“I am inclined to the version of revenge on Yuri for his organized transfer from Torpedo-ZIL to the camp of the Moscow Spartak of midfielder Dmitry Smirnov. The transition was formalized in December 2002. Yuri was Smirnov’s sports agent, the profession itself was just emerging in Russia…
The story of the transfer was accompanied by a loud scandal; representatives of Torpedo even sued the player because of the decision he made. But they lost the trial. Tishkov also had knowledge in jurisprudence. A bloody denouement soon followed. Yura was beaten with sharpeners in January 2003, compare the dates. I’ll add one more important, if not key, touch to the tragic story with Yuri Tishkov. The president of the then torpedo teams was the very odious Yuri Belous…
By the way, he threatened me with possible reprisals in 1996. I actually caught him speculating on tickets for the upcoming Euro matches in England with the participation of the Russian national team,” points out Alexey Matveev.
https://www.rucriminal.info/ru/material/ubiystvo-yuriya-tishkova-zatochkoy-v-serdce-futbola
The murder of Yuri Tishkov: By sharpening – in the heart of football
Journalistic investigation of the most notorious sports crime, which has never been solved
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