Aleksandr Filimonov
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Aleksandr Vladimirovich Filimonov ' onMouseout='HidePop("8401")' href="/topics/Yoshkar-Ola">Yoshkar-Ola
) is a retired association football goalkeeper who currently plays for the beach soccer
club Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national beach soccer team
, with which he won the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
.
He is best known for playing for Spartak Moscow
and the Russia national football team
, and the accidental goal he conceded in the Euro 2000 qualifying playoffs from Andriy Shevchenko
.
After finishing Burevestnik football academy in Yoshkar-Ola, in summer 1990 he moved to his first adult football team. It was FC Stal Cheboksary from the Soviet Second League B
. Filimonov was only seventeen so he found himself unable to made more than two appearances during the season. As winter begin, he returned to Yoshkar-Ola and joined local team FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola to take part in the 1991 Soviet Second League B
tournament. That year, Filimonov established himself as the main goalkeeper for his new team, and was included in the starting line up thirty eight times and even scored one goal (the only goal in his adult career).
participant right after USSR First Division mid-table obscurity. In the 1991 season, Filimonov instantly become an undisputed first team player in Fakel and one of their best playing squad. Despite his good goalkeeping Fakel were relegated anyway. Filimonov spent another season with Fakel in the Russian First League. Then he moved to Premiere League
top-half team Textilschik Kamyshin, after having twenty clean sheets during thirty seven games in 1993 and seventy one appearances for Fakel in the previous two years.
As with previous clubs, Filimonov found no difficulty in becoming number one in the team. In 1994 Filimonov played his first European club tournament game in the UEFA Cup
with Textilschik, and he performed well against FC Nantes and Bekescsaba
. During two Textilschik seasons Filimonov became one of the most promising Russian keepers. On 6 June 1995 he debuted for the Russian U23 national team against San Marino
and earned three U23 caps in Autumn 1995.
was looking for a new goalkeeper after their experienced goalie Stanislav Cherchesov
left them for FC Wacker Innsbruck
. Spartak had already signed Ruslan Nigmatullin
but were looking for another keeper to increase their squad's depth.
At the beginning of the 1996 season Filimonov found that he had only a place on the substitute's bench as he wasn't signed for the UEFA Champions League
so Nigmatullin
became the team keeper. But during the season Filimonov become the first team keeper again (as it was with Druzhba, Fakel and Textilschik). The main reason for Georgi Yartsev
replacing Nigmatullin with Filimonov was the difference in their consistency. While Nigmatullin couldn't show all of his best every game during the season, that was no problem for Filimonov to do.
Thereafter, Filimonov was a permanent first XI player with Spartak until the summer of 2001. He won 6 Russian Premier League
titles with Spartak, took part in numerous Champions League games and finally become a Russia national football team
player.
on 25 March 1998 in a friendly match with France
. Playing 4 friendly games in 1998, he was not considered the main national keeper while Boris Ignatyev
and Anatoly Byshovets
managed the team. Things had changed when his club manager Oleg Romantsev from Spartak Moscow
came to the national team. Filimonov was the keeper of the Russian squad during the Euro 2000 qualifying round, where the team had an impressive series, including a 3–2 victory against France at Stade de France
on June 5, 1999.
The key moment and turning point of Filimonov's whole career was the game against Ukraine
on 9 October 1999. 3 points gained in this game would have made Russia qualify for the Euro 2000. This fact, mixed with a post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine rivalry, made this clash into the Match Of Year. That was the only time during last 15 years that Luzhniki Stadium
was at its full capacity. Even people who never knew what football is watched the game on TV. The only thing they needed was the win over Ukraine.
During the game the Russian team dominated on the field, but several moments were wasted. It was the 75th minute already when Russia scored at last with Valery Karpin
's free kick. If score had remained that way until the end of the game, Russia would have qualified for Euro 2000, leaving Ukraine behind.
On 88th minute Ukraine achieved a free kick possibility far from the goal at the left edge of the field. Andriy Shevchenko
stepped to the ball and drifts to the penalty area. As Shevchenko
definitely did not mean to place a shot on the goal, it went right at the hands of Filimonov because of poor crossing. Unfortunately for Filimonov, he wasn't ready to take this shot and the Ukrainian team
found themselves scoring an accidental goal after a moment of confusion.
Not surprisingly, Filimonov became a common Russian anti-hero at the moment. Despite of all the encouragement his team-mates, coaches and other football-related staff tried to give him, Filimonov seems not to be the goalie he was before that game.
