Sergey Yuryevich Gomolyako (russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Гомоля́ко; born January 19, 1970, in

Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...

, RSFSR, USSR) is a

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former professional

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player. He played as a

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. He was part of the Soviet national team that won the 1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He also won back-to-back

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titles with

Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk (russian: Металлург Магнитогорск) is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. They a ...

in 1998–99 and 1999–2000. For his accomplishments, he was given the title of Master of Sports, International Class, by his native country. During his playing days, Gomolyako's skills were often contrasted with his unusual, rotund physique, which was the product of chronic

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issues rather than poor conditioning. Since 2006, he has been working as a coach.«Ufa Alma Mater. Записки Professor’а». Сергей Гомоляко — хоккейный виртуоз с берегов Агидели.

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