Former General Director of Magnitogorsk “Metallurgy” Gennady Velichkin told that the club’s former coach Viktor Korolev never let people down or set them up.
Earlier, Metallurg reported that the former coach of Korolev’s team died on September 15 at the age of 67.
— Viktor Valentinovich was an amazing and real person. Calm, self-confident, never let you down or set you up, he always spoke only the truth. At one time, he made a great contribution to the life of the Metallurg hockey club. Thanks to him we won many medals. I can only say the best about Viktor Valentinovich, ”Velichkin told .
Korolev was a member of the Metallurg coaching staff from 1991 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2010, and from 1993 to 1997 he worked as the head coach of the second team of Magnitogorsk.
As a coach, he became a two-time Euroleague champion, two-time Russian champion, European Super Cup winner, Russian Cup winner, two-time silver and three-time bronze medalist of the national championship.
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