Olympic champion of the 1980 Games in volleyball Oleg Moliboga, who died at 69 after a long illness, had a large number of friends accompanying him lately, said Lyubov Vikhoreva, a person close to the coach, to .
“Last month I was very seriously ill, for a very long time … Oleg spent the last week in a hospital in Novogorsk, where the VEF paid for his expensive treatment. I want to thank the federation for that. The funeral will be taken care of by the OFS, as he is a retired colonel. They are now helping to organize the farewell ceremony with the volleyball federation. So far, the exact date is unknown, Vikhoreva told .
“He was a very good man! He had a large number of friends who have been in constant contact lately. Everyone always noted that Oleg was neat, pedantic, reliable and calm. He watched volleyball until the end. He knew who was playing and how, he knew all the players. In recent years, he has constantly traveled as a match inspector. At the first opportunity, he always aspired to volleyball, she noted.
Moliboga also coached the USSR men’s team and the Russian national team. Under his leadership, CSKA Moscow won the Russian Championship three times and won the country’s Cup.
Source : MatchTV
