Hockey coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov turned 70 years old

On the account of Bilyaletdinov, whom fans nicknamed the “Iron Bill”, five victories in the Russian Championship, three victories in the Gagarin Cup and the European Champions Cup. “The most expensive thing we wanted was to play hockey in the masters’ team. It was a great happiness, said Bilyaletdinov. According to the coach, now he is often called by name and patronymic, and not by the nickname beloved by fans. “Now it is called differently – Zinetula Khajdarovic. My friends, my colleagues, those who are older, with me passed my sporting path, they can call me "Bill". I treat this normally, Bilyaletdinov said. Now "Iron Bill" supports the stands "Ak Bars" and "Dynamo" and acts as an adviser. Earlier, the President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretiak expressed admiration for the new sports complexes that were built in different cities of the country. He admitted that he had never dreamed of playing in the stadiums that are now.

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