RIAS Newsletter 05 | Page 19

RIAS MAGAZINE No 05 Source: RIAS CHILDREN's FOOTBALL, RUSSIA «The club history is a very simple. Historically, the stadium where we were doing reconstruction belonged to Kolomyagi football club, founded in 1907, there are historical documents to prove that. We did not come with it, and attached to the historic district of Saint Petersburg Kolomyagi. » General Director of the Closed Joint Stock Company Kolomyagi-Sport Valeriy V. Rozenberg Kolomyagi Football Club has a rich history. Since its foundation in 1907, the club got many honorary titles and cups. Today, the club is reviving thanks to efforts of the Rosenberg brothers, who were able to convince future shareholders to restore the tradition and build a modern sports complex "Kolomyagi-sport". In recent history, the club managed to reach the highest division of the championship of St. Petersburg, holding the top places in the championship of the city and in international competitions. In 2010, FC "Kolomyagi" came under the patronage of the government, becoming a branch of football at the Governmental educational institution, boarding school "Olympic Hopes" («Олимпийские Надежды»). Currently, the school trains over 500 boys aged 5 to 17 years, most of them regularly participate in major sport events, starting from the city championships in football (top group) and mini-football and ending with international tournaments, taking place abroad - KOLOMYAGI CUP, HELSINKI CUP, NORWAY CUP, SCANDICCUP, RIGA-CUP and many others. 19