Karachun, Viktor Iosifovich

Position : C

12-08-1968 Minsk, URS (BLR)
11-08-2004 Biberach, GER

Youth team / club formateur : Yunost Minsk

 
Very down to earth and humble person who always downplayed his own accomplishments, always putting the team ahead of himself. Though he had technical skills he was not the one who led the attacks but rather followed in the wake of the first attacking waves.
In 1995 he was playing for Polish club Sosnowiec when the arena speaker announced the birth of his child. Unfortunately he would never see this son, Alexander, become a professional hockey player.
In 2001 there were some irregularities found in his blood and Viktor was diagnosed with cancer. He had two operations at the Katharinen Hospital in Stuttgart and everything seemed to have gone well. The doctors said that normally 70 % of the patients die during the span of the operation and a short time thereafter, but Viktor was a fighter and fought valiantly against the disease. The doctors couldn’t believe that he was taking up competitive sports again and marveled at his determination.
Unfortunately the cancer recurred again and he passed away at his home, 10:20 AM in Biberach, Germany, one day before his 36th birthday.
PH / MB

 
Joueur modeste et lucide qui ne tirait jamais la couverture à lui et privilégiait l'équipe. Malgré ses qualités techniques, il complétait les offensives davantage qu'il ne menait la première vague de l'attaque.
En 1995 il jouait pour le club polonais de Sosnowiec quand le speaker de la patinoire annonça la naissance de son enfant. Malheureusement, il n'aurait pas l'opportunité de voir ce fils, Alexander Karachun, devenir hockeyeur professionnel à son tour.
En 2001, des examens sanguins révélèrent que Viktor était atteint d'une leucémie. Après deux lourdes opérations à l'hôpital Katharinen de Stuttgart, il fut déclaré en rémission. À l'époque, sept patients sur dix décédaient durant ou des suites de l'intervention. Mais Viktor Karachun, athlète accompli, fit preuve de résistance et de combativité. Les médecins furent même abasourdis qu'il parvînt à reprendre le sport de haut niveau.
Malheureusement, on ne guérit jamais vraiment d'un tel cancer et se leucémie réapparut. Affaibli, il ne put survivre et s'éteignit à Biberach, en Allemagne, la veille de ses 36 ans.
PH / MB

1997 OGq  BLR   3   1   0   1   0'   Heilbronner EC (GER-2)
1997 WCB  BLR   7   6   5  11   4'   Heilbronner EC (GER-2)
1998 OG   BLR   7   2   1   3   8'   Augsburger Panther (GER)
1998 WC   BLR   5   0   0   0   2'   Augsburger Panther (GER)
1999 WC   BLR   6   1   3   4   4'   EHC Neuwied (GER-2)
2000 WC   BLR   6   2   0   2   2'   Revier Löwen Oberhausen (GER)
2001 OGq  BLR   3   1   1   2   0'   EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen (GER-2)
2001 WC   BLR   1   0   0   0   2'   EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen (GER-2)
2002 WC1  BLR   5   1   5   6  10'   Heilbronner EC (GER-2)

Elite          25   5   4   9  18'
Non-Elite      18   8  11  19  16'