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Denis Popov

デニス・ポポフ　/　でにす・ぽぽふ

Association football player from Russia

February 4, 1979 (age 47)　・　Novorossiysk, Russia

association football player
association football coach

My Take

Denis Popov interests me as a player who became a teacher. Hailing from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, this tall figure traded the pitch for the bench, and that transition fascinates me. Playing and coaching demand entirely different gifts; turning instinct into instruction is genuinely hard work. The trophy details are sparse, but a career spanning both sides of football, the doing and the explaining, is its own kind of richness. I imagine the resilience of a port-town upbringing served him well. To me he represents the unglamorous backbone of Russian football, the kind of figure who shapes the next generation.

Overview

Denis Aleksandrovich Popov (Russian: Денис Александрович Попов; born 4 February 1979) is a Russian football coach and former player.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Denis Popov
Name (Japanese): デニス・ポポフ
Reading: でにす・ぽぽふ
Born: February 4, 1979 (age 47)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Goat
Origin: Novorossiysk, Russia
Blood type: Private
Height: 189 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

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%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%9D%E3%83%95

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