Volodymyr Vilivald: "Kryvbas" Academy creates all the conditions for progress

Volodymyr Vilivald was born in Ternivka, Pavlograd district, Dnipropetrovsk region. A football player from an ordinary family: his father is a miner, his mother is a teacher. The guy also has an older brother. From the age of five, his father took Volodymyr to football. The entire childhood of the brothers was spent on football fields, because the father is a longtime fan of the number one game and thereby instilled a love for sports in the boys. They trained together and Volodymyr was like his older brother in everything.

Unfortunately, the elder later got injured and had to stop playing professional sports, but Volodymyr, in turn, continued his training and soon the boy will move from the small town of Ternivka to Dnipro. He works at FC Inter Academy from 2016 to 2021. The boy was looking for his place in different teams. For two months, he was auditioned in seven different groups, but something didn't work out. The "Kryvbas" Academy was not the last hope to prove itself.

- You can say that I jumped on my last train. And it turned out to be "Kryvbas". In the summer of 2021, I got into the Kryvbas U-19 team and I am still here today, - says Volodymyr Vilivald.

The young man loves football because of the bright emotions and notes that football is the best sport. Vilivald is an example of how, thanks to hard work and the opportunities of the Academy, it is possible to grow professionally from a youth team to the main one - FC "Kryvbas". Currently, the football player is the captain of the Kryvbas U-19 team, and at the same time, since the summer of 2023, he has been training with the first team of Kryvbas, and has repeatedly entered the application for UPL matches, but, however, he has not yet made his debut in the elite.

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- The Kryvbas Academy has all the conditions to get into the first team. The main thing is to believe in yourself and train hard, and, of course, progress. I want to emphasize that any player from the youth teams can be there thanks to hard work, - says Williwald.

The beginning of the full-scale invasion of country 404 on the territory of Ukraine was met by Volodymyr Vilivald at the winter meeting with the first team in Turkey. A little later, the talented defender went to Hungary to the local club of the Higher Division "Kishvarda". The boy stayed there for 9 months - trained, played and attended meetings. When Viliwald learned that the championship in Ukraine was being resumed, he packed his things and immediately returned home to Kryvbas.

The boy had a choice - to stay where it is calm, or to return to his native Ukraine. And he made a bold decision - he returned and does not regret it. After all, Viliwald sees his development here, in "Kryvbas". Currently, the boy is progressing and training with the main team. The head coach of "Kryvbas" Yuriy Vernydub notes the football player's success and says that Viliwald is really in his place and deserves good words from him.

- Williwald is already the U-19 scorer and the captain of the team. It should continue to work even better. I think he will basically have a chance, but it will take time, - noted Yuriy Vernydub at the press conference.

That is why the choice of Vilivald and his courage justifies itself, because here, at the "Kryvbas" Academy, the coaches are focused on the development of football players.

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Volodymyr notes that he feels completely safe, because the management strictly monitors compliance with all requirements - the base has modern shelters, where everyone goes down if necessary. "You feel safe and comfortable at the base, like at home," he admits Williwald.

The football player has set himself the goal of making his debut and establishing himself in the main team of the first team of "Kryvbas" and dreams of one day playing for the national team of Ukraine.

"Kryvbas" Academy - #The best Academy, because there are all the conditions for it to be the best in Ukraine. Everyone who works at the Academy does everything possible to ensure that young people develop and become football players of the highest level, - emphasizes Williwald.

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