Biography
The persistence of this athlete can be envied: 15 years old Vasily Koshechekin walked to his Olympic medal and, despite the disappointment, continued to desperate the team's gate.Childhood and youth
Vasily was born on March 27, 1983 in the industrial city of Tolyatti. His father Vladimir was a repair worker, and Mom Elena is a cook.
In the holockey's hometown was the most popular sport, so the boy did not choose and in 6 years he went to the Lada Hockey School in the team to the famous coach Nikolay Nikolaev. He managed to consider in it the potential for sporting achievements. Thanks to Nikolaev and the biography of Koshechekina as a hockey player began.
Hockey
After graduating from studying in Lada, the hockey player was sent to the internship to the highest league into a small town of Kirovo Chepetsk, where he showed good results for a young goalkeeper. After that, Vasily got into Almetyevsk to the Hockey Club "Neftyanik", for which 14 matches played.In 2003, Koshechekin returned to Togliatti. In the first 2 seasons, the superliga goalkeeper spent only 13 matches, mostly there was a foreign player. In 2005-2006, the goalkeeper was released on the ice to express themselves, and he succeeded. Despite the lack of serious victories of "Lada", he was noticed by other clubs. For the first time, he signed with Kazan "Ak Bars". However, there he shown himself not from the best side, skipping 43 pucks into his gate, and returned to his native club.
In the 2009/2010 season, Koshechekin signed a contract with Metallurg. And in the summer of 2010, he became a member of the Cherepovetsky Club "Severstal", where after 38 matches fans gave him the title of the best player. Having played in this club for another 2 seasons, the hockey player returned to the Magnitogorsk team, three times went with her to the finals of the playoffs KHL, and also 2 times took the Gagarin Cup.
In the Russian national team, the player hit in 2007 and played in the six World Championships. In 2009, I won the 1st place on the World Cup in Switzerland. And in 2018, the team won the Gold Medal at the Olympic Games in South Korea. The coach did not immediately release a hockey player at the Olympic ice, but then he did not regret his decision, Vasily defended the end of the gate in several decisive matches, and for all the time I missed only 6% of shocks.
Personal life
About the personal life of the hockey player of information a little, he does not apply to this in an interview. It is reliably known that the athlete has long been married. His wife became Irina Kozhin, a native tolyatti and a yaraya hockey fan. Irina works as chief editor of the magazine "Expensive Pleasure".
At first she was present at each her husband's match, but after the birth of children, the tradition had to be interrupted. The first son Maxim was born, he went in the footsteps of his father and learning to play hockey. A little later, the twins of Lisa and Nikita appeared.
In the official "instagram" hockey player published a photo with his wife, but Vasily infrequently indiscriminate fans with updates. All free time, a man tries to spend with his relatives, often travels with them in nature. The kitkin is suitable for hockey parameters. According to information from the official site "Metallurg", the growth of Vasily is 200 cm, and the weight is 109 kg.
Vasily Koshechekin now
In September 2019, the goalkeeper conducted his anniversary 400th match for Metallurg. It is noteworthy that the game passed against Severstal. The match ended the victory of the team from Magnitogorsk with a score of 4: 2.Now Koshekin signed a new contract with Metallurg and continues to defend the club's gate, which has become relatives.
Achievements
- 2004 - Bronze medalist of the championship of Russia
- 2005 - Silver winner of the Russian Championship
- 2006 - the owner of the Continental Cup
- 2007 - Bronze Media Championship winner
- 2008 - the owner of the Continental Cup
- 2008 - Master of Sports of Russia of the International Class
- 2009 - Gratitude to the President of the Russian Federation
- 2009 - World Champion
- 2010 - Honored Master of Sports of Russia
- 2010 - Silver winner of the World Cup
- 2014 - Gagarin Cup owner
- 2014 - the best goalkeeper KHL
- 2016 - Gagarin Cup winner
- 2017 - the most valuable player of the Gagarin Cup final
- 2017 - the best goalkeeper KHL
- 2017 - German Cup owner
- 2018 - Olympic champion
- 2018 - Order of Friendship