Games biography of Alexander Shovkovskyy for Ukrainian football is unique: is the sixteenth season he protects the gate "Dinamo". His home and the only team from Kiev Shovkovskiy left only for the performances for the national team of Ukraine.

The current season has proved the need to play by Alexander as a club, and in the national team. In his thirty-five years, he remains one of the most reliable goalkeepers of the national football, so signing a new contract with Shovkovskiy Dynamo valid until 2012 - a logical continuation of his career, the best page of which, we hope, is yet to come.

- Alexander, which was more in

- In the past year, can be viewed from two sides. If you take the "Dinamo", then on the year left is not very positive impression. The team once again, now in its tenth year in a row, did not come out in the spring of the Champions League. Yes, we fell into one of the strongest teams, which brought together champions of the powerful football nations. But, nevertheless, during the tournament had a good chance of success, which could not take advantage.

Regarding myself, the more positive impressions. In the summer managed to regain his place in the starting lineup, which I lost in 2008. I think it could reach the level of the game, which is expected of me.

- In 2003, when the first goalkeeper "Dinamo" was Vitaliy Reva, you thanked the then coach Alexei Mikhailichenko a useful lesson. What is the conclusion made from last season, in which Yuri Semin saw at the last line do not you, and Stanislav Bogush?

- If not all emerging as you want, when life's circumstances do not go according to your scenario, most importantly to the last to believe in their strength, to go through the election. If you do this consistently, you begin to understand what was right, he managed to pass the tests was honest to the end as to itself and to the team. I am not for one second gave up and never stopped working, believed that deserves to play the first number. Thought about any relaxation in training and speech could not be. In the most difficult moments, when some may have dropped my hands, I followed through. I told myself that I can go through all difficulties. Footballer goes to a new level thanks to overcome the obstacles in his path. Therefore I can safely say that such situations should be in everyone's life that he believed in himself and passed through them, grew stronger. Perhaps this example is useful to those who do not fully believe in their strength.

- Many of your colleagues in such cases shall elect another way - changing the club ...

- Every person lives his life, has the opportunity to choose its own path.

- The total number of games for Dynamo, you assign only Oleg Blokhin, but it is possible that this indicator will soon become the first. Try to remember the best and worst games of his career.

- The feelings and emotions will name two of the best. This is one of my first matches in the Champions League - on the road against Paris Saint-Germain "(0:1). As well as playing with the national team of Switzerland for the World Cup in Germany. There were other fights that are worth mentioning, but these two come to mind first. And the worst team will call the game between Ukraine and Slovenia. Feeling after the match along with a huge amount of criticism addressed to me it left a memory.

- In the New Year's survey, you call Andrew Pyatova the best player in 2009. Is there a chance in such circumstances to regain a place in the national team?

- I think Andrew's a professional. He proved it last season, when Shakhtar won the UEFA Cup, because in this great merit is the goalkeeper. In the team we're going together at the base, preparing for the next games. Here, all players, regardless of club affiliation, are united by one goal. Who will play - the coach decides. On my side is not very reasonable to be offended that the choice was in favor of Pyatova, who spent a great season. However, from next year all football will start again, so things can change.

- The final part of the 2006 World Cup, probably, was the last goalie in your career. What not enough team to go to South Africa this summer?

- In general, the team has shown a decent result in qualifying. Only in an away match against Belarusians we have lost "their" points. All other - the team gave a result that allowed the finish on the second line. Some have criticized the quality of the game, but in the qualification round in 2006, she was also far from optimal. But then we finished in first place.

- Since 1994, the Dynamo and the team coached Ukrainian or Russia specialists. Is there a desire to work with a Western expert, to look for another coaching school?

- Not always our desire to coincide with our opportunities. I team player whose leadership selects coaches based on their own views. I consider myself fairly sociable person. Must find something extraordinary, that I, for example, fell out with coach. Misunderstandings can be in views, approaches to football. But there is a professional attitude, which always stands above personal desires. If the player for some reason are not satisfied with the coach, he should think about moving to another team.

- Which coach in Europe or the world you would be interested to work, whose approach to business impressed the most?

- You know, I am not headache issues in which anything from me does not. There are many other things that must be addressed.

- Until this issue is not urgent, but you gradually preparing for a coaching job?

- When there are such thoughts, I try to drive them away. Now they only hinder the train, prepare for games. Although sometimes think about what to study in detail the methodology of training. But it is useful to me in the future, only time will tell.

- During a career almost every season you plagued by injuries of varying complexity. What was the most difficult - to return the physical form or psychological certainty?

- In many ways, one without the other in football did not happen. After the restoration, when you come out on the football field, is often a feeling of fear. Our experience, that man can create impossible if he is wanted. Strength of will, character and desire can overcome all.

- In your opinion, how in today's football is an important role of personality?

- Any athlete is an individual. Football play cards, united by one goal. If the coach can make all the artists to realize its objectives, to understand his vision of the game, this team will succeed. And when each of them pull the blanket over himself, it will, as in the famous work of Krylov.

- With what feelings you have received the news of the appointment of coach goalkeepers Dynamo Mikhail Mikhailov?

- C positive. Learned about it, back in late December with a holiday in the Seychelles, flipping through pages of news the club website. I called him and congratulated. I believe that today Mikhailov - one of the leading specialists in this field not only in Ukraine but also in countries of the former Soviet Union.

- Soon your daughter Alexandra will be a year. Can you remember the feelings of her birth and compare them with the impressions of fifteen years ago, when a son was born Vlad?

- I do not remember how it was in the nineties, but happy to think of pleasant moments of last February. I am sure - nothing in life happens for a reason. Period of his wife's pregnancy comes at a time when the first team played Stas Bogush. I know that Olga was nervous when I go out on the field, regardless of how well the game develops. So, perhaps, well, that was not on the gate at that time? Perhaps it is also a certain influence on the positive emotional state of his wife during a difficult period of pregnancy.

- What an event, team or player is most surprised you in 2009?

- Then not far to seek. First of all - the collective game "Barcelona", which gathered some of the strongest players in the world. The way they interact, understand, help, hedged each other, admirable. We remembered the words Lobanovskiy: "We will not create a team of stars, but team-star." So, in Barcelona are the real stars, which together formed a team star. I think this option is best.