Forward Alexander Sivkov can rightly be attributed to the legends of Russian hockey. He was the first Soviet hockey player to score 10 goals in one match. True connoisseurs of Bendy remember him as a well-aimed sniper, a master of daring and sweeping attack.
Biography
Alexander Sivkov was born in December 1952 in Pervouralsk. In this city, hockey matches have always been the main winter pastime for children and adults. Then the Pervourals were especially keen on ball hockey, and young Alexander was no exception. From early childhood, he practically lived on the rink. Because of this, performance in a regular school often suffered, which upset my mother (he did not have a father).
Mom Lidia Pavlovna was registered in the state of the Novotrubny plant, where she organized the catering for workers. She tried all the methods of raising her son known to her, but it did not bring any special results. According to Alexander's memoirs, once her patience finally dried up, and she forbade her son to go to training. For reliability, Lidia Pavlovna even hid her son’s shoes and closed it in the apartment on the fourth floor. But the boy was with character - he went down the balconies, grabbing his mother’s boots. In this form, he appeared for training, causing laughter from his teammates.
The first mentor for Sivkov was I. Yagovitin, whom he calls the head coach in his career. The youth team of the Ural Tube gave the young hockey player not only sports, but also life lessons.
Alexander Sivkov.
Alexander almost immediately became one of the best - he was always distinguished by a “thirst for goal”. Sivkov’s mood after the fight very often depended on the number of goals scored by him. Already in 1970, at the Junior World Championships, Alexander played for the national team of Arkhangelsk. They then beat the Swedes, became winners, and Sivkov received the title of best player in the tournament. He still puts this gold medal on a par with his adult awards.
Career in SKA (Sverdlovsk)
A promising hockey player was noticed and invited to Dynamo in Moscow. Sivkov was inclined to agree. But a little later he was visited by a whole delegation from the Sverdlovsk SKA. As a result, Alexander remained in the Urals and was included in this team.
For SKA, he will play 14 seasons. The talented scorer will set several new records. For example, in 1977, he scored 10 goals in one match - an all-Union record was obtained. For two consecutive seasons he received the title of the best scorer of the championship of the Soviet Union. And in the history of the Ural team of SKA, he was marked in second place in terms of the number of goals (the first is N. Durakov).
For a long time, Sivkov’s best partner was V. Eichwald. Hockey players understood each other instantly, which allowed Alexander to show a brilliant game.
With all his excellent characteristics, Sivkov did not get into the team very often. Which did not stop him from becoming the winner of two World Championships (1975 and 1979).
In total, in the playing career of Alexander Sivkov, there are 343 games and 405 goals scored.
Coaching
Sivkov stopped playing by sporting standards early enough, at 33 years old. Everyone knows that hockey is a very traumatic sport, and Sivkov received more than 10 concussions during the games. Plus numerous fractures, broken teeth, sleep disorder …
For three seasons, he worked in his native team as a mentor, and almost always relied on the younger generation. But the team then was not in the best position, and the club management did not appreciate Sivkov's undertakings.
The team of veterans of the team Ural pipe. A. Sivkov - first left in the bottom row.
Gradually, Alexander Evgenievich went into business, but did not renounce sports at all. He was the creator of the cooperative "Sports and Leisure" (paired with V. Kutergin). He served as director of the Central Stadium. In the 90s, he joined the Board of Directors of Uralnefteproduct and acted as chairman.
In 1995, the foundation “Our Children - the Future of Russia” appeared, which was created by Sivkov.
From 2000 to 2003, A. Sivkov was president of SKA.
With the help of his funds, he built the Ice Palace in one of the villages, then an aquapark.
In 2001, Sivkov survived an attempt on his life while in a medical facility during an acupuncture session. Two men attacked him in the ward and tried to shoot. However, Sivkov managed to knock out a weapon from one of the attackers, the other managed to stab him with a knife. The hockey player tried to catch up with the unknown in the hospital corridor, but could not because of the loss of strength. Later Alexander was operated on, the wound was not dangerous. The attempt was associated with active growth in the oil market. Sivkov at that time was the chairman of the Board of Directors of Uralnefteprodukt.
