Ufa farewell to the dead coach Sergei Mikhalev – Russian newspaper

On April 22, in the “Ufa-Arena” held a memorial service for the honored coach of Russia Sergey Mikhalev. Say goodbye to him, came hundreds of people.

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The first flowers in the “Ufa-Arena” brought the fans back in the day of his death on April 21 Mikhaleva. They just left mourning carnations on the stairs leading to the sports complex. On the day of the official funeral service the coffin coach installed in the lobby. Within three hours to come here adults and children and put flowers on a special pedestal, talking about how they remembered Sergei Mikhalev.

– Early departed from us Sergei Mikhailovich. People’s coach, so it was called. Everyone liked him and respected him. He loved not himself in hockey, and hockey in itself. This principle has allowed him to win the first gold medal for “Salavat Yulaev”. For all of us it’s a huge loss – said about the deceased head of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov.

– A man full of pans, a huge hockey actively reformed economy of our country, has died. Very bitter loss, irreparable. I think many generations of players and coaches will take his example – said at the funeral service of the State Assembly Speaker RB Constantine Tolkachev.

CSKA forward Igor Volkov, who had previously played for “Salavat Yulaev”, says Sergei Mikhalev great coach.

– What he did for the Soviet hockey and Bashkir words can not convey. For me, he will always be a great man with a big smile, – said Igor Volkov.

Recall honored coach of Russia on hockey 67-year-old Sergei Mikhalev crashed in an accident in the Chelyabinsk region early Tuesday morning. 38-year-old driver Skoda Octavia, where the Assistant Director-General “Salavat Yulaev” moving in the direction of Ufa, for unknown reasons, yet went into the oncoming lane and collided with a wagon. According to preliminary data, the driver fell asleep at the wheel of a foreign car. Sergey Mikhalev died at the scene, the driver was hospitalized with serious injuries. The trucker was not injured.

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