Ivan Demakov: “It's time to return to the Super League!»

Ivan Demakov - Name, well -known in Russian volleyball. This giant has not fully realized its powerful potential and know in Surgut, what to do with it! The list of central blocking, acquired or returned to themselves in Gazprom-Yugra in recent years, Pretty impressive. We sincerely hope, that Demakov will replenish him. Welcome and let's get to know each other better!

About the start of the career and the taste of the championship

In childhood, a bunch of sections passed, I didn’t particularly linger anywhere, It was quickly bored: and swimming, and taekwondo, Even in table tennis played. But volleyball hooked. My mom volleyball loved very much, Himself played, Not professionally, And for yourself. I went with her for training and went. In Yoshkar-Ola, he played with Mikhail Nikolayevich Maslennikov, He recommended me to Kazan. Evgeny Leonidovich Kuznetsov from the Youth League arrived, I looked at me - and in the summer they invited to the fees. So in Kazan and stayed.

I became a champion in Kazan and Kemerovo, But in Kuzbass I periodically played and made some kind of contribution, respectively, The joy of victory in the championship was much more. Probably, that season in Kemerovo became the most memorable. Volleyball is very fond of there, Always a full hall. In the final they played with Kazan, The excitement was very strong, The fans rejoiced, shouted, worried, It came to goosebumps. It was very cool.

About partners and fast legs

I am still very impressive Max Mikhailov. Superprofessional, for a very long time holding the highest level. If you take central blocking, then there are several people on my personal list. I always liked it, How Kolya Apalikov plays - on aggression, on sports anger. Alexander Volkov - with a straight hand, With this super variable brush., Just great! And I like Volvich - he is very fast with his dimensions. Yes, I almost forgot! Shcherbakov, Very sharp pace, With its growth, it really plays. At all, For central blocking fast legs, probably, The most important quality. Quickly come and put a block - here is our job.

About last season and invitation to Surgut

Last season I had a problem with the search for the club, So far I thought and pretended options, All the teams of Super Leagues have equipped. I went to Yekaterinburg, But there we did not agree, and then the proposal from Tyumen came. In the Premier League “A” and Superliga, the schedule does not differ much, Unless paired matches have their own nuances. All differences in conditions, but in Tyumen everything is at a good level.

After the end of the season, Sergei Leonidovich Shulga contacted me and said, that Gazprom-Yugra is interested in me, If interested, contact and talk. We talked with Rafael Talgatovich, He said, it's time to return to a super league. How to refuse such a proposal?!

Before the training camp

In June, my wife and I went to Azerbaijan to rest, The sea has seen, Take -up, We wound a lot of kilometers on foot. Now I'm in Kazan, I work in the gym, I am engaged in ordinary household chores, I ride Yoshkar-Ola to mom. In my free time I love to play computer games, Modern strategies are especially fascinated-this is something fantastic! In fact, go to the fees soon, It will not be up to the computer. I promise to prepare well for the season and delight the fans with victories. See you in Surgut!