How the red-and-white empire was destroyed

Sensational revelations of a colleague and friend of Oleg Romantsev - Georgy Yartsev








We complete the cycle of scandalous publications about the football Spartak of the 90s. The next details specifically for the Cheka-OGPU and Rucriminal.info were provided by the well-known sports journalist, author of books about football Alexei Matveev.



"QUIET" TRAITOR



I've noticed a pattern for a long time. There are people who don't care much. In addition to personal well-being, comfort, etc. They know a lot, for example, about the inner life of the team, where they spent generally good years in terms of content.

Often played brightly, received good money. At the end of his career as a football player, in the same place, in his native club, they began the path of a coach. Important period in life.

After Georgy Yartsev left the coaching bridge from Spartak in the summer of 1998, I invariably asked him to share his thoughts on things not in a team that was not his own. I intuitively felt that something was wrong in the depths of the popular club. And he already had some information, including documentary information, about the facts of penetration into the team of people of crime. About strange manipulations with club funds, and so on. I wanted to understand, to convey to the readers, if possible, the full truth of what is happening in the football team beloved by me and the people. Moreover, through the mouth of a respected specialist who has devoted years to the glory of Spartak. First as a player, then as a coach.

But every time Georgy Alexandrovich found a reason not to say anything: they say, this is not the time to be frank. Sometimes he referred to the lack of information: they say, he no longer works in the team, how would he know what was there and how? He knew everything. In any case, I heard a lot about, as they say, firsthand.



Just a person from the category of "silent ones", from those "whose hut is on the edge." Indeed, such a "quiet betrayal" is worse than theft. My subjective point of view, I do not impose on anyone. Could his silence be bought corny? Quite. Of course, for very decent money.

Yartsev partly talked only in the 2000s. And then rather from their own "selfish" interests. It is unlikely that he was motivated by a sincere interest in telling the truth.

I have long felt the figures of that generation, you can’t even call them Spartacists. Opportunists, opportunists, mostly sycophants who love themselves in football. Such are the internal attitudes of the Romantsevs, Yartsevs, and others like them.

The names of all the mafiosi who firmly established themselves in the team of those years, I don’t even name, are a lot of honor. He spoke in detail about their criminal activities. Then I propose the revelations of the "guru" of the Russian coaching workshop Yartsev, recorded by me on a dictaphone. With your necessary comments.

- In the course of the 1997 season, especially after the defeat to Kosice in the preliminary round of the Champions League, people, in my opinion, undeservedly chanted: “Romantsev, pay your taxes!” George recalls. - The fans openly hinted at the financial troubles at the club. They staged a uniform obstruction to my friend. Oleg asked: "Give me a break, take the reins." He was morally, psychologically under such "hammers" that God forbid. The team played three matches in a row without him. By the way, we won them. Looking ahead: Romantsev objected to my leaving Spartak when I was invited to Dynamo.

We broke up with Oleg normally, continued to communicate. During pauses in the championship, he called me to Tarasovka, I came with pleasure. Even with Dynamo, when he became the “main”, they visited there, held a friendly match. Communicated without problems. Probably, over time, such deep relationships have developed that they can no longer be broken. When, for various reasons, he left Dynamo, Romantsev did not call back. I myself am not accustomed to being intrusive, not in my nature.



IN DEEP PROSTRATION



- What happened to the club next is not so much the fault of Romantsev as his retinue, entourage, - Georgy Alexandrovich continues the story. - I never believed the rumors that Tikhonov, Khlestov and Kechinov behave indecently, defiantly. After all, it is necessary to contrive smart, literate Romantsev to push him to declare publicly that the players, still recent idols of the fans, are “played out material”. I never believed, and now I don’t believe that this is Oleg’s own initiative. Needless to say, well done, they “poured” “sensational information” into the ears of the coach! Even stand, and immediately fall.

