Aleksandr Filimonov

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Filimonov.

Aleksandr Filimonov
Александр Филимонов
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Vladimirovich Filimonov
Date of birth (1973-10-15) 15 October 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth
USSR
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1990 Burevestnik Yoshkar-Ola
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990
FC Stal Cheboksary
 2 (0)
1991
FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola
 38 (1)
1992–1993 FC Fakel Voronezh 67 (0)
1994–1995 FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin 53 (0)
1996–2001 FC Spartak Moscow 147 (0)
2001 Dynamo Kyiv 4 (0)
2001 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 1 (0)
2002–2003
FC Uralan Elista
 39 (0)
2004–2006 FC Moscow 26 (0)
2007–2008
Nea Salamis FC
 12 (0)
2008 FC Kuban Krasnodar 16 (0)
2009–2010
Lokomotiv Tashkent
 23 (0)
2012–2015 FC Arsenal Tula 75 (0)
2015–2018
FSK Dolgoprudny
 28 (0)
Total 530 (1)
International career
1995 Russia U21 5 (0)
1998–2002[1] Russia 16 (0)
2004
Russia-2
 1 (0)
2011–2012 Russia (beach soccer)
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's
Beach Soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Winner 2011 Ravenna
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Filimonov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Филимонов; born 15 October 1973) is a former association football goalkeeper from Russia. He won the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup with the Russia national beach soccer team.[2]

During his professional career, he was best known for playing for Spartak Moscow and the Russia national football team, as well as for the accidental goal he conceded in Euro 2000 qualifying playoffs from Andriy Shevchenko.

Early life and career

Born in Yoshkar-Ola, Filimonov spent his early years elsewhere in the USSR. He was interested in football from an early age since his father was a football coach.

After finishing with the Burevestnik

FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola to take part in the 1991 Soviet Second League B tournament. Soon Filimonov established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper for Druzhba and started 38 matches. He also scored a goal
, which would prove to be the only one of his adult career.

As the 1991 season neared its end, the

clean sheets
in 37 matches in 1993, and a total of 71 appearances for Fakel.

At Tekstilshchik, Filimonov quickly established himself as first-team keeper and played his first European club tournament matches in 1994 in the

Békéscsaba. Over the course of two seasons with Tekstilshchik, Filimonov became regarded as one of the most promising Russian keepers, and on 6 June 199, he debuted for the Russian U23 national team against San Marino
and earned three U23 caps in autumn 1995.

Spartak Moscow

Filimonov's contract with Tekstilshchik expired in 1996, and the club's financial situation prevented them from renewing it. At the time, Spartak Moscow was looking for a new keeper to replace Stanislav Cherchesov, who had left for FC Wacker Innsbruck. Spartak had signed Ruslan Nigmatullin but also signed Filimonov to increase their squad's depth. Initially, Filimonov acted as backup for Nigmatullin and missed the opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League, but over the course of his first season there, Filimonov became first-choice keeper again, as Georgi Yartsev preferred Filimonov's demonstrated consistency.

For most of the remainder of his career with Spartak, Filimonov was preferred for the club's starting XI. When he left the club in summer 2001, he had won six league titles, played in numerous Champions League games (including a 4–1 win over

Maksym Levytsky
had become the club's preferred starting keeper.

Later career

After leaving Spartak, Filimonov was transferred to Dynamo Kyiv to cover for Oleksandr Shovkovskyi, who had picked up a serious injury. He made few appearances, as Vitaliy Reva became the preferred replacement for Shovkovskyi. Immediately after his Dynamo contract ended, he returned to Russia to play for Uralan Elista. After two seasons with Uralan, he was signed by FC Moscow. During the first half of the 2004 season, he featured regularly for Moscow, but by 2005, he was the club's third choice keeper and made no appearances.

In January 2007, Filimonov joined

Lokomotiv Tashkent in Uzbekistan
.

In 2009, he was part of the

Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup
, a tournament for retired players 35 and older.

In 2011, Filimonov switched to beach soccer and joined Lokomotiv Moscow, with whom he won a national title and super cup. His success in beach soccer earned him an invitation to the national team, with whom he won the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2]

He subsequently returned to the

FSK Dolgoprudny
for the 2015–16 season. He retired as a player upon the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, being the last active player of Soviet Union Football Championship.

International career

Filimonov gained his first cap for the Russian national team on 25 March 1998 in a

Euro 2000 qualifying, where the team had an impressive run, including a 3–2 victory against France at the Stade de France
on 5 June 1999.

A turning point in Filimonov's career occurred during Russia's match against

highly anticipated match, resulting in Luzhniki Stadium being sold out for the first time in fifteen years. During the match, Russia dominated possession, but no goals came until the 75th minute, when Valery Karpin scored for Russia from a free kick. But at the 88th minute, Ukraine were awarded a free kick far from goal at the left edge of the field. Andriy Shevchenko kicked the ball straight at the hands of Filimonov, but Filimonov was not ready for the kick and conceded a goal.[4] The match ended 1–1, and France qualified from the group
while Ukraine went to the playoffs at Russia's expense.

Subsequently, Filimonov won another four caps for Russia, but only in friendlies. He did not play for Russia in any other competitive game. He was named in Russia's

2002 World Cup
squad, but was not used in favor of his former Spartak teammate Ruslan Nigmatullin.

Honours

External links

References

  1. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
    . Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Ravenna/Italy 2011 final game report". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (15 July 2011). "Aleksandr Vladimirovich Filimonov - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Andriy Shevchenko's seven greatest career moments". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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