Aleksandr Tikhonovetsky
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n football player. Currently he plays for FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League
in 2001 with PFC CSKA Moscow.
He is a nephew of former FC Okean Nakhodka
and FC Lokomotiv Moscow
player Oleg Garin
(who is considered the most well known Okean player ever) and until 2004 was known as Aleksandr Garin . After his uncle Oleg mentioned in his autobiography that he thinks Aleksandr's last name has helped him in his football career, Tikhonovetsky changed it, taking his wife's last name.
In 2006, he was disqualified for 8 months for testing positive for marijuana.
Nakhodka
Nakhodka is a port city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated on the Trudny Peninsula jutting into the Nakhodka Bay of the Sea of Japan, about east of Vladivostok...
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n football player. Currently he plays for FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.
He made his debut in the 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...
in 2001 with PFC CSKA Moscow.
He is a nephew of former FC Okean Nakhodka
FC Okean Nakhodka
Okean Nakhodka is a Russian football club based in Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai. The club's colours are white and blue.-History:In 1989 Okean won the RSFSR Cup, and in 1991 they won the regional league....
and FC Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
player Oleg Garin
Oleg Garin
Oleg Sergeyevich Garin is a Russian professional football coach and former player. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1986 for FC Luch Vladivostok.His nephew Aleksandr Tikhonovetsky is a professional footballer.-Honours:...
(who is considered the most well known Okean player ever) and until 2004 was known as Aleksandr Garin . After his uncle Oleg mentioned in his autobiography that he thinks Aleksandr's last name has helped him in his football career, Tikhonovetsky changed it, taking his wife's last name.
In 2006, he was disqualified for 8 months for testing positive for marijuana.