Here I can't help but say a few words. Apparently, Oleg Ivanovich at that moment was - as if softer - in a state of very deep prostration in order to utter such nonsense. Just do not abuse alcohol, especially strong. The case with the former president and head coach of the Red-Whites is the clearest example of inadequacy. And the environment has absolutely nothing to do with it.

- I am not speaking in order to whitewash Romantsev, - a colleague and friend of Oleg Ivanovich, Georgy Alexandrovich, almost confesses. - He still had the reins of government - coaching, organizational attributes. But, apparently, the atmosphere of chaos took its toll, the management of the club was transferred, then Zavarzin, then Chervichenko. Gradually, an unhealthy atmosphere developed. I had to share power with the new president, vice president, and so on. Of course, all this put pressure on Oleg. However, unity of command must be fought for!

Poor, poor Romantsev! The people of crime "moved" him, whom he himself brought to the team. At one time, he even flaunted that he had invited very necessary employees to a friendly team. "Competent, qualified" businessmen. There is no doubt: the club's money was extremely competently stuffed into Western offshores. Well done!

- At one time, the then leaders of the Spartak club were terribly afraid of my return to their native land, - Georgy Aleksandrovich reflects. - If he returned, it would be beyond the power of anyone to break the old, proven over the years tandem of coaches Romantsev - Yartsev. And not that I became a kind of "persona non grata", but a very undesirable person in the club. They just didn't want to see me.

Many things I do not understand, they do not fit in my head. I repeat, they would have worked together, they would never have left the team of Tikhonov and Kechinov. As well as Alenichev. “Alenichev is sick with us, he cannot play on synthetics,” I heard from some figures. “Georgy Alexandrovich, they are lying,” Dima himself assured, in turn. In honesty, sincerity Alenichev never doubted. Dima, couldn't he settle down in well-fed, warm, calm Europe and finish his football life there? Easy.

He returned to his native club in order to adequately complete a brilliant career as a player, and there you are. What kind of coach is this, not realizing who Alenichev is? Or the same Tikhonov, how much more did he play in Krylia, Khimki after the sacramental phrase uttered by Romantsev about “played back material”?! Is parting with Tikhonov a mistake? Certainly. Just monstrous.



Alexey Matveev

To be continued

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"Friends from High Politics"

A broken business and an interesting account in the Swiss Arzi Bank








Details of the life of the football "Spartak" from the time of Oleg Romantsev were provided by the Cheka-OGPU and Rcriminal.info by the well-known sports journalist, author of books about football Alexei Matveev



SPIN ON THE "SENT" MONEY



... Yuri Vladimirovich Zavarzin walked nicely on his fiftieth birthday. Exactly two and a half months before the initiation of a criminal case for non-payment of taxes by his then club, Spartak. At the anniversary in the respectable metropolitan restaurant "Yar", filmed on such an important occasion, the Dynamo leader was congratulated not only by his wife and two children.

Among those invited were high-ranking gentlemen, probably experienced fans. Just admirers of the criminal talent of the hero of the day, why not? Names and surnames are well known to many: Boris Gryzlov, Sergei Stepashin, the then head of the Control and Auditing Department of the Presidential Administration of Russia Yevgeny Lisov, chairman of the Moscow Regional Duma Valery Aksakov, and a number of other people. There were 17 people in total.

It is unlikely that Yuri Vladimirovich is on friendly terms with all the gentlemen listed. But the people, no doubt, are needed, without their direct participation and congratulations, the evening would have clearly faded. And on the sidelines, you can discuss with them issues that are extremely important to you. For example, for friends from high political spheres to help cover up a criminal business, etc. As they say, you don't need a hundred rubles, but have influential friends.

The table in "Yar" was covered with an exquisite one. Stolichny salad with smoked chicken, sterlet medallions, rock perch fillet with Almods sauce and coconut puree. In total, 639,398 rubles were spent on the anniversary evening according to the bill for the menu. Modest and tasteful.

