WHY DID YOU CHOOSE A CAREER AT SEA?
I needed a change in my life, having been a professional footballer. By the age of only 27 my body was exhausted and it was getting difficult to recover after each game. My best football achievement was the U-15 National Team and Ukrainian 1st League, and I was even offered a place at Aston Villa Academy, but injury stopped me taking this up. I was brought up in Odessa by the