1958-1965

The Flower of Sentyabrev's Epoch

The year of 1958 came, and the team formed a part of Class B of USSR Championship, because of successful game and the Class B widening. Again a team of masters appeared in the city. Nowadays 1958 is considered to be a year of foundation of an up-to-date «Rubin».
Program to the match Iskra – Torpedo (Taganrog). June, 3 1958

«Iskra», thus was the name of a debutant, found itself in the first zone of RSFSR Class B, in whicn mainly clubs of Povolzhye and Ukraine played.

 

The debut was on April, 20 in Kherson. Practice makes perfect – kazanners lost to local «Spartak» 2:4. The author of the first goal of «Iskra» in USSR championships was Igor Ignatov. The squad in that game was the next one: Galimov, Zinnourov, Surkov, Khorkov, Kashurin, Dardymov, Polyakov, Markov, Gelman, Ignatov, Sharipov.

In 1958 «Iskra» took 14-th place, left below only teams of Ulyanovsk and Volzhsky. Lack of experience and often changes in a coach staff adversely affected the game of «Iskra».

In 1959 «Iskra» was headed by a 50-years-old specialist Nikolay Sentyabrev. Withion the next 12 years the post of a Head Coach of the team was occupied. Neither before nor after no one could reach that period. Earlier Sentyabrev played for the region of Ivanovo and coached «Tekstilschik» (Ivanovo). His work didn’t make waiting for results. «Iskra» at one stroke made 9 steps up in the tournament table and stopped at the 5-th position. In comparison with previous season much more goals were scored and less balls were missed. Two footballers – a defender Viktor Surkov and a goalkeeper Ilyas Galimov – were included into the list of RSFSR National Squad. Thus started the epoch of Sentyabrev, with his name all successes of Kazan football of the 60-s are connected.

The season of 1960 was even more successful. After the first round having only one defeat from «Zvezda» (Perm) the kazanners were among the leaders of the zone. But during the second half «Iskra» was seeker, and the 4-th position followed as a result. This season is memorable also by the fact that in June «Iskra» visited Poland and played the first in its history international matches with Polish teams.

In 1960 stadium «Tsentralnyi» was founded. On August, 21 1960 «Iskra» played a debut game on a new arena against «Metallurg» (Kamensk-Uralsky) – 2:1.

In 1961 kazanners again spent the strong first half of the championship and looked much worse in the second round. The gap from the leaders was one point. By the brilliant attacking game is remembered Amir Toufatoullin, who scored 17 goals in 22 matches. That year «Iskra» made its way to 1/16 of the USSR Cup Final, where it lost a rematch to «Dynamo» (Moscow).
Next year future idol of supporters debuted, one of the most highly skilled and resulting strikers in the club history – Viktor Teterkin.
In 1962 and 1963 the kazanners took traditional 3-rd place – it was rather high, but didn’t give opportunities to raise one’s level.
The year of 1964 became the turning-point. The squad was strengthened with young Kazan players Islam Minnibaev and Albert Faizoullin. Unsuccessful start of the championship was compensated with 15 matches without a loss in a row at the finish. As a result – second position in the zone and an ability to continue struggle for Class A entrance. But the final round was unfortunate at this time.

During the off-season a historical event  happened. Administration of the club decided to change the name for much more beautiful and sonorous – «Rubin». The idea was really good. Just in the following 1965 year the team achieved the highest for that period success.

Skeleton of the team which was built several years ago already remained permanent: defenders Nikolay Markov, Viktor Surkov, Anatoly Fomin, midfielders Vitaly Golubev and Viktor Novishkov, forwards Viktor Teterkin, Alexey Beryuchevsky and Islam Minnibaev. During the whole season «Rubin» being among the leaders of the zone secured second position and followed familiar way to the Semifinal Tournament of the Class B strongest teams.
In decisive game against «Sokol» (Saratov) «Rubin» has won 2:1 (Teterkin, Golubev) and got a ticket to Class A first time in its history. «Rubin» returned to Kazan with silver medals.

 

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