Aleksandr achieved another 4 caps for Russia after 1999 but only in friendlies. He never was the Russian team keeper in any official game anymore.
He was the sub keeper of the Russian team for the World Cup 2002 but didn't made an appearance while his old Spartak Moscow
team placed fellow Ruslan Nigmatullin
(moved to Lokomotiv Moscow and then to Hellas Verona after Spartak) was selected to play for all 3 matches.
4 goals to 1 and qualified for the Champions League second round in 2000 but it was obvious that his best days were over. He couldn't overcome the consequences of the goal he conceded in 1999, so it was no surprise when Maksym Levytsky was able to gain his place in Spartak.
During the summer of 2001 there were different rumours about Filimonov moving from Spartak but the actual transfer become even more exciting than any fiction writer could imagine. Filimonov was transferred out to Dynamo Kiev while they lost Oleksandr Shovkovsky
to a serious injury.
So Filimonov took a chance to prove to everyone (or maybe to himself) that he was still the man he was in 1999. Unfortunately, he lost it. His level of playing for Dynamo Kiev was found unsatisfiable, and at the end of 2001 he became a substitute, losing his place on the field to Vitali Reva
. Immediately after the contract ended, he moved to Uralan Elista.
After spending two seasons with Uralan, Aleksandr returned to Moscow. He was signed by FC Moscow and defended their goal during the first half of the 2004 season. However, in 2005 Filimonov became only the third Moskva's goalkeeper to achieve no appearance during a season.
In January 2007 Filimonov joined Cyprus
side Nea Salamina. Later, he played for Kuban Krasnodar
in Russia and Lokomotiv Tashkent
in Uzbekistan
.
In 2009 he was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup
.
Having retired from football in 2011, Filimonov switched to beach soccer
and joined Lokomotiv Moscow. He became the champion of Russia and the Russian Super Cup holder, and received an invitation to the national team
, winning the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
with the team.
Yoshkar-Ola
Yoshkar-Ola is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Population: Yoshkar-Ola means red city in Mari. The current name is the third to have been given to the city. The city was known as Tsaryovokokshaysk before 1919 and as Krasnokokshaysk between 1919 and 1927...
) is a retired association football goalkeeper who currently plays for the beach soccer
Beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. The game emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal....
club Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national beach soccer team
Russia national beach soccer team
The Russia national beach soccer team represents Russia in international beach soccer competitions.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011. Coach: Mikhail Likhachev-Achievements:* 2007 Season...
, with which he won the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the 16th edition of the World Cup since its...
.
He is best known for playing for Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
and the Russia national football team
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
, and the accidental goal he conceded in the Euro 2000 qualifying playoffs from Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team as a striker. He is the third-highest scorer in the history of European club competition with 67 goals as of 2011-03-10, behind Filippo Inzaghi and Raúl. With 175 goals scored with A.C...
.
Early years
Born in Yoshkar-Ola, Filimonov spent all his early years in another locations of the USSR. His father was a football coach so Aleksandr had been keen on football since he was a child. He chose to be a goalkeeper.After finishing Burevestnik football academy in Yoshkar-Ola, in summer 1990 he moved to his first adult football team. It was FC Stal Cheboksary from the Soviet Second League B
Soviet Second League B
The Soviet Second League B was an auxiliary tier of the Soviet league system, because it was not consistent as it existed only for six seasons and somewhat randomly...
. Filimonov was only seventeen so he found himself unable to made more than two appearances during the season. As winter begin, he returned to Yoshkar-Ola and joined local team FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola to take part in the 1991 Soviet Second League B
Soviet Second League B
The Soviet Second League B was an auxiliary tier of the Soviet league system, because it was not consistent as it existed only for six seasons and somewhat randomly...
tournament. That year, Filimonov established himself as the main goalkeeper for his new team, and was included in the starting line up thirty eight times and even scored one goal (the only goal in his adult career).
Promising keeper
As the 1991 season neared its end, the same thing happened with the seventy-year history of the USSR. At the beginning of 1992 Filimonov joined Fakel Voronezh which unexpectedly became a Russian Premier LeagueRussian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
participant right after USSR First Division mid-table obscurity. In the 1991 season, Filimonov instantly become an undisputed first team player in Fakel and one of their best playing squad. Despite his good goalkeeping Fakel were relegated anyway. Filimonov spent another season with Fakel in the Russian First League. Then he moved to Premiere League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
top-half team Textilschik Kamyshin, after having twenty clean sheets during thirty seven games in 1993 and seventy one appearances for Fakel in the previous two years.
