"The time has come to announce the end of the professional career of a hockey player" - quotes Koltsov "Championship".
He thanked the management of the Ufa club "Salavat Yulaev", where he spent most of his career and announced that he will now work in a team from Bashkortostan as a senior coach for youth development.
“After completing my career, I am grateful to all the people who were by my side throughout the journey. Thanks to all the partners I've played with. All trainers, service personnel. Even if it didn't work out with some coaches, it was also a rewarding experience. Of course, I am grateful to the fans and, of course, to my relatives: my parents and my wife, ”said Koltsov.
Koltsov's last club was Avtomobilist from Yekaterinburg. He achieved the greatest success with Salavat Yulaev, with whom he twice became the champion of Russia, and in 2011 won the Gagarin Cup.
Earlier it was reported that the ex-footballer of the Russian national team Pavel Pogrebnyak is close to a decision to end his career.