Alexey Stepanov

Alexey Stepanov
Personal information
Full nameAlexey Stepanov
Date of birth20 January 1960
Place of birthLeningrad, USSR
Date of death30 June 2002 (aged 42)
Place of deathEkaterinburg, Russia
Playing positiondefender
Youth career
Dinamo, Leningrad
Karshistroy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991-1994Dina Moscow61(14)
1994-1995KSM-244(3)
1996-1997PSI6(1)
National team
1991USSR2(122)
1992CIS7(5)
1992Russia6(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alexey Stepanov (January, 20, 1960, Leningrad, USSR – June, 30, 2002, Ekaterinburg, Russia) – Russian football and futsal player, defender.

Biography

Stepanov started playing football in famous Petersburg school Smena. Most part of career he spent in Zenit Saint Petersburg, where he won Soviet Top League in 1984. Stepanov finished his career in Lokomotiv Saint-Petersburg in 1992.

In 1991 – 1994 performed in futsal club Dina. For three times won CIS and Russian championship. Played 15 matches for national futsal team. The first captain in history of Russian futsal team. Member of Russian side on Futsal World Championship 1992.

In 2001 worked as sport director of Zenit. In 2002 became a president of FC Tyumen.

On 30 June 2002 died in Ekaterinburg due to heart attack.

Achievements

Club

Soviet Top League winner: 1984

CIS Futsal Championship winner: 1992

Russian Futsal Championship winner: 1992/93, 1993/94

Individual

Russian Futsal Championship best defender: 1992

One of two players (with Boris Chuhlov) in history who won national championship both in football and futsal

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