Valentin Kalika has dedicated his whole life to wrestling.
Valentin Kalika was a National Champion of USSR among students. He was a National Ukrainian Champ in Greco-Roman Wrestling. He performed the rating: "USSR Master of Sports" in Greco-Roman Wrestling in 1977.

Valentin Kalika has graduated from famous Kiev Sport University with the Master Degree in professional coaching and sports education. This Sport University is known as a "manufactory" of Olympic and World champions. Until 1991 Valentin was a head coach at one of the biggest sport clubs in Ukraine. He was one of the coaches of junior national team.
Valentin is a FILA certified international referee.

In 1991 Valentin moved to Israel where he coached at HaPoel elite wrestling club, and participated in Israel's Government National self-defense Program.
Since 1994 Valentin had coached in Southern California wrestling clubs. Among his students are Yuri Kalika(All american Greco and Freestyle wrestling and 2003 H.S. State Champ), Joe Williams(All-American Feestyle and Greco, National Greco and 2-time H.S. state champ),
David Jauregui(All-American, Five Counties Champion, High School State placer, Reno champ), Jennifer Reez (World placer from Canada).
Since 1997 Valentin was one of the coaches at Calvary Chapel High School.
Now he is coaching at year-round wrestling club in the city of Rancho Santa Margarita, South Orange County, California