Aleksey Sergeyevich Makarov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Макаров; born 20 August 1987) is a Russian beach soccer player currently active as a forward.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksey Sergeyevich Makarov | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Position(s) | forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BSC Kristall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Strogino | 22 | (31) |
| 2010 | Delta Saratov | 5 | (2) |
| 2010–2018 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 187 | (112) |
| 2017–2021 | Spartak Moscow | 102 | (71) |
| 2021– | BSC Kristall | 16 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | Russia national beach soccer team | 264 | (186) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
editMakarov began his professional beach soccer team in the FC Strogino club. For a short period he played for FC Delta Saratov in 2010, but then switched to Lokomotive Moscow where he has been playing since 2010. His first coach was Aleksey Grishin. Makarov debuted for the national team in the qualifying rounds of the 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League.[1]
Makarov played for Lokomotive from 2010 to 2018. He switched to Spartak Moscow in 2018.[2] On his debut game within the new club at the Moscow Indoor Championships on 4 March 2018 Makarov also shot his first goal against Strogino.[3]
Personal life
editWhen graduating at the Children's and Youth Sports School "Strogino", Makarov had the options to either start a sports career, or enter a university, choosing the latter. He enrolled in a university and graduated with a degree of "civil structural engineer" after defending his diploma with excellence.[4]
Achievements
editSome of Makarov's notable achievements:
National team
edit- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup champion: 2011, 2013, 2021
- Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup champion: 2011, 2012, 2015
- Euro Beach Soccer Cup champion: 2010, 2012
- Euro Beach Soccer League champion: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017
Clubs
edit- Russian National champion: 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021
- Russian Cup champion: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
- Russian Super Cup: 2011
Individually
edit- 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 3 – Best Player
- Merited Master of Sports (21 December 2012).[5]
References
edit- ^ Aleksey Makarov
- ^ Алексей Макаров - о переходе в «Спартак»
- ^ Strogino 2–9 Spartak
- ^ Песочный человек [Sand man]. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Приказ министра спорта № 66-нг от 21 декабря 2012 г.
External links
edit- Profile on Beach Soccer Russia
- Profile on FC Lokomotiv (in Russian)