3. Dmitri Nikolayevich Cheryshev was born in May 1969.
He is a famous Russian footballer who played as a forward.
During his career, he was mainly associated with Dynamo
Moscow and Sporting de Gijón . He was nicknamed the
Bullet from Gorki due to his speed.
4. Born in Gorky, Soviet Union, Cheryshev began his
professional career with FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk in the
third division, joining FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod
in the second division in 1990. He played four
seasons in the Russian Premier League with FC
Dynamo Moscow winning the 1995 Russian Cup and
silver and bronze medals.
5. In 1996 Cheryshev scored a
17 goals with Dynamo and
became the best forward.
Then, he moved to Spain and
was signed for Sporting de
Gijón, he made
his debut in La Liga on 17
November 1996.
Spanish fans loved him deeply.
6. During two years, Cheryshev worked as a
manager with Real Madrid, being in charge
of one of its children's teams. After acting
briefly as director of football with FC Sibir
Novosibirsk, he was appointed the head
coach at FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.
7. Silver medalist in Russia: 1994
Bronze medalist in Russia: 1993
Russian Cup winner: 1994/1995
In the list of 33 best players
of the Russian Championship (3):
№ 1: 1996; № 2: 1994; № 3: 1992
8. Cheryshev Jr., the only son of
Dmitry Cheryshev, has
achieved great success and
has played for Real Madrid. He
plays in a team with such stars
as: Cristiano Ronaldo, Garet
Bale, Sergio Ramos.
9. They
say that in Russia there are no
talented footballers. I do not agree with this
fact. Such footballers as Dmitry Cheryshev
and his son prove that Russian men
(sportsmen from Nizhny Novgorod) can
play football.
