Aleksandr Maslov

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Aleksandr Maslov
Full name	Aleksandr Vladimirovich Maslov
Date of birth	25 December 1969
Place of birth	Makhachkala, Russia
Height	1.82 m
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987, 1990 1991–1992 1992–1993 1993–1997 1998 1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2002–2004	Dynamo Makhachkala Nart Cherkessk Dynamo Stavropol Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don Albacete Balompié Neuchâtel Xamax Sion Winterthur Rostov Rostov-on-Don	17 (4) 55 (26) 27 (6) 134 (81) 8 18 (11) 34 (18) 41 (11) 42 (9)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Aleksandr Maslov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Маслов) (born 25 December 1969 in Makhachkala) is a Russian ex-footballer. He played as a striker for Russian, Spanish and Swiss professional clubs, most notably for FC Rostov. Currently he is an assistant coach at Rostov.

Aleksandr Maslov started his player career in a Soviet Second League club Dynamo Makhachkala. In 1991 he moved to play for Nart Cherkessk, a club that was given a place in the 1992 Russian Second Division after the dissolution of USSR. In 1992 he debuted in the Russian Top Division with Dynamo Stavropol.

In the middle of 1993 season Maslov transferred to Rostselmash, another Top Division side. Rostselmash were relegated that season, and in 1994 Maslov scored 32 goals to help them win the promotion back. In 1996 he became the top scorer of the Russian Top Division, scoring 23 goals in 33 matches.

In 1998 Maslov moved to Spain to play for Albacete Balompié. His spell with the club was not successful, as he made only 8 appearances in the course of a year. In 1999-2001 Maslov played for various Swiss clubs.

In 2002 he returned to Rostov-on-Don to play for the renamed FC Rostov. After finishing his player career in 2004 he started working at Rostov as an assistant coach.

Maslov holds records for most goals scored for Rostov in the Russian league overall (90) and in one season (23).