Aleksandr Mostovoi

Alexander Vladimirovich Mostowoi

Alexander Vladimirovich Mostowoi (nicknamed the Tsar; Russian: Александр Владимирович Мостовой; UEFA transcription Alexander Mostovoi; born August 22, 1968 in Leningrad ) is a retired Russian football player. Became known as the midfielder and striker for national team of the Soviet Union and later Russia, as well as long-time playmaker of the Spanish club Celta de Vigo.

Mostowoi played 50 times for the Russian team, including at the 1994 World Cup and the 1996 European Championships, he also came up with 15 inserts for the selection of the Soviet Union.

Career

Racing Strasbourg

In a survey that made the Club 2006, Alexander Mostowoi was voted player of the century.

Celta Vigo

His breakthrough was achieved Mostowoi at Celta Vigo, where he was for a fee amount of 325 million pesetas changed (about 1.9 million euros ) in 1996. His first game for Celta Vigo ended in a 2-0 home win against Real Betis. His creative play and the important goals he scored for Celta Vigo, made ​​him a cult figure of the association, which earned him the nickname of Tsar Balaídos. In 2000 he celebrated with Celta Vigo winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The descent from Celta Vigo, in the 2003-2004 season, in the Segunda División could not prevent Mostowoi. He joined for the second half of the 2004-2005 season at Deportivo Alavés before there ended his career.

Deportivo Alavés

After Mostowoi injured eight months and was already 36 years old, he could not really get a foothold in Alavés and play his usual strengths. He played only one game against Cádiz CF, where he came on in the 78 minutes and scored the only goal in the 1-3 defeat for Alavés. After only 30 days in the club, he asked the club's management terminate his contract because he was suffering from severe back problems.

Private life

Mostowoi married twice. His first wife, whom he had married in 1991, is Portuguese, so he also has the Portuguese passport. Later he married his present wife, Stefani, who comes from France. With her he has two children.

Achievements

  • Soviet champion (Spartak Moscow), 1991
  • French Cup Winners (Racing Strasbourg) 1995
  • Portuguese Cup Winners 1993
  • Winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000
  • Finals Copa del Rey (Celta de Vigo) 2001
  • Qualifying for the finals of the World Championships in 1994 and 2002, and the 1996 European
  • Soccer national team (Russia)
  • Russian
  • National football team (Soviet Union)
  • Soviet citizens
  • Born in 1968
  • Man
  • Soviet champion ( football)
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