player practically does not lie on the couch, but tries to occupy himself with something.

Personal life

Yeshchenko is married. The athlete's wife is Maria. Before the wedding, young people met for a rather long period of time, and the celebration itself took place in 2006. In 2013, the couple had a daughter, Alice.