As with previous clubs, Filimonov found no difficulty in becoming number one in the team. In 1994 Filimonov played his first European club tournament game in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
with Textilschik, and he performed well against FC Nantes and Bekescsaba
Békéscsaba
Békéscsaba is a city in Southeast Hungary, the capital of the county Békés.- Geography :According to the 2001 census, the city has a total area of .- Name :...
. During two Textilschik seasons Filimonov became one of the most promising Russian keepers. On 6 June 1995 he debuted for the Russian U23 national team against San Marino
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
and earned three U23 caps in Autumn 1995.
Spartak
In 1996 several things happened at the same time to give Filimonov a chance to test himself at the best level Russian football had in the 1990s. His contract with Textilschik came to an end, and the team from Kamyshin couldn't give him an extension due to their financial situation. At the same time, Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
was looking for a new goalkeeper after their experienced goalie Stanislav Cherchesov
Stanislav Cherchesov
Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov is a Russian football manager and former international goalkeeper for USSR and Russia. He currently manages FC Terek Grozny....
left them for FC Wacker Innsbruck
FC Wacker Innsbruck
FC Wacker Innsbruck was Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol.- History :The Fußball-Club Wacker Innsbruck was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and other now unknown football enthusiasts and adopted club colours of black and...
. Spartak had already signed Ruslan Nigmatullin
Ruslan Nigmatullin
Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin is a retired association footballer who played goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity. He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times and was their starting keeper at the 2002 World Cup...
but were looking for another keeper to increase their squad's depth.
At the beginning of the 1996 season Filimonov found that he had only a place on the substitute's bench as he wasn't signed for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
so Nigmatullin
Ruslan Nigmatullin
Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin is a retired association footballer who played goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity. He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times and was their starting keeper at the 2002 World Cup...
became the team keeper. But during the season Filimonov become the first team keeper again (as it was with Druzhba, Fakel and Textilschik). The main reason for Georgi Yartsev
Georgi Yartsev
Georgi Aleksandrovich Yartsev is a soccer coach and former player, until 2005 the head coach of the Russian national team....
replacing Nigmatullin with Filimonov was the difference in their consistency. While Nigmatullin couldn't show all of his best every game during the season, that was no problem for Filimonov to do.
Thereafter, Filimonov was a permanent first XI player with Spartak until the summer of 2001. He won 6 Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
titles with Spartak, took part in numerous Champions League games and finally become a Russia national football team
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
player.
International career
Filimonov gained his first cap for RussiaRussia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
on 25 March 1998 in a friendly match with France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
. Playing 4 friendly games in 1998, he was not considered the main national keeper while Boris Ignatyev
Boris Ignatyev
Boris Petrovich Ignatyev is a Russian football manager and former player. In 1996-1998 he coached the Russia national team. As of July 2009, he is an assistant manager with FC Lokomotiv Moscow....
and Anatoly Byshovets
Anatoly Byshovets
Anatoliy Fyodorovich Byshovets is a Russian football manager and former international striker. He played his entire professional career with club side Dynamo Kyiv. He won Olympic gold as a coach with the Soviet team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was also a manager of USSR, Russia, and South...
managed the team. Things had changed when his club manager Oleg Romantsev from Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
came to the national team. Filimonov was the keeper of the Russian squad during the Euro 2000 qualifying round, where the team had an impressive series, including a 3–2 victory against France at Stade de France
Stade de France
The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...
on June 5, 1999.
The key moment and turning point of Filimonov's whole career was the game against Ukraine
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
on 9 October 1999. 3 points gained in this game would have made Russia qualify for the Euro 2000. This fact, mixed with a post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine rivalry, made this clash into the Match Of Year. That was the only time during last 15 years that Luzhniki Stadium
Luzhniki Stadium
The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...
was at its full capacity. Even people who never knew what football is watched the game on TV. The only thing they needed was the win over Ukraine.
During the game the Russian team dominated on the field, but several moments were wasted. It was the 75th minute already when Russia scored at last with Valery Karpin
Valery Karpin
Valeri Georgievich Karpin is a former Russian professional association footballer who played midfielder and former manager of FC Spartak Moscow...
's free kick. If score had remained that way until the end of the game, Russia would have qualified for Euro 2000, leaving Ukraine behind.
