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Aleksandr Mostovoi

アレクサンドル・モストヴォイ　/　あれくさんどる・もすとゔぉい

Association football player from Russia

August 22, 1968 (age 57)　・　Lomonosov, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russia

Saint Petersburg Governorate
association football player
beach soccer player

My Take

Aleksandr Mostovoi is a player I associate with that elegant, unhurried attacking-midfield style of the 1990s. Russian fans nicknamed him with real affection, and at Celta Vigo in Spain he became a genuine cult hero, pulling strings with vision rather than pace. Coming up through the Soviet system and earning the International Master of Sport honour, he carried that old-school technical schooling into La Liga. For me his appeal is the contrast: a Russian playmaker who truly flourished in Galicia, threading passes that made Celta punch far above their weight. He's the kind of midfielder modern football is a little poorer for missing.

Overview

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Мостово́й [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məstɐˈvoj]; born 22 August 1968) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Aleksandr Mostovoi
Name (Japanese): アレクサンドル・モストヴォイ
Reading: あれくさんどる・もすとゔぉい
Born: August 22, 1968 (age 57)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Monkey
Origin: Lomonosov, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russia
Blood type: Private
Height: 177 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / beach soccer player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A9%E3%82%A4

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