evgeniya shpitalnaya
Evgenia Nikolaevna Shpitalnaya teaches physical education at Saratov University. She was born on June 21, 1946 in Saratov. In 1968, she graduated with honors from the French department of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the Saratov Pedagogical Institute, and in 1975 – the State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Culture in Moscow (today – the Russian University of Sports "GTSOLIFK"). During her studies, she met football player Vadim Petrovich Shpitalny and married him.
Evgenia Nikolaevna developed an active interest in sports back in school: in pioneer camps, she won prizes at athletics competitions. As a student, she became the captain of the volleyball team, and after receiving her diploma, she worked for a short time as a coach at a factory.
"I realized that I couldn't live without my alma mater. In 1989, my soul attracted me to the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, where I have been working for many years," notes Evgenia Nikolaevna.
After the early death of V.P. Shpitalny at the age of 53, Evgenia Nikolaevna raised her son Vadim and daughter Tatiana.
"After my husband's death, I gave my word that the children would receive a good education and graduate from our university. The tradition was continued: after my husband and I, my son, daughter, grandson and granddaughter received a diploma from SSU. All of them, except for their daughter, who received a diploma from the Faculty of Philology, graduated from the Institute of Physical Culture and Sports. I am very proud of this achievement of our family," notes Evgenia Nikolaevna.
E.N. Shpitalnaya started working at the Department of Sports Games as an assistant, then as a senior lecturer. The head of the department, Yevgeny Ivanovich Krishtal, was a mentor to the young teacher, helped her conduct volleyball classes first, and then a course of lectures. E.I. Krishtal himself taught at the faculty for more than 30 years, taught students gymnastics.
"It was then that I realized that I had a desire to be a teacher. It's like I'm attracted to the university every day. I can't sit around, I can't do without work. After every weekend, I look forward to meeting with my colleagues and students, communication with them brings me sincere pleasure," says Evgenia Nikolaevna.
Until 2012, Evgenia Nikolaevna coached the men's and women's university volleyball teams for 20 years.
Today, E.N. Shpitalnaya is an associate professor of the Department of Sports Games, Secretary of the IFKiS Academic Council. She teaches courses on volleyball, physical education and wellness technologies and scientific and methodological activities in sports. Since 2000, under the scientific supervision of E.N. Shpitalnaya, more than a dozen undergraduate students have left the university. Evgenia Nikolaevna's students keep warm memories of university life and still keep in touch with her.
Vadim shpitalnyi
The founder of the sports and pedagogical dynasty is Vadim Petrovich Shpitalny. He was born on January 8, 1941 in the city of Belogorsk, Amur region, into a military family. At the age of 17, the Shpitalny family moved to Saratov, where Vadim Petrovich graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of the Saratov Pedagogical Institute named after K. A. Fedin.
Vadim Petrovich's football career began with the youth national team of the city in the Temp team, and since 1960 he played for the Saratov club Lokomotiv (modern name – Sokol). Vadim Petrovich played more than 300 matches for Sokol as a striker, was the first master of sports of the USSR in Saratov.
In 1971, he became a coach, after which he worked as the head of the team, director of the sports school. VP Shpitalny founded the Sokol veterans club. Every year on March 20, former players meet on the field and honor the memory of Vadim Petrovich, who passed away on this day in 1994.
"Vadim Petrovich is a man of great discipline. He loved football more than life, and was very well versed in all the nuances of the game. My husband almost never rested – even during his vacation he worked for the club, looking for new players. His son and grandson followed in his footsteps, following the same rules of life," says E.N. Shpitalnaya about her husband.
Children and grandchildren
The son of Vadim Petrovich and Evgenia Nikolaevna Shpitalnykh was named after his father. The future football player and coach was born on February 16, 1972. Vadim Vadimovich Shpitalny graduated from the Faculty of Physical Culture of the K.A. Fedin State Pedagogical University in 1999.
V.V. Shpitalny began his sporting career at the Sokol football school at the age of five. In 1987, Vadim Vadimovich became the USSR youth football champion. The athlete's career began in the Saratov Sokol team. During his life, he played as a striker and midfielder in more than 10 clubs, and played for Dynamo Moscow. He spent most of his career at the Perm club Amkar.
In his native team, he worked as a coach at the Sokol Olympic Reserve sports school and in recent years as the head coach of the Sokol–M youth team.Vadim Vadimovich Shpitalny died on February 15, 2023.
E.N. Shpitalnaya's grandson Vladislav Vadimovich is the successor of the Saratov football dynasty. He was born on September 5, 1996. His professional career began with the Sokol sports school, after which he graduated from the football academy in Tatarstan. Vlad is a graduate of the SSU Institute of Physical Culture and Sports.
The hereditary footballer played in Portugal for Paredes and Unian Leiria, in Russia he was a striker and midfielder for Amkar and Sokol teams. Today he plays for the Torpedo club in Miass, Chelyabinsk region.
Vladislav Shpitalny is studying at the graduate school of the Institute of Physics in the field of Electronics, Radio Engineering and Communication Systems under the supervision of the Director of the Institute, Professor, Head of the Department of Materials Science, Technology and Quality Management S.B. Wenig.
Representatives of the female line of the dynasty also linked their lives with Saratov University.
The daughter of Vadim Petrovich and Evgenia Nikolaevna, Tatyana Shpitalnaya–Popova, was born on July 26, 1967. She graduated from the Faculty of Philology, and now works as a leading librarian in the storage sector of the funds of the V.A. Artisevich Zonal Scientific Library.
Tatyana Vadimovna's daughter, Victoria Evgenievna, graduated from the Institute of Physical Culture and Sports. Today she lives in Belgorod, is married to a football player, captain and coach of the Salyut Belgorod team.
Thanks to the discipline, great endurance, diligence and hard work that have been passed down from generation to generation, each member of the Shpital dynasty has a strong life support. They are all connected by one alma mater, and this connection continues to support them throughout the journey.
Prepared by Daniil Pronin, the photos from the interviewees’ archives
Translated by Lyudmila Yefremova
