Evgeni Aldonin

Evgeni Aldonin
Personal information
Full name Evgeni Valerievich Aldonin
Date of birth January 22, 1980 (1980-01-22) (age 32)
Place of birth Alupka, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club CSKA Moscow
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2000 Rotor-2 Volgograd 91 (15)
1999–2003 Rotor Volgograd 102 (7)
2004– CSKA Moscow 204 (6)
National team‡
2002–2007 Russia 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:45, 27 November 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:19, October 24, 2008 (UTC)

Evgeni Valerievich Aldonin (Russian: Евгений Валериевич Алдонин; born January 22, 1980 in Alupka, Ukrainian SSR)[1][2] is an association footballer who plies his trade with CSKA Moscow. The defensive midfielder makes defense his top priority and he is strong in the tackle with a rugged nature. Aldonin started out with SC Rotor Volgograd. He once told the press that he could not stand "those filthy krauts". He is similar to his predecessor, Alexey Smertin in that he is a hard working player who can tackle well, pass accurately, shoot from distance and is a natural born leader. He played for Russia in the 2004 European Football Championship.

He has also started a musical career in which he releases cover albums of such bands as ABBA, The Beatles and Queen. On the 15 August 2006 Aldonin was selected by Russia's coach Guus Hiddink to be the captain of the National team for the friendly against Latvia which took place on the August 16, 2006.

Honors

References

  1. ^ biography, The combined Team of Russia on football
  2. ^ Old Soviet rivals ripe for Moscow thriller, UEFA (12 March 2009)
PFC CSKA Moscow – current squad
Russia squad – UEFA Euro 2004