INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK: Before the MOTW clash against Barça, Kielce coach Talant Dujshebaev talks about titles, tears and triumphs in 30 years of Champions League
The EHF Champions League is celebrating its anniversary, the competition has entered its 30th season. And few are more suited to talk about the development of this competition from 1993 to today than five-time winner: Talant Dujshebaev. At the end of the inaugural season in 1994, the native Kyrgyz was on the podium as a TEKA Santander player, in 2006, 2008 and 2009 he steered Ciudad Real to the title as a coach, in 2016 he triumphed with Lomza Kielce and in 2022, Dujshebaev lost the dramatic final with the Polish club after a penalty shootout against Barça.
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EHF / Björn Pazen