“They sent documents: “Now you work at the factory.” Bezlikhotnov played in Kazakhstan, argued with Grigoryan, and at 32 went into media football

And won the first trophy there.

10 years ago, Nikita Bezlikhotnov was among the promising players. At 21, he scored for Torpedo in the First League, at 22 he went to watch CSKA and played in the prime Kuban. As a result, Nikita played 13 matches in the RPL, but actively traveled around the Russian dungeon and neighboring countries.

At 32, Bezlikhotnov ended up in media football and has already won the first trophy – the Moscow Celebrity Cup.

Motley geography helped Nikita collect a lot of stories: about boxing sparring at Grigoryan’s training, the construction of Manchester City in media football, and crossing the border of Kazakhstan under the guise of a worker.

“Grigoryan says: “Oh, come on, I came up with a new exercise: wrestling with gloves.” In Khabarovsk, Bezlikhotnov watched rugby cuts and flew more than he played

– You are a student of Torpedo. Tell us about Torpedo-ZIL. How did you get started playing? 

– I had a FSM Torpedo school, where I played until graduation. Then this team fell apart, and we were already at the training camp. There they said that there would be no team, and after that I was called by the coach of Torpedo-ZIL Malay Andrey Vladimirovich. 

We played a season in the Second League with ZIL, while Torpedo played in a different zone at the same time. ZIL and I took second place and did not go anywhere, but they went to the FNL from the first, and I was called there for a tryout. Passed the fees and signed a contract.

 – In 2013, you were on trial at CSKA. Why didn’t they take it?

– Well, there was a composer, of course, a little different. You understand, they are champions, almost all of them are collections. Slutsky told me openly: “Now you will not play with us, it is very difficult to get into the squad. In principle, you can try [buy], but in this case, you have to pay both the agent and the club. What’s the point of buying you if you won’t play?” I understood everything, we talked normally and parted on a good note. And I moved to Kuban