What is especially touching is the reliable male and even female friendship. Our heroes fled, having inherited together in Spartak, in different corners, but they continued to communicate, nevertheless. Families. Why not? Called, met.

Just a couple of months after the magnificent celebrations of the anniversary of Yuri Vladimirovich, the wives of famous near-football figures Margarita Zavarzina and Natalya Romantseva went together to improve their health in a Geneva clinic. In the official paper that came to the names of the mentioned wives from the office of the clinic, everything is painted down to the smallest detail.

That, for example, they have standard rooms at their disposal, a stay in each of them will cost only 18,300 euros for six days. Well, dear fans, I'm sorry, you can't forbid the rich to live beautifully. Not such an eye-catching luxury. Why not take a walk on the Spartak money hidden all over the world? We only live once...

It has already been mentioned that Oleg Romantsev issued a power of attorney to manage club funds to two of his assistants - the then Vice President Grigory Esaulenko and General Director Yuri Zavarzin.

So, according to conservative estimates of the tax authorities, over 15 (!) Million Spartak currency settled in various Western offshores during the reign of the criminal trio. A well-known character, dexterous, cunning Ostap Bender, is no match for figures from the football party of the “red-whites”. The scale of the personality is not the same, the money is incomparable.

Based on the documents, it is known for certain that Esaulenko had (and still has) a personal account with the Swiss Arzi Bank. Spartak currency was sent directly to this personal account for the sale of players to foreign clubs, the performance of the Moscow team in European competitions, etc.

Although the cunning Grigory denied having such an account during interrogation by investigators in the framework of a criminal case on the fact of the murder of Larisa Nechaeva.

Apparently, Esaulenko was sure that his correspondence with representatives of foreign financial institutions would never become public. He was wrong. What the operatives from the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Vladimir Region failed to “dig up” on him was done by employees of the Federal Tax Police Service. Those, in turn, handed over the documents to the journalist.

We gave the details of this correspondence in our earlier publications, there is no point in repeating. We only note that he himself and the company did not seem to see any difference between their own pockets and the club cash desk. A kind of "improvised obshchak". At first glance, it is quite legal ...

“I am working on a project with the Swiss,” Grigory Vasilievich once said in a private conversation with me. Well done. He does not care a straw.



"WASTE ON A LARGE SIZE"



Many years have passed since the initiation of a high-profile case against the former Spartak bosses. They began to forget about him, the course of the investigation was suspended, a lot said that it would be completely closed.

The slowness, perhaps the unwillingness of the investigation to establish the truth, coupled with possible corruption moments, became obvious. Apparently, big politics intervened, along with big "bumps".

It turned out to be more and more difficult with potential criminals from the world of football. Although there is irrefutable documentary evidence of their criminal activities. Yes, almost identical. Non-payment of taxes, again suspicion of organizing the beating of the general director of Spartak. Part of the mentioned evidence (almost all) is given. What else is required to put the villains in jail? Probably a little sports, political will. While on the horizon, neither one nor the other.

For pro forma, regular interrogations of the accused Esaulenko, witnesses Romantsev, Zavarzin, Panasenko were conducted. Only now they were interrogated not by the tax police, but by employees of the Investigative Committee under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, whose building is in Gazetny Lane in Moscow.

I learned from a source that, in addition to individual interrogations, there were so-called face-to-face confrontations. It is clear that each of the defendants denied involvement in what happened in the bowels of the "people's" team.

Romantsev claimed that he had nothing to do with it, only coached the team, practically did not deal with financial and economic affairs. Why then took on the position of president of the club? This imposed a significant responsibility for the current life of the team loved by millions of people. Or was Romantsev forced at gunpoint to become president? It's hard to believe.

In fact, Oleg Ivanovich gave club resources at the mercy of criminal types, they were just waiting for this. To seize and seize money that did not belong to them. They were earned, first of all, by football players - in the domestic arena, in prestigious international tournaments.

