Anatoly Timoschtschuk is the Ukrainian record player and has been heavily criticized
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Numerous footballers position themselves once morest the war and leave Russia. Ironically, Ukraine’s record player Anatoly Timoschtschuk remains silent. Now a colleague is severely criticizing the former Bayern professional for this.
Vman football professionals have spoken publicly regarding Russia’s war once morest Ukraine. And strongly condemned the attack.
Andriy Yarmolenko, a former professional at Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, called on Russian footballers to take a clear stance once morest the war. The German coaches Markus Gisdol (Lokomotiv Moscow) and Daniel Farke (FK Krasnodar) terminated their contracts in Russia.
Anatoly Timoschtschuk played for Bayern Munich until 2013
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The Ukrainian Andrej Voronin, formerly a striker at Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha BSC and most recently an assistant coach at Dynamo Moscow, left Russia in protest following the outbreak of war. His compatriot Yaroslav Rakitskiy, a Zenit St. Petersburg player, also left.
Ironically, nothing is heard from Ukraine’s record player: Anatoly Timoschtschuk. What’s more, he remains loyal to a Russian club.
The 42-year-old played four years in midfield at FC Bayern and won the treble with the record German champions in 2013. At the celebration following the triumph in the Champions League final once morest Borussia Dortmund at London’s Wembley Stadium, eventual world champion Bastian Schweinsteiger waved the Ukrainian flag and celebrated with Timoschtschuk.
Tymoshchuk is now an assistant coach at Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg. And is heavily criticized for his silence and his stay in Russia.
“Tolya, how can that be? You are from Ukraine. How can you remain silent and continue working there?” wrote his former teammate Yevgen Levchenko in an open letter to Tymoshchuk.
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Tymoshchuk played for Ukraine for 16 years, was the team captain and has 144 caps. He became Ukraine’s Footballer of the Year three times. In 2008 he won the Uefa Cup with St. Petersburg.
“We played together for the same team, wore that jersey with pride, sang the anthem, won and lost. are you just quiet now Tolya, how will you live with that?” asked Levchenko, who has nine caps.
