Biography Frolov Hockey player

In total, in the championships of the country, but spent no more matches, scored goals. The second medalist of the country's championships, the third medalist, and in the lists of “22 and 33 best players of the season” in -, - the best striker in the USSR national team - 29 matches, 26 goals. World champion, and 15 matches, 22 goals. The best scorer of the championships, the winner of the international tournament for the prize of the Soviet Russia newspapers played hockey with a puck for the Nizhny Tagil Vanguard-, hockey on the grass for Khabarovsk SKA-the head coach of the Khabarovsk SKA-at the end of the X-early X in Nizhny Tagil, a whole galaxy of outstanding masters of hockey with a ball with a ball.

But among them Anatoly Frolov is on an individual. And the childhood of Anatoly Frolov took place in the Dzerzhinsky district, on the lining. His path to recognition was very winding. Tolya began with sports gymnastics, even became the champion of the city among young men. And only at the age of 15 he came to the hockey with a ball. At first he played a goalkeeper, but a year later, coach Anatoly Barykin put him into an attack.

A hockey with a puck came to m in Tagil, and Frolov began to play for the local Avangrad. He visited his former teammate Yuri Cheremnyy and he recommended Frolov to him. This time, Anatoly gave good and finally decided on his sports specialization - a hockey with a ball. In memory of the "puck" he had skates with short blades. He played in them, unlike everyone else. Frolov spent his first season in the team of masters at 20 years old, and immediately in the elite league.

The debut turned out to be so impressive that the mentor of the SKA SKA Ivan Baldin, after the end of that championship, said to Anatoly: "You will serve for three years and come home." He promised to think, but in the end he remained on the super -worker - in Khabarovsk everything suited him. Baldin was offended: "That's something tolya: while I am the national team - your legs will not be there." In the year, Baldin in the national team was replaced by Vasily Trofimov, but he was in no hurry to invite the Khabarovsk citizen to her ranks.

But after the World Cup, Trofimov decided to update the team, and two years later seven debutants went to the next world championship. Among them was Anatoly Frolov, who, after a few months, was supposed to be the following four seasons of steel, perhaps the most successful in the biography of the Khabarovsk striker, who received both all -Union and international recognition.

He was recognized as the best in the country and in the world, at two world championships from three became the best scorer. He knew a lot about a combination game, but the most powerful qualities were considered high -speed dribbling and a breaking blow. In addition, Frolov had another very valuable quality: the most successful he acted against strong rivals, and in the most important matches.

It all ended unexpectedly. At the end of February, Anatoly flashed at the Moscow World Cup, returning home with a gold medal and the title of the best scorer. And ten days later he had a conflict with a policeman at the restaurant of the Khabarovsk airport. Frolov was taken to the department, and the incident, as they say, was given a move. Soon, an article appeared in Soviet sports, the meaning of which was that the three -time world champion was arrogant, he was a rowdy and a drunkard.

As a result, Anatoly was deprived of the title of Honored Master of Sports, disqualified and sent to Sakhalin by the headfiz unit. A year later, in Khabarovsk, apparently, they decided that with the severity of the punishment they went too far and returned Frolov to the team. And not just returned, but offered the post of senior coach. Soon Anatoly was asked to help the team directly on the ice.

The missing season, Frolov quickly took shape, and in the winter of the summer striker was again invited to the national team. But on a trip with the team he was not released from the country. Subsequently, Anatoly Ivanovich served in the group of Soviet troops in Germany, in Ukraine. He worked at the Uralvagonzavod, and then, at the suggestion of the chairman of the Sputnik sports club, Alexander Smelik, became the director of the Sports Palace.

In November, Frolov was invited to Khabarovsk to the opening of the championship of the country. There he was informed that as a result of a survey of journalists, he was recognized as the best athlete of the Khabarovsk Territory of the twentieth century. Equipment center.