Ilya Kazakov (journalist)

Ilya Kazakov
Илья Казаков
Kazakov in 2010
Born (1972-08-03) 3 August 1972
Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow Power Engineering Institute
Occupations
  • Sports commentator
  • journalist
  • author

Ilya Arkadievich Kazakov (Russian: Илья Аркадьевич Казаков; born 3 August 1972) is a Russian football commentator, TV presenter, journalist, author and former press attaché of the Russian national football team (2005–2015).[1][2] He was the Ambassador for 2018 FIFA World Cup host city Saransk.[3]

Biography

In 1989-1996 he studied at the Faculty of Energy Physics of Moscow Power Engineering Institute.[4] In February 1996 he graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute with a degree in thermal engineering, and worked for six months in the specialty in RKK Energia.[5]

On television, Ilya Kazakov came in 1996 after winning the first competition of sports commentators, announced by the television channel NTV-Plus.[5] Since December 2001 to June 2003 he worked on the sports TV channel Seven TV, where he conducted weekly broadcasts about the Russian Championship.

In June 2003, Ilya Kazakov switched to the newly opened sports TV channel VGTRK Sport[6] (since 2010 it became the television channel Russia-2). Here he conducted the program Football of Russia,[7][8] commented on various football matches. Commented on the matches of the World and European Championships in 2004 (from Portugal),[9] 2006 (from Germany),[10][11][12] 2008 (from Austria and Switzerland),[13][14] 2010 (from South Africa) and 2016 (from France).[15] He worked on the broadcasts of the championships of Russia and England, as well as matches of European soccer championships the Champions League and the UEFA Cup.[16]

In 2005 he commentateded on all the matches of CSKA in the winning UEFA Cup, including the final from Lisbon. He conducted live coverage of the election of organizers of the World Cups in football in 2018 and 2022 and many similar ceremonies of FIFA and UEFA.

In addition to football, he covered skiing at the 2010 Olympics and the 2011 World Hockey Championship.

From September 2015 to present — adviser to the President of the Handball Federation of Russia.[17]

Since November 2016, he hosts the updated version of the program Football of Russia on the TV channel Russia-24, alternately with Vladimir Stognienko.

Personal life

His wife is Maria.[18] He is friends with Valery Nepomnyashchy.[19] He is a fan of Shakhtar Donetsk.[20]

Books

  • 2008 — This Team, or the Hiddink Phenomenon (Russian: Настоящая сборная, или Феномен Хиддинка)[21]
  • 2015 — Foot'Ball People (Russian: Foot’Больные люди)[22]
  • 2017 — Girl Behind Back (Russian: Девушка за спиной)[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Илья Казаков покинул пост пресс-атташе сборной России по футболу". August 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Илья Казаков: Матчи сборной Pоссии не комментирую". Trud. June 2, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Официальный сайт Администрации городского округа Саранск".
  4. ↑ "Илья Казаков". Russian Football Union.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. 1 2 "Хиддинк обещал прочесть книгу Казакова". Чемпионат.com. October 7, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Главное – "стартануть"". Теле-Спутник. July 1, 2003. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Правду ли говорят о футбольных комментаторах?". Trud. April 28, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Бышовец станет экспертом на "Спорте". Мы узнали, какие передачи о российском футболе подготовят на телевидении в этом году". Советский спорт. March 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Без рекламы и выходных. Футбол как главное экранное искусство предстоящих недель". Итоги. June 15, 2004. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Маслаченко тянет одеяло на себя. Кто будет комментировать чемпионат мира по футболу". Смена. June 8, 2006. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Тема номера – как телеканалы будут показывать чемпионат мира? Все матчи ЧМ-2006 можно будет увидеть на трех каналах – Первом, «России» и «Спорте»". Советский спорт. May 20, 2006. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Глушите звук. Наши комментаторы рассказывают об игре менее 15 минут за матч". Новая газета. June 26, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Говорит и показывает футбол". Trud. June 2, 2008.
  14. ↑ "Евро в полном объеме". Gazeta.ru. June 2, 2008.
  15. ↑ "Каким будет Евро на "России"". Советский спорт. June 6, 2016. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Илья Казаков". Россия-1. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Илья Казаков стал советником президента Федерации гандбола России". Чемпионат.com. September 8, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Илья Казаков: у меня много интересных идей". Эксклюзив. October 4, 2003.
  19. ↑ "Илья Казаков: Болею за возвращение "Алании"". Регион 15. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Онлайн-конференция с Ильёй Казаковым, 2003 год". Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  21. ↑ От Хиддинка к Гусу
  22. ↑ "Известный комментатор Казаков написал книгу про Footбольных людей". NEWSru.com. October 11, 2015.
  23. ↑ Девушка за спиной
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