Valeri Sarychev is regarded as one of the greatest K League goalkeepers of all time.
10 Facts About Valeri Sarychev
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Valeri Sarychev spent his heyday in Torpedo Moscow and reached the Soviet Cup final five times with Torpedo.
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Valeri Sarychev received the Lev Yashin Prize in 1991, but he left for South Korea the next year after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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Valeri Sarychev played for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Anyang LG Cheetahs in South Korea's K League.
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Valeri Sarychev became a naturalized South Korean in 2000 and named his Korean name "Shin Eui-son" which is his nickname and means the "Hand of God".
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Valeri Sarychev had a retirement ceremony on 1 May 2005 and became a goalkeeper coach after retirement.
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Valeri Sarychev won one Asian Club Championship and four K Leagues in South Korea and was selected as the goalkeeper of the K League 30th Anniversary Best XI in 2013.
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Valeri Sarychev acquired Korean citizenship in the year 2000, after being encouraged to do so by Cho Kwang-rae, the then manager of FC Anyang.
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Valeri Sarychev is married to Olga Sarycheva and has a daughter and a son.
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Valeri Sarychev has a collection of 700 LP records at home, including complete collections of the Beatles and Genesis albums.