Lev Voronin Biography

Happy anniversary, Lev Gennadievich! Olympic champion, General Director of the FGR - 50! On Tuesday, June 8, the Olympic champion, Honored Master of Sports, cavalier of the Order of Friendship, General Director of the Russian Handball Federation Lev Voronin celebrates his birthday. The famous right extreme is 50 years old! Both on the site and in life, it is distinguished by an unbending sports character, hard work and the most responsible attitude to the cause.

It was these qualities that made Leo Voronin successful in all hypostases: player, coach, functionary, personality. Voronin's career is well known to all the fans of handball: a performance for clubs of native Astrakhan and German Ludwigshafen and a complete set of titles with the Russian team. It is difficult to imagine a more beautiful collection of awards: world super -cups, the gold of the European Championship, the gold of the World Cup, the gold of the Olympic Games with a bonus in the form of recognition as the best right -wing Olympiad, the gold of the USSR championship, the medals of the national championship ...

But there was still silver World Cup and the euro for the Russian national team Lev Voronin held matches. Having completed the player’s career, Voronin did not stop striving for victories, boldly accepting the most serious challenges. For only a month, he shared the last match of Leo for Zarya Caspian and his exit to the edge as the head coach of his native club.

I did not know why grabbing. After all, players sometimes believe that training is easier than a steamed turnip, because everything has already been tested on themselves. Only in those first days my training lasted two hours twenty minutes. The guys moaned: what is he doing when it ends? And it all seemed to me: this did not have time, he did not. There was something in my head.

Then I began to systematically paint plans, connected the athletics coach to the work. The former teammate Andrei Burlakin helped the tips and recommendations greatly. By the summer, I myself developed a preseason plan. After it, the team ran. And subsequently, he always worked, relying on the experience of that first summer, but with a little variability.

” In just a few years, the novice coach turned into one of the most interesting specialists in the country and entered the headquarters of the Russian national team. Under the leadership of Voronin, Perm Bears achieved the best results in the history of the club - they won the Russian Cup and twice became silver medalists of the Russian Championship.

He managed to participate in the preparation of the women's team for the Golden Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and in less than six months the FGR conference extended the authority of Voronin. And in October, the current general director was re -elected for a new four -year term. And here immediately to the directors.

Compared to that continuous Abral, now I have pleasant chores. And then there was a feeling that the world turned over. In fact, from scratch had to delve into everything. Internet right, television rights, betting rights-at first I did not quite understand what it was, ”Lev Gennadievich admitted. There are hundreds of nuances, a huge list of requirements that I have not had the slightest idea of.

Not to mention computer intricacies like storing data in a cloud and other similar specifics. He studied and understood on the go. " Leo Voronin is a strict, but objective and fair boss. FGR employees feel the trust of the head and can independently resolve many issues in their areas, but at the same time they are aware of responsibility for all actions. At the same time, the general director is always open to joint discussion of any problems and ideas.

And most importantly, it treats itself no less strictly than subordinates, by personal example, demonstrating the right approach to work. We wish Leo Gennadievich the preservation of sports excitement, forces to implement all plans, good health, conquering new peaks and fruitful work for the benefit of Russian handball!