In June of this year she turned 30.It's time to think about the family, the end of a sports career. But Belyakova Evgenia, who is in the top 10 of the most beautiful Premier League basketball players (2012-2013), captain of the Russian team, began a new round of her biography, having met another season in the overseas Los Angeles Sparks. She became the ninth Russian woman invited to the strongest world league of women's basketball.
How it all began
Parents Eugenia were simple workers.Galina is from Voronezh, Alexander is from Ryazan. But they met and got married in St. Petersburg, where a couple had two daughters. Zhenya, born in 1986, was the eldest. She studied music (accordion class), did a great job at school number 86, and graduated with a medal. At the same time she attended the sports section, where her coach selected at an early age. Already in the first grade, she was a tall girl, occupying a place on the last desk (today, she is 183 cm tall). Section was not far. And the mother, who brought up the younger Anya, was convenient to take her daughter, leaving her for two hours in the care of the coach.
Там и заметила юную спортсменку петербургский coach Kira Trzheskal, inviting to his team. It was necessary to ride to the other end of the city. But my father was just transferred there for work, so there were no problems. Soon Evgenia Belyakova, basketball for which became a priority activity since the age of ten, joined the national team. In her roster, she will become European champion in juniors (2004) and in youth (2006).
student life
Today it is difficult to imagine, but once greatKira Trzheskal, who took the girl in her team, herself advised that she choose to study. This happened when Belyakova Evgenia was preparing to enter the university. Becoming a student at the Faculty of Engineering and Economics, she will temporarily leave professional sport, speaking only for the student team. For three years, the girls won all the competitions in which they participated. Eugene was the real leader of the team, practicing throws from above. This was possible because the rings for female students were set lower than in regular basketball.
До заключения первого контракта с командой "Baltic Star" girl did not fall out of sports life, continuing to engage with professionals, where she had many friends. Running to the site, she attracted the attention of the coach, who saw in her the talent of a basketball player.
Professional career
Two seasons Belyakova Evgenia will hold in St. Petersburg"Spartacus." But after the closure of the team due to financial turmoil in 2011, it will have to change its geography. During the years of his sports career, he will be able to play in the Moscow Region and Kursk, triumphantly ending the season in Yekaterinburg as part of the UMMC, which in 2015 became not only the winner of the national championship, but also the owner of the Eurocup. If in Kursk the girl was a clear leader, then in Yekaterinburg she managed to become a real team player, focused on the result.
До победы в российском чемпионате Евгении уже I had to be a bronze and twice silver medalist, joining the main team of the country. Here her gaming talent revealed, which includes the following advantages:
- The desire and ability to play defense.
- Aiming at the ring with high performance three-point shots.
- Athleticism, allowing to cope with huge physical exertion.
Russian team
Последние три года главная команда страны going through hard times. It is difficult to change generations, which led to the non-participation of the team in the Olympic Games in Rio. It was during this difficult period that Yevgenia Belyakova, who knew the triumph of 2011 in Poland, became her captain. Then the Russian team under the leadership of Boris Sokolovsky became the European champion, winning 17 points in the final against the Turkish women. On her birthday on June 27, the girl had to play against the Englishwomen for leaving the group. Their advantage was only 3 points.
Выбор Евгении капитаном команды отнюдь не случаен.Responsible and purposeful, she has a keen sense of justice. While still playing for Spartak, I somehow stopped the course of a training match, during which one of the players made an obscene statement about the coach. The game was continued only after making a formal apology from her. Until 2016, after Abrosimova returned, only Evgenia Belyakova received invitations to the WNBA from the whole team.
Basketball: athlete's biography will continue across the ocean
Season overseas league, which includes 12clubs, lasts 6 months (May-October), which coincides with the performances of the national team. This has always stopped Eugene from accepting offers from WNBA clubs. In 2016, she decided for many reasons:
- Sparks did not make the first offer, retaining the right of the national team player to participate in games for the country.
- The club is headed by Brian Egler - a great coach who led the team to Svetlana Abrosimova for the championship title in 2012. By the way, Svetlana was the last Russian woman playing overseas.
- The team twice won the main title for 19 seasons, going to the playoffs 15 times.
- The club lacks a sniper, successfully clogging from long range.
Belyakova Evgenia Alexandrovna, master of sportsinternational class, loves his job. She is ready for exertion in the WNBA, where workouts last for 5-6 hours. The woman hopes to take a new barrier in her sports career, which will help the domestic basketball in the future. She perfectly entered the new team from the first matches. However, a broken finger on his hand has not yet allowed to show a good level of play.
