Former defender of several clubs KHL Nikita Shchitov told that he thought Zinetoulou Bilialetdinov one of the best coaches in the history of Russian hockey.
On Friday, Bilyaletdinov announced that he was leaving the post of head coach of the Kazan team.
— As far as I know, Bilyaletdinov did not want to return to Ak Bars. The rulers of Tatarstan asked him and he agreed to help. It’s true that he decided to leave, he needs to live for himself. When, if not now? A logical solution, you also need to rest.
— How important is Bilyaletdinov’s contribution to Russian hockey?
– He is huge, Bilyaletdinov worked long and fruitfully, made teams into champions, revealed more than one generation of players. A wonderful coach, one of the best of all time. Bilyaletdinov is definitely written in golden letters in the history of Russian hockey,” Shchitov told .
Ak Bars, under the leadership of Bilyaletdinov, became three times winner of the Gagarin Cup. The 69-year-old specialist also led the Russian team to victory at the 2012 World Championships.
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