Romantsev's closest assistants for that period also took similar positions, their alleged non-involvement in the loss of funds. The former Spartak player Dmitry Alenichev, who had long returned from foreign clubs, was also called for interrogations. But he cannot objectively clarify the situation: his job is to play, now to train, and not to delve into the financial side of club work. In a way, right.

The employees of the Investigative Committee were somewhat surprised that the defendants in the criminal case came for interrogations without lawyers. Their presence in such cases is necessary for the defendants themselves. At the same time, the former “Spartacists” behaved imposingly, even arrogantly, thereby trying to emphasize their lack of jurisdiction. They are "above the law", there is nothing to fear. They won’t go to jail, there are influential defenders from the world of politics, in the systems of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB ...

The investigators, according to them, did not feel pressure. Although in the process of preliminary proceedings, four (!) supervising prosecutors were replaced. Moreover, each ended his career in this position - the leadership of the Prosecutor General's Office for some reason dismissed them.

There was a lasting impression that the security forces deliberately “dismissed” potential prisoners from answering for criminal acts. As if they were waiting for, for example, the statute of limitations under criminal article 193 (non-return of foreign exchange earnings from abroad) to expire. Also another article - 199 (non-payment of taxes), which also provides for punishment. Well, again, no one answered for the murder of Larisa Nechaeva. It’s as if we live in a country of “elite” robbers, thieves, murderers who get away with everything. In the literal and figurative sense. It turns out that in big football everything is allowed - with influential patrons. As in the case of the Spartak criminal company.

In the Investigative Committee under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, they could not interrogate Grigory Yesaulenko at one time. Virtually undetectable. Probably, there were no forces and means to catch. Maybe they didn’t really want to get a colorful personality.

For a whole year and a half, Grigory was hiding from the investigators. Either he worked as an agent of the Minsk "Dynamo", then he went - without barriers - to bask on foreign beaches. Preferred the Spanish shores. Grigory Vasilievich sometimes returned to the Russian capital. Incognito, not appearing in public. I visited elite bars, restaurants in the company of old, trusted friends. With the former Spartak manager Hadji, for example. Well, they are very friendly - until now. The adhesion is dense, apparently, to the grave. Both, Khadzhi and Esaulenko, did not hide their connections in the criminal world. Contacts with militants from organized criminal groups (nowadays it is fashionable to call communities) are well-established and strong.

Oleg Romantsev warmed up such nice guys in Spartak, as if he himself became an integral part of the "brotherhood". Sometimes “brothers” play football and cards, spend time together with fishing rods on the bank. Just tenderness cause quivering relationships.

... Although the investigation of the acts was neither shaky nor rolly, the figures of criminal games did not have to relax for some time. Oleg Ivanovich and his friends in the Investigative Committee were charged with “embezzlement and embezzlement on an especially large scale” (Article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Quite a logical step on the part of the security forces. Considering that the "zealous" owners of "Spartak" almost all the club's currency was stuffed into their personal foreign accounts. Waste, theft, theft of pure water! No, it does not fit with clean water. Full-flowing muddy streams of Spartak euros and dollars rapidly flowed into the dirty foreign accounts of thieving football officials. Examples were given concrete, blatant.

Employees of the Investigative Committee under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation put up in many transport points - on highways, at airports, the so-called sent watchmen (slang for operatives) to search for and capture the fantastically elusive Grigory Yesaulenko. To finally interrogate him.

From the same traffic cops, according to a source in the committee, Grigory Vasilyevich tritely paid off when they announced during the arrest that he, Esaulenko, was on the federal wanted list. But, no matter how you run, the end is the same. The former vice-president of Spartak was detained in the VIP lounge of the Sheremetyevo-2 international airport, when he intended to once again go to the southern shores.

