Early Years
Oleg Romantsev was born on 4 January 1954 in Gavrilovskoye village, Ryazan Oblast. His father was working as a road construction manager, and the family moved around the country frequently, living in various places including Kola peninsula, Altay, and Kyrgyzstan. In early 1960s they settled in Krasnoyarsk.
Soon after that Romantsev joined Metallurg, a youth team, to play as a striker. He worked much on his technique, and his improvements lead him to become the team's captain in two years. When Romantsev was invited to play for Avtomobilist, another Krasnoyarsk team, at the Siberia and Far East youth championships, he scored 7 goals in 4 matches and became the best player of the tournament. He stayed with Avtomobilist and helped them to the third position in the USSR youth championships.
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