Rakitsky Jaroslav is a Ukrainian football player.Characterized as one of the most powerful central defenders of post-Soviet Ukraine. Known for his love for the Donbass. The idol of young athletes of his native land.
The future sportsman was born in 1989 inPervomaysk. As a child he loved playing football, parents noticed it and decided to give the boy to the section. At that time he was only six years old. Until 2002 he played for the team from his native city, but this year he joins the team "Samara-Meteorite", which was based in Pavlograd. Yaroslav showed himself with the best hand, and it drew the attention of managers of leading clubs in Ukraine. As a result, the Donetsk Shakhtar won the fight for the young player.
From 2003 to 2006, the athlete was in favor ofyouth compositions of "miners". In 2005 he was assigned to a team that belonged to the school of the Olympic reserve. No matter where the Ukrainian played, he was always one of the best on the field. All the coaches who worked with him during this period, noted the focus on the struggle and the willingness to always go to the end.
Footballer Yaroslav Rakitsky from 2006 to 2008, played for Shakhtar-3. He was the main player of the team and showed great hopes. In just two years he played in thirty-one duel and scored four goals.
In late 2008, will begin to be involved in the firstteam. Mircea Lucescu was always famous for giving young athletes a chance, and this time the luck smiled to the defender. At first he only passed the training camp with the club, but he did not take part in official tournaments. Despite this, already in the summer of 2009, the Donetsk people will make their debut. In the second match, he will score his first goal. It will be a game for the Cup of Ukraine. Very soon the footballer will make his debut in the national championship. Two weeks later, Rakitsky Yaroslav first played in the European League. It should be noted that previously Mircea Lucescu did not release young players from the first minutes.
From the season 2010-2011. becomes a full-fledged player of the foundation of the Donetsk club. In total, Shakhtar played one hundred and fifty games and scored eight goals at the opponents' gate.
Yaroslav Rakitsky is an interesting sportsman. His biography has several curious facts, which include transfer rumors.
Despite the fact that the football player spent his entire careerfor "miners", to him there was interest from well-known teams. The most wanted to lure the defender in his ranks was Barcelona. In this transfer Josep Guardiola personally was interested. He liked the style of the games of the young Ukrainian, but the deal did not take place due to the fact that Shakhtar did not want to let go of his pupil. In 2011, the Catalan coach named Rakitsky "the rising star of Eastern Europe".
Also in the press repeatedly appeared informationabout interest from the London "Arsenal". This club is famous for its ability to acquire young players and make them world-class athletes. Arsene Wenger claimed that he sees a defender in his team, but the transfer did not take place. "Gunners" invited a more experienced Per Mertesacker.
From 2008 to 2011 he was the main player "youth". In parallel, he played for the first team. He was one of the youngest players who made their debut in the T-shirt of the Ukrainian national team.
For the "blue-yellow" played in twenty-ninefights and scored four goals. The sportsman was repeatedly criticized by Ukrainian fans. The fact is that he never sings a national anthem. Despite the fact that this is a personal choice of everyone, it is the player of the Donetsk team who constantly often deserved angry "chants" from the tribunes of patriotic viewers.
As part of the team was a participant in the championshipEurope in 2012. In 2016 he will go to the continental championship in France as the main football player. It is believed that a pair of defenders Rakitsky Yaroslav and Yevgeny Khacheridi is one of the strongest in the space of the former Soviet Union.
The player of the Donetsk team grew up in the most ordinaryfamily. His mother worked as a teacher in school, but after a while decided to become a fitness instructor. Father is a miner. One can not ignore the fact that the grandfather and uncle of Yaroslav at an amateur level played football. It was they who instilled in the guy love for this sport.
My wife's name is Olga.Young people met in 2005. In 2009, they decided to legitimize their relationship. Best friend - Vitaly Vitsenets, with whom they played for the youth team of "miners", and then for the main one.
Teammates characterize the defender as a real fighter and a good family man.
Despite the fact that Rakitsky Yaroslav stillyoung enough, he has a lot of admirers in all of Ukraine. He is especially loved in Donetsk and Donetsk region. In 2015, he made a tattoo in the form of a rose, which is the symbol of his beloved city. He is also an idol for many young athletes of his native country.
