Yu. Konoplyov football academy is a Russia

Russia

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n youth football academy based in Togliatti

Tolyatti

Tolyatti , also known as Togliatti, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Stavropolsky District, although it is administratively separate from it...

.

History

The academy was founded in 2003 as SDYuShOR Krylia Sovetov. In 2007 the name was changed in honor of its founder Yuri Konoplyov, a local businessman

Businessperson

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 who died in 2006 aged 39. Since then it is sponsored mainly by Abramovich's

Roman Abramovich

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 National Academy of Football.

Present

The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-8's up to Under-18's. Team of Under-18's plays in the Amateur Football League, 4th level of Russian football, under the name of Togliatti-dubl. Russian Second Division

Russian Second Division

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's FC Akademiya Togliatti is also fed on the academy players, as was FC Togliatti

FC Togliatti

FC Togliatti was a Russian football club from Tolyatti, founded in 2008. Most of the players on the 2008 roster came from FC Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad 2007 roster, and the club actually plays their home games in Dimitrovgrad...

, now defunct.

Alumni

The best known alumni of the Konoplyov academy are Russian international

Russia national football team

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 midfielder

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 Alan Dzagoev

Alan Dzagoev

Alan Yelizbarovich Dzagoev is a Russian international association footballer of Ossetian descent who plays for CSKA Moscow.After joining Krylia Sovetov-SOK in 2006, he remained there for two seasons before transferring to CSKA Moscow...

 and 2006 UEFA U-17 Championship

2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

-Group B:---------------------Semifinals:-----Third Place Playoff:-Final:-Goalscorers:-References:**-External links:*...

 winners Anton Vlasov

Anton Vlasov

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, Yevgeni Korotayev

Yevgeni Korotayev

Yevgeni Stanislavovich Korotayev is a Russian professional footballer. He plays for FC Zenit-Izhevsk Izhevsk. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad.-International career:...

, Denis Shcherbak

Denis Shcherbak

Denis Vladimirovich Shcherbak is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Syzran-2003 Syzran. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad.-International career:...

, Igor Gorbatenko

Igor Gorbatenko

Igor Nikolayevich Gorbatenko is a Russian professional footballer. He last played for FC Dynamo Bryansk on loan from FC Spartak Moscow. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad....

, Dmitri Ryzhov

Dmitri Ryzhov

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 and Roman Savenkov

Roman Savenkov

Roman Sergeyevich Savenkov is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he is a free agent. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 playing for FC Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad.-International career:...

.

The list of alumni also includes: Artur Yusupov

Artur Rimovich Yusupov

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 (who signed for Dinamo Moscow

FC Dynamo Moscow

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), Yevgeni Pesegov

Yevgeni Pesegov

Yevgeni Valentinovich Pesegov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Akademiya Tolyatti . He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad.-External links: -References:...

 (Krylia Sovetov Samara), Aleksandr Stolyarenko

Aleksandr Stolyarenko

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Stolyarenko is a Russian professional footballer. He plays for FC Akademiya Togliatti.-Career:He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2007 for FC Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad.-External links:...

 (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Drukovskiy

Vladimir Drukovskiy

Vladimir Petrovich Drukovskiy is a Russian professional footballer. He plays for FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Krylia Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad.-External links: -References:...

 (Krylia Sovetov Samara), Maksim Fyodorov

Maksim Andreyevich Fyodorov

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 (CSKA Moscow), Ivan Stain

Ivan Stain

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 (FC Nizhny Novgorod

FC Nizhny Novgorod

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) and Sergei Borodin

Sergei Dmitriyevich Borodin

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 (FC Nizhny Novgorod

FC Nizhny Novgorod

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).