Gennadiy Shilov, president WFC Zvezda-2005:
- We are 3-time defending Champions of Russia, 2007 Russian Cup Winners, 2008/09 UEFA Women’s Cup Finalists. The main task facing the club is to win the UEFA Champions League. To tackle this task, we have just hired a new head coach from the US. He led his previous team FC Indiana to two US League Championships and two US Cup titles.
- The contract was signed on October 26 for 2 years.
- Shek was here at the most recent games, saw the players in action, and by now knows a lot about the team. Of course, it will not be possible to rebuild the team in a short period of 10 days that are left before the match vs Røa.
- In terms of possible transfers, we want to sign primarily Russian players; we will also look to bring in 4-5 foreign players to help fulfill our goals.

Stanislav Kharitonov, sporting director WFC Zvezda-2005:
- I am very pleased with this appointment and believe that with Shek Borkowski we can solve the task, which our president set for us.

Shek Borkowski, head coach WFC Zvezda-2005:
- I am glad to find the team in good form both technically and physically. Players have impressed me so far both individually and as a team, and I like the way the team approaches important games.
- In both men’s and women’s football, there are high expectations for any new coach, not to mention a foreign coach. However, I have worked in a number of clubs in my career, and I am ready to face the increased attention from fans and the media.
- It is a good opportunity for me as a coach to try to take the team to a new level, especially knowing the ambitions of Zvezda-2005. It is a great honor to challenge the top European teams.
- As to the squad, we will check prospective players not only from Europe, but also from the other parts of the world.
- Football is my main occupation. The rest of the time I dedicate to my family. I have four daughters. My family are not going to move to Perm, but I will try to visit them as often as possible.

Kaloyan Petkov, strength and conditioning coach WFC Zvezda-2005:
- During the time that we have left in the season, we can’t do much about the players’ fitness. We just have to try to maintain their current form. By the next pre-season, we’ll create a special conditioning program.

See the club’s news release and complete summary of the press-conference in Russian here:

http://bit.ly/3SOEaJ

See the video report of the press-conference and first training conducted by Borkowski and Petkov in Perm here: