Olexiy Popov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olexiy Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaporizhia, USSR | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norilsk Nickel | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Winner Ford-Universytet Zaporizhia | ? | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Zaporizhkoks | ? | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ? | (0) |
| 2005–2013 | Dinamo Moskva | 144 | (2) |
| 2013-2014 | Dina Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Araz Naxçivan (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2014- | Norilsk Nickel | 79 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2000-2005 | Ukraine | ? | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2018 | |||
Olexiy Mykolayovych Popov (Ukrainian: Олексій Миколайович Попов; born 6 April 1980 in Zaporizhya, USSR) is a professional Ukrainian futsal goalkeeper who plays for Russian club Norilsk Nickel.
Career
Olexiy Popov was a football player in his youth. Popov is a product of Metalurh Zaporizhya Youth school system. He began his professional career in 1997 for the FC Metalurh Zaporizhya, but then turned to futsal. Popov played for the Winner Ford-Universytet Zaporizhia. In 1999 – 2001 performed in 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 had to participate 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]
Honours
National Team
- UEFA Futsal Championship runner-up (2): 2001, 2003
Club
- UEFA Futsal Cup winner: 2006–07
- Ukrainian Men's Futsal Championship champion (3): 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05
- Russian Futsal Super League champion (6): 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13
- Azerbaijan Futsal Premier League champion: 2013/14
- Ukrainian Men's Futsal Cup winner (2): 2002/03, 2003/04
- Russian Futsal Cup winner (5): 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2012/13
References
- ^ Олексій ПОПОВ: «Якби не Динамо, грав би в Шахтарі до кінця» Template:Ua icon
- ^ [http://futsal.sport.ua/news/209580 Олексій ПОПОВ: «Коли грає Україна, кішки шкребуть на душі»] Template:Ua icon
External links
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Zaporizhia
- Ukrainian footballers
- Ukrainian futsal players
- Ukrainian emigrants to Russia
- FC Metalurh Zaporizhya players
- MFK Dinamo Moskva players
- MFK Dina Moskva players
- Ukrainian men's futsal players
- Ukrainian expatriate futsal players
- Sportspeople from Zaporizhia
- Association footballers not categorized by position