Biography
Ilya Kutepov replenished the ranks of the legendary "Spartak". In the first season, he managed to declare himself as a reliable defense player, bypassing more experienced teammates. After receiving the opportunity to protect the honor of Russia at the 2018 World Championships, he, together with other participants of the national team, reached the quarterfinal of the contest. Today, the football player is experiencing better times - due to the protracted treatment of the injury gained, the athlete almost does not enter the field.Childhood and youth
Motherland Ilya - Sunny Stavropol. Footballer was born on July 29, 1993 in the family of former athletes. For example, the father was fascinated in his youth by the struggle, successfully performed, but with the advent of his wife and children had to leave the sport. Older brother Oleg - Karate, the winner of many tournaments, later became interested in mixed martial arts. But he also had to say goodbye to the sports career: he went to the bodyguards to the Stavropol businessman to feed the family.
Brother taught Ilya the first Aza struggle, however, at home. When the child turned 7 years old, the parents took him to a section of athletics. Kuttov at first liked this sport, but the soul still stretched to football. The abilities of the boy noticed representatives of the club "Dynamo", and a fat cross was put on an athletics.
Young football player mainly admired the successes of Italians, he did not know Russian clubs. When he himself began to seriously chase the ball, the parents bought a snow-white Milan T-shirt in the Stavropol market with the initials of Filippo Indzagge. The child really paid a thing to the thing, eventually put it up to the holes.
Learn did not go to the usual school, but in the gymnasium, where foreign languages were taught from the 3rd grade. Good English soon came in handy. Childhood Ilya ended in 12 years - the boy took to the school of Brazilian football, and he went to Gelendzhik. Since then, says, lives in itself. Later, the athlete fell to the football academy. Yuri Konoplev, located in Tolyatti. Her pupils often had to go abroad to tournaments.
In an interview with Katepov with nostalgia and gratitude, recall the years spent at the Academy. Here children not only trained the skill of the game of football, at the head of the corner there was upbringing. The first mentor of Ilya became a leaving from Stavropol "Dynamo" Igor Popov. According to the athlete, the coach laid the foundation, thanks to which bright stars lit on the football chaise.
The youth stage of Career Ilya Kutepov came at the time of study at the Academy. Here the football player played many fights for the youthful national teams of the native country, even in leated in the Chelsea London. And in 2009, the debut happened in the international arena - the young man took part in the European Championship among the players under 17.
With the arrival of the boy immediately, they immediately set the desire, after a couple of years mastered the tasks of the central defender. The coach decided that a high player (today Ilya's growth is 192 cm, and the weight of 85 kg) will bring more benefits in defense.
Football
Big football began in the life of Kutpov since 2011. Then Ilya looked at Zenit, but it was not possible to join the ranks of the St. Petersburg Club. However, the sports biography still evolved successfully - after a few months, he performed as part of the Moscow "Spartak" at the international tournament, which was held in Germany. The game of the young football player has conquered the club coaches, and soon Ilya has already kept a contract in his hands.Three years of the Kutepov remained at a distance from the foundation of the club. For the first time in the main part of Spartak, the Stavropol footballer came out on the field at the end of 2012 as a replacement. The team fought with "Ruby", folding another victory in the piggy bank. Ilya believes: the coaches are right in that they have been toured so long to the base, during which time managed to try much, from youth tournaments to FNL.
In the fall of 2015, the head coach "Spartak" Dmitry Alenichev included a young football player in the starting team of the team, and that was already on November 1 in the role of the central defender played with the Urals. Then the whole match lasted on defending in the game with Terek, the month completed the participation in the duel with Krasnodar.
At the beginning of the new season, "Red and White" without Kutepov missed 10 goals. When Ilya again jumped to the basis of the team, the football star was talking in full force. From April 30 to November 6, a young athlete took part in 18 games, of which 13 were "dry". Such "Spartak" was not worried about 15 years. Kutepov recognized the most reliable advocate for the club.
For the first time in the Russian national team, Ilya came out on the field in November 2016. He played a friendly match with Costa Rica. For the Russian national football player played 4 times. In 2017, it was supposed to participate in the Confederations Cup, however, it was not possible to enter any match.