In handcuffs (incomprehensibly!) They brought the once elusive fugitive from justice for interrogation. Have issued a written undertaking not to leave. Since then, Grigory Vasilievich is a good boy, he called the investigator himself: is it necessary to come to testify? Just like a law-abiding citizen! One thing is not clear: the employees of the Investigative Committee did not have access to the same VIP room in order to catch the main suspect in the “Spartak case”? Or pulled rubber for a year and a half? To say the least, this is strange...

Alexey Matveev

Source: www.rucriminal.info

Football under the roof of the FSB of the Russian Federation

Why did the Portuguese national team not take root in Dynamo?





The progressive development of the "people's team" was interrupted by the "predators" from football in the face of inveterate mafiosi. The next batch of revelations and revelations was provided by the Cheka-OGPU and Rucriminal.info by a well-known sports journalist, author of books about football, Alexei Matveev.



MASTER OF "SHADOW" FOOTBALL



During the investigation, questions arose for the investigation and the leadership of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation: why is Esaulenko given such a humane measure of restraint? And why was only Esaulenko charged, and not all the defendants in the case - Romantsev, Zavarzin, Panasenko? Did the big name of the coach save him from a completely fair, well-deserved retribution?

What is the fate of Spartak's long-suffering money, illegally transferred to foreign banks? Are they still in "free flight"? Was the then President of the RFU Koloskov called for interrogations? Was there pressure on the investigation by someone from the powers that be? Will it come to a "very humane and extremely fair" Russian court?

In this regard, I cannot but tell you about a very colorful personality in Oleg Romantsev's team - Yuri Zavarzin. He became the general director of Spartak immediately after the death of Larisa Nechaeva.

The career growth of one of the former Spartacus bosses (although it is strange to call this person a Spartacist, but it is necessary to follow the formalities) deserves close attention.

A plump folder of documents (it contains curious details) reveals in relief the "outstanding" personality of Yuri Vladimirovich Zavarzin. The master of "shadow" football graduated from the Moscow Higher Police School with a degree in law. A literate person. He worked in the authorities for eleven whole years, in the system of the Soviet traffic police. Further on, the policeman's path led comrade Zavarzin not just anywhere, but to the Razgulay production cooperative in the capital. In the restaurant of the same name, some former leaders of the Spartak club were very fond of relaxing (maybe they are still resting to this day).

The infamous Grigory Yesaulenko, who was charged in the framework of a sensational criminal case, is also considered to come from the bowels of Razgulay. According to the text of the police reports, Grigory Vasilievich owned a share of the restaurant, and his Chechen friends, militants, were listed as the owners of the establishment.

Kampashka regularly brought Oleg Romantsev to drink. Thus, "Razgulay" became a kind of residence of "thieves in law", where important personnel decisions were made over a cup. Romantsev was very, very proud that he had invited such “advanced” businessmen to work in the team. “For Spartak, Grigory and Yuri are a very valuable find,” the “legendary” coach did not get tired of repeating.

Judging by the squandered millions of Spartak currency by these gentlemen, there is no “more valuable”. Although the money was earned with the feet of wonderful football players who played as part of a popular team. But crisp bills were appropriated by club officials.

For ten whole years, Yuri Zavarzin, not without benefit, worked at Razgulay. It is clear that his career changed dramatically when Oleg Romantsev found a capable specialist in restaurant business in the aforementioned cooperative.

More precisely, Zavarzin was introduced to Romantsev by Grigory Esaulenko, who settled in the red-and-white club even earlier than Yuri. The performance took place in Razgulay, a luxuriously furnished reception always found the shortest way to the heart of Oleg Ivanovich. Overnight, Yuri Vladimirovich became "on his board."

Zavarzin did not immediately take the high post of general director of the popular club in the country. Larisa Nechaeva, who was alive at that time, worked in the position. After her death, Yuri Vladimirovich finally acquired the powers of the general director, before that he had been dealing only with general issues.

It is no coincidence that Esaulenko brought Zavarzin to Spartak. A few years earlier, Grigory had hit a man to death while driving a car. He got real time. It was Zavarzin who saved from prison, who worked in a high position in the traffic police. Debt needed to be returned...

