On March 1, Beijing time, a report from the well-known Italian media Football-ITALIA reported that in the case of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the coach of the Moldovan team Tiraspol Sheriff Viernidub has resigned to report to the Ukrainian army. A photo of him in military uniform and a green hat has been exposed on social media.
Born in 1966, Vilnidubu was not well known to fans before this season. But it is the 56-year-old who has almost created a miracle in this season's Champions League. He led the champions league new team Sharif to beat Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid in the first two rounds of the group stage. Especially on September 29 last year, Wiernidub led Sharif to the Bernabeu away upset to overturn the powerful Real Madrid, which is also the biggest upset in the Champions League this season.
Sharif then finished third in the group and was given the opportunity to play in the Europa League play-offs. In the middle of last week, Wienidub led the team to a two-legged draw with Portuguese Super League powerhouse Braga, and Sharif lost 2-3 in a penalty shootout and was eliminated with a total score of 4-5. Despite missing out on the Europa League round of 16, the experience of this season has been fantastic enough for Sharif and Vernidubu himself.
Because they are Ukrainians, after the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Despite being 56 years old, VerniDub resolutely chose to temporarily resign as the head coach of the Sharif team and return to his home country to join the army. Perhaps in the near future, we will see him charging on the battlefield.