Ilya Kutepov did not bypasses and numerous injuries. The first serious damage to the football player received in childhood. During training in the hall, a 11-year-old boy fell unsuccessfully. Until now, he remembers that horror at the sight of the hand turned into the other side. Doctors, stating a difficult fracture with a displacement, were going to operate, but Ilya was separated by several days of the hospital regime.
Talking to journalists about dreams and plans for the future, the football player notes that it is not against becoming a legend of Spartak. But if you suddenly invite a serious European club, it will not refuse either. Ilya speaks in one of the interviews:
"For me, these are all dreams: the basis of the national team, and the World Championship, and the Gold" Spartak ". And I will do everything to come to success. "Personal life
Personal life Ilya Kutepov has developed early. With the future spouse Diana began to meet at the age of 14, when he played for the school of Brazilian football, and in 18 he had already set off to the registry office. The girl also from Stavropol, worked in BTI. In "Instagram", the footballer posted a tender photo with his wife, in the comment congratulated her anniversary of relationship.
The couple growing the son of Illarion. Ilya admits:
"To be next to his wife, playing with her son is the happiest moments in my petroleum life."According to the athlete, contrary to the established opinion, young football players do not bow. By concluding a contract with Spartak, Ilya received 100 thousand rubles per month. He removed the apartment for a long time he coped to the car. In 2016, according to the press, the salary of the Central Defender of the team was already 250 thousand rubles.
The football player lives in Mytishchi, it tries to the city not to leave - does not like the capital bustle and traffic jams. Prefers a quiet family life, rarely goes to cinemas, especially not to see an athlete in a nightclub. Ilya - Book and Meloman, the Classics and French rap are included in the circle of musical interests, often listens to Matra Gyms.
Interestingly, when reviewing the best hairstyles of the participants of the World Cup 2018, the staff of the capital Barbershop "Bear" Ilya Kutepov got into the first seven of the ranking leaders. According to experts, an externally defender of the Russian team was more like a star of Hollywood, demonstrating a flawless classic andercat. Lionel Messi, Neymar, Birkir Biarnason, Sergio Ramos were also listed on this list.
Ilya Kutepov now
Spring 2018 replenished the piggy bank of the success of KUPOV to the next achievement in the professional career. The football player in the game with the team of the club "Anji" scored a goal, which was the first in his personal history of participation in the championships of Russia.On the eve of the World Championship, Ilya continued to participate in friendly matches. He went out on the field in the national team against Iranian players and Brazil. At the beginning of the summer, a game with Turks took place. Kutepov managed to get a place as part of the team who participated in the final matches of Mundial.
In an interview with Ilya, it was mentioned that even before the start of final matches believed that the team would be released in the quarterfinals. The hopes of the defender were justified. Together with other players of the Katepov team divided the joy of victories in games against the teams of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Spain. During the last yield on the field against Croats in the 1st half of Ilya, Ilya was injured by an ankle, but courageously preydden.
Later, the football player had to take a little break in the sports career: the operation to eliminate the groin hernia was needed. Treatment took place in Rome. Returning to Moscow, Kutepov passed a period of rehabilitation, which is why in the beginning of the fall missed the key match "Spartak" against Zenit, as well as the game of the national team against the Turkish team as part of the UEFA Nations League.
But in November, together with the players of the capital club Alexander Maksimenko, George Jikia, Nikolai Torzovatov, Denis Glushakov, Artem Timofeev and others, he took part in the match against the Ufa team as part of the 15th round RPL.
Nevertheless, the football player could not come into the form until the end of the 2018/2019 season. Together with him, the qualifying matches of Euro-2020 in the Russian national team missed another Spartak player - Roman Zobnin, who was revealed by the wrist fracture.
Over the past season, Kutepov took part only in 9 RPL games. Because of complications, the central defender had to constantly extend the period of rehabilitation and ride for treatment. Now Ilya is preparing for his return to line, but, according to him, it will happen not earlier than the start of the 2019/2020 season.
Achievements and awards
- 2012/13 - victory in the Russian youth championship
- 2013 - winner of the Commonwealth Cup
- 2014/15 - Victory at the Championship of PFL
- 2016/17 - Champion of Russia
- 2017 - owner of the Super Cup of Russia
- 2018 - Bronze medalist of the championship of Russia
- 2018 - Honored Master of Sports of the Russian Federation