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Alexey Smertin

アレクセイ・スメルティン　/　あれくせい・すめるてぃん

Association football player from Russia

May 1, 1975 (age 51)　・　Barnaul, Russia

association football player
politician
beach soccer player

My Take

Smertin's career is a study in versatility, on and off the pitch. As a player he could fill in across defence and midfield, which already marks a useful, unselfish footballer. But what really catches my eye is what came after: beach soccer, then a turn into politics. Reinventing yourself that completely takes nerve, and I suspect his Siberian roots in Barnaul bred that toughness. He travelled from a cold corner of Russia to European football and then into public life, never content with a single label. I respect a man who keeps choosing the harder, less obvious path.

Overview

Aleksey Gennadyevich Smertin (Russian: Алексе́й Генна́дьевич Сме́ртин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɡʲɪˈnadʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈsʲmʲertʲɪn]; born 1 May 1975) is a Russian football official and a former player. He was a fairly versatile player and was able to play in defence as well as midfield.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Alexey Smertin
Name (Japanese): アレクセイ・スメルティン
Reading: あれくせい・すめるてぃん
Born: May 1, 1975 (age 51)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rabbit
Origin: Barnaul, Russia
Blood type: Private
Height: 175 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / politician / beach soccer player

2. Background

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

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%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3

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