On 88th minute Ukraine achieved a free kick possibility far from the goal at the left edge of the field. Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team as a striker. He is the third-highest scorer in the history of European club competition with 67 goals as of 2011-03-10, behind Filippo Inzaghi and Raúl. With 175 goals scored with A.C...
stepped to the ball and drifts to the penalty area. As Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team as a striker. He is the third-highest scorer in the history of European club competition with 67 goals as of 2011-03-10, behind Filippo Inzaghi and Raúl. With 175 goals scored with A.C...
definitely did not mean to place a shot on the goal, it went right at the hands of Filimonov because of poor crossing. Unfortunately for Filimonov, he wasn't ready to take this shot and the Ukrainian team
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
found themselves scoring an accidental goal after a moment of confusion.
Not surprisingly, Filimonov became a common Russian anti-hero at the moment. Despite of all the encouragement his team-mates, coaches and other football-related staff tried to give him, Filimonov seems not to be the goalie he was before that game.
Aleksandr achieved another 4 caps for Russia after 1999 but only in friendlies. He never was the Russian team keeper in any official game anymore.
He was the sub keeper of the Russian team for the World Cup 2002 but didn't made an appearance while his old Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
team placed fellow Ruslan Nigmatullin
Ruslan Nigmatullin
Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin is a retired association footballer who played goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity. He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times and was their starting keeper at the 2002 World Cup...
(moved to Lokomotiv Moscow and then to Hellas Verona after Spartak) was selected to play for all 3 matches.
After the Shevchenko goal
Filimonov remained Spartak's keeper until August 2001. He was a part of the team that had beaten ArsenalArsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
4 goals to 1 and qualified for the Champions League second round in 2000 but it was obvious that his best days were over. He couldn't overcome the consequences of the goal he conceded in 1999, so it was no surprise when Maksym Levytsky was able to gain his place in Spartak.
During the summer of 2001 there were different rumours about Filimonov moving from Spartak but the actual transfer become even more exciting than any fiction writer could imagine. Filimonov was transferred out to Dynamo Kiev while they lost Oleksandr Shovkovsky
Oleksandr Shovkovsky
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Shovkovskiy is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has played for Dynamo Kyiv in the Vyscha Liha the top level of Ukrainian football, since 1993.-Club career:...
to a serious injury.
So Filimonov took a chance to prove to everyone (or maybe to himself) that he was still the man he was in 1999. Unfortunately, he lost it. His level of playing for Dynamo Kiev was found unsatisfiable, and at the end of 2001 he became a substitute, losing his place on the field to Vitali Reva
Vitali Reva
Vitaliy Hryhorovych Reva is a Ukrainian professional football player. Born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Reva is a former goalkeeper for FC Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukrainian national football team. Reva started his career for FC Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria in 1993–1995...
. Immediately after the contract ended, he moved to Uralan Elista.
After spending two seasons with Uralan, Aleksandr returned to Moscow. He was signed by FC Moscow and defended their goal during the first half of the 2004 season. However, in 2005 Filimonov became only the third Moskva's goalkeeper to achieve no appearance during a season.
In January 2007 Filimonov joined Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
side Nea Salamina. Later, he played for Kuban Krasnodar
FC Kuban Krasnodar
FC Kuban is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2011 will play in the Russian Premier League after having won the Russian First Division in 2010....
in Russia and Lokomotiv Tashkent
Lokomotiv Tashkent
FK Lokomotiv Tashkent is a Uzbekistani football club based in Tashkent. They play in the Uzbekistan 1-Division.- Current squad :As on April, 2011- External links :* * * * Birinchi Liga squads...
in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
.
In 2009 he was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup
2009 Legends Cup
2009 Legends Cup was the first edition of the Legends Cup, a tournament for senior retired players . The teams invited to the tournament were Russia, Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy....
.
Having retired from football in 2011, Filimonov switched to beach soccer
Beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. The game emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal....
and joined Lokomotiv Moscow. He became the champion of Russia and the Russian Super Cup holder, and received an invitation to the national team
Russia national beach soccer team
The Russia national beach soccer team represents Russia in international beach soccer competitions.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011. Coach: Mikhail Likhachev-Achievements:* 2007 Season...
, winning the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the 16th edition of the World Cup since its...
with the team.
Honours
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Russian Premier LeagueRussian Premier LeagueThe Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
- 1998 Russian Cup
- 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the 16th edition of the World Cup since its...
champion - 2011 Russian Beach Soccer League
- 2011 Russian Beach Soccer Super Cup
- 2009 Legends CupLegends CupThe Legends Cup is a yearly football tournament held in Russia since 2009 for senior retired football players. A match in that tournament lasts 40 minutes, 20 minutes a half. The half-time takes 10 minutes. There are 5 field players and a goalie...