Athletistic / Football. Legendary Spartak Moscow midfielder Viktor Bulatov spoke about his communication with sports commentator Vasily Utkin. The journalist died on March 19, 2024 at the age of 52.
“The most exotic offer I received came from Valisy Utkin. About three years ago he called me to Egrisi. The salary is at the level of modest Second League clubs – 120,000 rubles plus bonuses. Vasya also promised me a promotion in the media space. I then replied: “Thank you, Vasya.
We met Utkin a long time ago, I was still playing for Spartak. We had a mutual friend – Dima Fedyakin. So we found ourselves periodically in the same company. But later, their paths rarely crossed.
When Vasya called and offered to direct Egrisi, I was very surprised. I didn’t follow media football. But after talking with Vasya, I realized that for him “Egrisi” is more than a hobby. Utkin really lived for this team, invested his money, his soul and everything, everything, everything in it,” Bulatov said according to Sport-Express.
Vasily Utkin died on March 19 in the cardiology department of the Pirogov City Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Moscow due to heart problems. The preliminary diagnosis is a pulmonary embolism.
Vasily Utkin arrived on television in 1989. From 1994 to 2012, he hosted the program “Football Club” on NTV-Plus. From 2010 to 2015, Utkin served as editor-in-chief of NTV-Plus. In 2015-2016 he worked as a commentator on Match TV. After leaving television, Utkin launched a YouTube channel, which still has more than 600,000 subscribers today.
Source: Sport
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