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Poland. The late 1990s In the small town of Gryfice, a population of 16,000, brothers Krzysztof and Grzegorz Kryhovyak train on the former football field. After more than 17 years, in May 2015, in Warsaw, the young Kryhovyak lifts the League of Europe, his first European title in the Spanish Sevilla. Since then, three years have pbaded – Grzegorz Kryhovyak is now a football player in "Lokomotiv", opening a new chapter of his career. What was the path of the newcomer of the Moscow club – in the material "SE".

FRANCE – THE SECOND HOUSE

Professional football for Kryhovyak started in 2008. While in Austria and Switzerland the European Championship was taking place, the Bordelais coached Polish talents of 18 years . In the shoreline town of Garonne Kryhovyak spent four years, but for Aquitaine has spent only two games, not scoring a single goal. In the last championship "Bordeaux" – in the 2008/09 season – Grzegorz did not participate, but he was well shown to "Reims" and "Nantes", where he was loaned. For tenacity, uncompromising in simple fights and a large amount of rough work, the fans were nicknamed Kryhovyaka "The Plumber" (plumber) and "The Lumberjack" (lumberjack). But even strong nicknames did not help the Pole to gain a foothold in Bordeaux, and he went to the familiar "Reims" with a clear goal – to help bring the club to Ligue 1.

" This is a real hard worker.Every coach dreams of working with such players, "- welcomed Kryhovyak former mentor" Reims "Hubert Fournier. With "Reims" is linked one of the best stages of the career of the Polish obadika. In less than three seasons after his return, Grzegorz spent 70 games there and scored eight goals – he did not show any better stats in the other clubs he competed for.

Kryshovak is interested in stronger clubs. As a result, in 2014, "Seville" acquired a midfielder for 4.5 million euros

France has become a privileged place for the Pole. When he left, he said: "It's my second home." Here, I became a professional, college graduate, met my wife Celia, played in the league's highest league With "Reims" we made our way from the third division, which are good memories – for example, I defeated PSG with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. "

CONTRACT OF TWO LEAGUES D & # 39; EUROPE

Kryhovyak's debut in Seville can not be described as successful. The first match for the new team is already produced in the UEFA Super Cup against Madrid "Real". The team of Andalusia lost 0: 2. The first attempt to win the trophy failed, but later Kryhovyak with Sevilla, then coached by Unai Emery, won twice in the European League (seasons- 2014/15 and 2015/16).

He mostly remembers the triumph in May 2015 in his native Poland. "I really want to win in the final of the Europa League in Warsaw," said the footballer in an interview before the final. Then Sevilla beat Dnipro with a score of 3 to 2.

"If we ask him to enter the field tonight, he will certainly not refuse, and that's fine. teams, there were few players who told the coach that for him they were ready to play through the pain, "said Emery

Emery in 2016 under the direction of" PSG ". And first he attracted Kryhovyak, for whom the Parisian club paid 34 million euros

PARIS, ENGLAND, MOSCOW

In 2017, for the first time in five years, the champion in France has been replaced – "Monaco" with Mbagpe in the composition of Paris. Kryhovyak has not yet submitted to Ligue 1. "PSG" has made no success and in the Champions League, having experienced a famous fiasco in a match against "Barcelona" in the 1/8 finals. Kryhovyak participated in this match at Camp Nou. In addition, he found the historic moment on the field – the sixth ball in the goal of the Paris team flew in three minutes after the replacement of the Pole

After playing less than two dozen games in Paris, he rented at West Bromwich. "For" Thrush "Kryhovyak spent 27 games, but he did not get any results.Now, the 28-year-old Pole, who has already scored a goal in Russia – at the Championships of the world at the door of Senegal (1: 2), went to Lokomotiv to help Yuri Semin's team in the Champions League and defend the Russian title.Kryhovyak, who after the victories with Seville interested no only at PSG, but also in Barcelona with Manchester City, Russia has something to prove.The defensive midfielder, hungry for victories, is perhaps the strongest transfer of the RPL this summer.

Konstantin KOLMAKOV