About the book: 2009 / The book describes the life path of the founder of modern Lokomotiv Yuri Semin. This is the development of a great football player, and subsequently a coach of the European level. Based on facts, the transformation of Lokomotiv from the “fifth wheel” of the Moscow football “cart” into a first-class club that has received European recognition is reflected. This is the story of how a team of railway workers occupied leading positions and rolled back from them. The book contains the opinions of the most authoritative domestic and foreign experts about the role of Semin and his Lokomotiv in the rise of Russian football.