Athletistic/Tennis. The sixth-ranked tennis player in the world, Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas, spoke about his grandfather, Soviet footballer Sergei Salnikov. In 1956, at the Olympic Games in Melbourne (Australia), he helped the USSR team win the gold medal.
“I want to honor the immortal legacy of Sergei Salnikov. His footprints on the field tell the story of courage, glory and wonderful play,” Tsitsipas wrote on his social media page.
Sergei Salnikov was called up to the USSR national team from 1954 to 1958. At the club level, he managed to play for Spartak and Dynamo of the capital, as well as Zenit Leningrad. Salnikov won the USSR championship three times and the National Cup five times. The legendary footballer died on May 9, 1984. At that time he was only 58 years old.
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ mother is the Soviet and then Greek tennis player Yulia Salnikova. She is the daughter of Sergei Salnikov.
Source: Sport
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