In August 2001, Yuri Vladimirovich hastily took his work book from Spartak, and retreated to a certain LLC with the mysterious abbreviation "BVS-1". He left in the midst of tax audits of the financial activities of the Spartak club.

Experts found a lot of shortcomings in the bowels of the "people's" team. According to the testimonies of the tax authorities themselves, they literally spent days and nights in the Spartak office, restoring bit by bit the accounting documentation. After all, many data turned out to be suddenly lost by the club's employees. In March 2003, the same criminal case was opened, about which our resource spoke in detail.



UNDER THE "ROOF" OF THE FSB



And the former policeman Zavarzin, out of harm's way, moved to his colleagues in Dynamo, which has long been considered a stronghold of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and for some time the FSB. There, apparently, not without reason, he counted on the help of influential people from law enforcement agencies. They, according to Yuri Vladimirovich, should have reasoned with the investigators, who at first zealously undertook to expose the financial fraud of the leaders of Spartak.

- Zavarzin tried to put pressure on the young investigator Denis Ochkal: they say, the matter is very difficult, - said the tax police officer. “Maybe he should be handed over to the investigation unit of the FSB?” They will figure it out there, according to the former general director of Spartak. It is clear that he had well-established personal connections in the special services. Counted on patronage. He understood, he got into a bad story, he wanted to enlist the support of the powerful of this world. Otherwise, he risked going to places not so remote.

In Dynamo, however, he did not stay long. Again, finances did not grow together. The chairman of the board of trustees of the eminent team (he was also the head of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation at that time) Sergey Stepashin even started checking the notorious financial activities of the Dynamo club. True, neither the fans nor even a narrow circle of specialists saw the results of the check.

And without an audit, a rather bleak picture emerged. At one time, the famous businessman Alexei Fedorychev, by the way, an ardent fan of Dynamo, allocated more than 50 million euros for the needs of his favorite team. Some of these funds were used to buy almost the entire composition of the Portuguese national team, not just anyone, but the “stars” of European football. Dynamo of the early 2000s was revered in the football community as perhaps the richest, most respectable club. With quite healthy ambitions - to be at least among the leaders of the domestic championship.

Suddenly, in the course of the season, having the aforementioned Portuguese masters in the line-up, the Dynamo players were sharply “blown away”. In terms of the game, as a result, the result. "White-blue" suddenly went bankrupt! The players, left without a salary, gave interviews left and right on this occasion. The famous goalkeeper Sergei Ovchinnikov was perplexed: how could this be? On the eve of the season, the management promised stunning contracts in terms of money, but does not fulfill its obligations ...

A similar situation then caused a legitimate murmur from the sports community, first of all, people close to Dynamo. Where, one wonders, have gone the rather large funds granted by Fedorychev? Most likely, they were "worked out" in the same way as in Spartak. After all, the president of the club and the chief accountant are the same as in the camp of the “red-whites”: Zavarzin with Panasenko. A little later, Romantsev pulled himself up to them in the role of head coach. And the company was reunited almost in full force after the "adventures" in Spartak. The methods of work, of course, have not changed. Why change them?

How was the money "worked out"? Yes, very simple. The funds, apparently, were sent to Western offshores to personal accounts. Moreover, when you feel the "unobtrusive" guardianship of people from reputable departments - the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB - you can be calm and confident. With such a “roof” there is nothing to be afraid of, they certainly won’t come with checks ...

Fans of the capital "Dynamo", of course, did not stay away from the loud scandal. They demanded the immediate resignation of Zavarzin. With a sudden lack of money, a dull game and with Romantsev on the coaching bridge, the Dynamo team almost flew out of the major leagues at the end of the season. And the fans of the team came to the stands of the old stadium in Petrovsky Park with eloquent posters: "Dynamo" - without Zavarzin! And Yuri Vladimirovich soon retired from the club.

Alexey Matveev

To be continued

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