Biography
Sergey Kapustin since childhood loved hockey in which he managed to make a brilliant career and glorify the Soviet Union. But he went too early from life, replenishing the list undervalued and all abandoned players.Childhood and youth
Sergey Alekseevich Kapustin was born on February 13, 1953 in the city of Ukhta. Already in the early years, the biography of Seryozha was fond of hockey. Every time at school canceled classes because of Frost, he ran to the rink to compete with local boys.
Soon the novice hockey player attracted the attention of the local coach Guri Kuznetsov, who noted the technique of riding the future champion, its accuracy and accuracy. In the senior classes, the young man played the "Neftyman" team, then went to watch in Spartak, but the will of the Fate turned out to be in the "wings of the Soviets".
Personal life
The personal life of celebrities has developed successfully. With his future wife, Tatiana he studied in the same school, but the girl was older, so the interests did not coincide. After years, young people met in Moscow and could not part. In 1975, they played a modest wedding in the hotel "Satellite", at the celebration attended players of the team "Wings of Soviets", friends and relatives.Soon the pair was born the firstborn, who was named after the famous Father. But a long boy did not live, died in July 1980 from edema of light and unskilled medical care. Then Tatyana was already pregnant with a 2nd child. A few months later, the son was born, who received the name Denis.
Hockey
The professional career of the young player began under the leadership of the coach of "Wings" Boris Kulagin. Already in the 1st season, Kapustin was gave out a leader, and then distinguished himself at the World Championships in 1974. In the course of him, Sergey scored 10 piles and brought the team a gold medal. In the same year, the athlete first became the owner of the USSR Cup.
After that, the player held a superserve where the best clubs NHL - New York Islends, "Pittsburgh Penguins" and "Chicago Black Hawks" participated. He, together with Comrades, managed to win the victory.
At the same time, the guy was attracted to the matches for the USSR national team, which became the Olympic champion of winter games in Innsbruck. This is a promising hockey player attracted the attention of coaches of leading Russian teams. Soon, Viktor Tikhonov came to Sergey, who offered to go to CSKA. He dreamed of gathering a legendary triple, in which Kapustin would be listed, Victor Zhlukov and Hellmut Balteris, but it turned out not so simple.
The player did not want to leave the "wings", considering such an act by betrayal. He treated the authority in the club, could not bring his comrades and substitute the coach. But everyone has already decided for him, threats began and attempts to bribe, which did not give results. As a result, the guy climbed out on the street and taken to the military registration and enlistment office, where they signed a decree on the call to the army. Thus, the athlete was forced to fight for CSKA.
At that time, the hockey player was at the peak of his form - weighed 87 kg with a height of 181 cm - and managed to show high results at the World and European Championships in Czechoslovakia, where he won for the country "Gold". A year later, the man replenished the piggy bank of the achievements of victories on the Games held in the USSR. The athlete enjoyed the love of fans, who gave her photos to the memory with the signature.
The Olympic champion Kapustina was not destined to become Olympic champion, in 1980 he was injured and temporarily retired. In the same year, a man left the ranks of CSKA and moved to Spartak, which was headed by Boris Kulagin. But the family tragedy almost put the cross on the player's career.
The death of the son harmed Sergey's health, but the ice was his outstand. In subsequent years, he repeatedly conquered the gold medals in the world championships until she completed his career. He was offered a place in the clubs of Japan, but the athlete decided to do coach and entered the highest school. He did not even decide to use the received diploma - I realized that I could not teach others.
In recent years, Kapustin remained without work and almost without savings. To provide a family, a man tried himself in different professions, he worked as a private worker, he was an administrator in Spartak, then he played for the veteran team, but never anywhere and did not stay for a long time.
Death
The champion died suddenly. In the spring of 1995, he was bought in a pond and broke the elbow. The trauma seemed a man's man, he was in no hurry to contact the doctor, but when dark spots began to appear on his hand, it became clear that he was impossible to slow. Medical care turned out to be late.Sergey died on June 4 of the same year, the cause of death was a blood infection. In addition, the athlete has discovered problems with liver and kidneys.
The funeral took place on the Vostrikovsky cemetery, the celebrity body was still in one grave with his firstborn.
Achievements
- 1974 - Winner of the World Championship in Finland
- 1974 - Winner of the European Championship in Finland
- 1975 - Winner of the World Championships in Germany
- 1976 - Olympic Games Champion in Innsbruck
- 1978 - Winner of the World Championship in Czechoslovakia
- 1978 - Winner of the European Championship in Czechoslovakia
- 1979 - Winner of the World Championships in the USSR
- 1981 - Winner of the World Championship in Sweden
- 1982 - Winner of the World Championship in Finland
- 1982 - Winner of the European Championship in Finland