Former goalkeeper “Ak Barsa” Emile Garipov said that while playing for the Kazan team, he took an example from the world champion defender Andrei Markov .
Markov played for Ak Bars from 2017 to 2019. Garipov became a player for Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik in 2022.
— Which veteran did you follow as an example?
– From Markov. When he arrived in Ak Bars, he was 39 years old. I wasn’t a redneck anymore then, but when I saw that he got up at 7 a.m., arrived before everyone else, and worked hard in practice, I started doing the same . We started studying and “cooking” together. This helped and added professionalism. Markov showed everything by example: he played practically injury-free until the age of 39, he was very smart, he worked hard,” Garipov quotes Metaratings.ru.
Markov is a two-time Russian champion and winner of the Gagarin Cup.
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