Olexiy Mykolayovych Popov (Ukrainian: Олексій Миколайович Попов; born 6 April 1980) is a Ukrainian professional futsal coach and former player. He was a member of the Ukrainian national futsal team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaporizhzhia, USSR | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norilsk Nickel (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Winner Ford-Universytet Zaporizhia | (0) | |
| 1999–2001 | Zaporizhkoks | (0) | |
| 2001–2005 | Shakhtar Donetsk | (0) | |
| 2005–2013 | Dinamo Moskva | 143 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Dina Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Araz Naxçivan (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Norilsk Nickel | 81 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Ukraine | ? | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018– | Norilsk Nickel (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editPopov was a football player in his youth. Popov attended the Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Youth school system. He began his professional career in 1997 for FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, but then turned to futsal. Popov played for the Winner Ford-Universytet Zaporizhia. In 1999 – 2001 he was part of futsal club Zaporizhkoks. In 2001, he moved to the Shakhtar Donetsk. In 2005 Popov went to Russia, where he later played for the Dinamo Moskva,[1] Dina Moscow, and Norilsk Nickel. In April 2008, Dinamo Moskva participated in the final games of the UEFA Futsal Cup. Olexiy helped the team to win the tournament and to get the title of the strongest team of Europe.
In the Ukrainian national futsal team Olexiy Popov was twice a silver medalist of UEFA Futsal Championship, in 2001 and 2003.
In August 2002, Olexiy became a member of a student team at the Student World Cup.
In the end of 2004, Popov as a part of the national team took part in the World Cup of his career.[2]
On 25 May 2018, Popov announced his retirement at the age of 38.[3]
After the end of his playing career, he was appointed assistant coach to Evgenii Kuksevich at Norilsk Nickel.[4]
On 26 October 2020, he received the UEFA Futsal B Diploma.[5]
Honours
editPlayer
editWinner Ford-Universytet
- Ukrainian Men's Futsal Cup: 1998/99
Shakhtar
- Ukrainian Men's Futsal Championship: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05
- Ukrainian Men's Futsal Cup: 2002–03, 2003–04
Dinamo
- Russian Futsal Super League (6): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Russian Futsal Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
- UEFA Futsal Cup: 2006–07
Araz
- Azerbaijan Futsal Premier League: 2013–14
Ukraine
- UEFA Futsal Championship runner-up: 2001, 2003
Individual
- Best goalkeeper of Ukrainian League: 2001–02
Assistant
editNorilsk Nickel
- Russian Futsal Cup: 2019–20
References
edit- ^ Олексій ПОПОВ: «Якби не Динамо, грав би в Шахтарі до кінця» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Олексій ПОПОВ: «Коли грає Україна, кішки шкребуть на душі» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Спасибо, Алексей за проведенные игры в "Норникеле"". Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2018. (in Russian)
- ^ "Вратарь, завершивший карьеру продолжит работу в заполярном клубе". Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2018. (in Russian)
- ^ Відбулося вручення ліцензій слухачам курсу «В»-диплом УЄФА з футзалу (in Ukrainian)
External links
edit- Olexiy Popov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- UEFA profile
- Profile at Russian Futsal Association (in Russian)
- MFK Dinamo squad (in Russian)
- MFK Norilsk Nickel squad (in Russian)