Aleksey Makarov

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|name = Aleksey Makarov

|fullname = Aleksey Sergeyevich Makarov

|image= Alexei Makarov 2019.jpg

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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1987|8|20|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Moscow, Soviet Union

|position = forward

|currentclub = BSC Kristall

|years1 = 2007–2009

|clubs1 = Strogino

|caps1 = 22

|goals1 = 31

|years2 = 2010

|clubs2 = Delta Saratov

|caps2 = 5

|goals2 = 2

|years3 = 2010–2018

|clubs3 = Lokomotiv Moscow

|caps3 = 187

|goals3 = 112

|years4 = 2017–2021

|clubs4 = Spartak Moscow

|caps4 = 102

|goals4 = 71

|years5 = 2021–

|clubs5 = BSC Kristall

|caps5 = 16

|goals5 = 6

|nationalyears1 = 2007–

|nationalteam1 = Russia national beach soccer team

|nationalcaps1 = 264

|nationalgoals1 = 186

|club-update = 20:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

|nationalteam-update = 20:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

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Aleksey Sergeyevich Makarov ({{langx|ru|Алексей Сергеевич Макаров}}; born 20 August 1987) is a Russian beach soccer player currently active as a forward.

Career

Makarov began his professional beach soccer team in the FC Strogino club. For a short period he played for FC Delta Saratov in 2010, but then switched to Lokomotive Moscow where he has been playing since 2010. His first coach was Aleksey Grishin. Makarov debuted for the national team in the qualifying rounds of the 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League.[https://bsrussia.com/profiles/persons/114 Aleksey Makarov]

Makarov played for Lokomotive from 2010 to 2018. He switched to Spartak Moscow in 2018.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2mmm1xOG2s Алексей Макаров - о переходе в «Спартак»] On his debut game within the new club at the Moscow Indoor Championships on 4 March 2018 Makarov also shot his first goal against Strogino.[https://bsrussia.com/match/5209 Strogino 2–9 Spartak]

Personal life

When graduating at the Children's and Youth Sports School "Strogino", Makarov had the options to either start a sports career, or enter a university, choosing the latter. He enrolled in a university and graduated with a degree of "civil structural engineer" after defending his diploma with excellence.{{cite news|url=https://rg.ru/2012/03/22/plazka-site.html|script-title=ru:Песочный человек|trans-title=Sand man|date=22 March 2012|accessdate=27 September 2019}}

Achievements

Some of Makarov's notable achievements:

=National team=

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup champion: 2011, 2013, 2021
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup champion: 2011, 2012, 2015
Euro Beach Soccer Cup champion: 2010, 2012
Euro Beach Soccer League champion: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017

=Clubs=

Russian National champion: 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021
Russian Cup champion: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
Russian Super Cup: 2011

=Individually=

2017 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 3 – Best Player
Merited Master of Sports (21 December 2012).[https://www.minsport.gov.ru/documents/awards/2729/ Приказ министра спорта № 66-нг от 21 декабря 2012 г.]

References

External links

[https://bsrussia.com/profiles/persons/114 Profile] on Beach Soccer Russia
[http://pfkloko.ru/team/players/makarov_aleksei/ Profile on FC Lokomotiv] {{in lang|ru}}

Category:Russian beach soccer players

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Moscow

Category:European Games gold medalists for Russia

Category:Beach soccer players at the 2015 European Games

Category:European Games medalists in beach soccer

Category:Beach soccer players at the 2019 European Games