Soslan Gatagov: biography

Soslan Gatagov is a famous Russian footballer. Performs in the position of the left defender. He played in Moscow "Spartacus" and the student team of Russia. Currently defends the colors of the team "Torpedo-BelAZ", acting in the higher league of the championship of Belarus.

Biography of a football player

Soslan Gatagov was born in Vladikavkaz in 1992year. As a schoolboy he moved to Moscow together with his parents. Together with his brother Alan entered the school of the capital "Locomotive". But if the elder brother had three seasons as part of the "railwaymen", then Soslan played only for the youth squad of Lokomotiv.

At first I auditioned for different positions, but eventually I got fixed on the place of the left defender.

In 2011 he became the champion of the youth championship of Russia in the camp of "railwaymen".

Debut in big football

While playing for the youth squad of Lokomotiv, Soslan Gatagov was rarely called into the main team. On the field and not spent a single match.

But in 2012 he received an invitation fromMoscow "Spartacus". I spent three seasons in the team, during which I almost never left the field. Totally brought in his asset only 5 games in the "red-white". First came on the field in a meeting against the Krasnodar "Kuban".

For three seasons in "Spartacus" Gatagov once became a silver medalist of the Russian championship. His personal contribution to the club's success was, of course, minimal.

In 2015, Soslan Gatagov decided to get a practice game in the Armenian championship. He became a defender of the club "Ulysses" from Yerevan, performing in the higher league.

In the season of 2015-16 he spent 7 games for the new club. His team was in a difficult financial situation. In the championship was defeated in 26 games out of 28. Having scored only two points, took the last place and by the results of the season was disbanded.

In early 2016, moved to the championshipBelarus Soslan Gatagov. Footballer began to speak for the team "Torpedo-BelAZ" from Zhodino. In the championship of Belarus the team performed with varying success, eventually managed to take the fifth place. In 30 matches torpedovtsy won 13 times. Prior to the medals of the championship, and, accordingly, the European Cups, there were not enough 7 points.

Playing in the national team

In 2013, Gatagov was included in the expandedlist of participants of the Universiade, which was held in Kazan. However, the final line-up did not hit. But in 2015 he took part in the Universiade in South Korean Gwangju as part of the student team of Russia.

The Russian team was in Group D together withUruguay, Ireland and China. The first meeting with the Asians was not easy. Yanushovsky opened the scoring, but by the beginning of the second half, the Chinese were ahead. Only the goals of Karasev and Saramutin saved the situation - victory 3: 2. In the second round the meeting with Uruguayans ended in a goalless draw.

In the last game with the Irish team Gatagovait was necessary to play a draw or to hope that Uruguay could not defeat China. First, the plan failed A. By the beginning of the second half, the Irish were 2-0. 10 minutes before the final whistle, Karasev played one ball, but did not have enough strength. Then the plan B. also has failed also. South Americans have won 2: 1. With 4 points the Russian team took the third place and could not leave the group.

In the playoffs for 9-16 places, the Russians took the lead over Canadians 2-0, then defeated Mexico with a minimal score, in the game for 9th place defeated China 3-0.

By the way, our rivals in the group were eliminated in the 1/4 finals. The Irish lost 0: 1 to the future winner of the tournament - Italy, and the Uruguayan team lost 0: 3 to South Korea.

Personal life

The private life of Gatagov was often accompanied byreputational scandals. In the summer of 2014 in social networks and on popular Internet sites there were photos, in which there is a player of the Russian national team Alexander Kokorin and ex-defender of Moscow "Spartak" Soslan Gatagov. The personal plane, on which the players fly, caused a storm of discontent and criticism from fans of football. In one of the photos, the players are squatting on the chic private liner seats, playing cards and eating sunflower seeds.

Soslan Gatagov and his girlfriend often spreadjoint photos in social networks. Footballer meets with the model Anfisa Ibadova. So if in the sports career he has not yet developed very successfully, then personal life is established. Young people spend a lot of time together: often go to fashion stores, go in for sports, lead an active lifestyle.