Aleksandr Mostovoi
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Mostovoi in 2008
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Full name | Aleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi | ||
Date of birth | 22 August 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Lomonosov, Soviet Union | ||
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Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Krasnaya Presnya | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1986 | Krasnaya Presnya | 19 | (7) |
1986–1991 | Spartak Moscow | 106 | (34) |
1992–1994 | Benfica | 9 | (0) |
1993–1994 | → Caen (loan) | 15 | (3) |
1994–1996 | Strasbourg | 61 | (15) |
1996–2004 | Celta | 235 | (56) |
2005 | Alavés | 1 | (1) |
Total | 446 | (115) | |
International career | |||
1990–1991 | USSR | 15 | (3) |
1992 | CIS | 2 | (0) |
1992–2004 | Russia | 50 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Мостово́й [ɐlʲɪˈksandr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məstɐˈvoj]; born 22 August 1968) is a Russian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Known as El Zar from his lengthy spell at Celta, he was often referred to as a 'genius playmaker' during his time there, in addition to a volatile temperament.[1][2]
Contents
Club career
Spartak / First abroad spell
Born in Lomonosov, Russia, Soviet Union, Mostovoi signed for country giants FC Spartak Moscow from second division club FC Presnya Moscow, quickly making an impression. In January 1992, he joined compatriots Vasili Kulkov and Sergei Yuran at S.L. Benfica; months before arriving, he was controversially awarded Portuguese citizenship through marriage, but never imposed himself in the first team.[2]
Midway through 1993–94 Mostovoi joined Ligue 1 side SM Caen, then left after the sole season to fellow French side RC Strasbourg, rejoining coach Daniel Jeandupeux. With the latter, he first displayed glimpses of an emerging talent.
Celta
Mostovoi's big break came when he signed for Celta de Vigo in 1996, for 325 million pesetas (about €1,950,000). He made his debut for the Galicians in a 2–0 home defeat against Real Betis, and his creative play and key goals made him a cult figure at Balaídos as the club rose to near the top of La Liga standings year after year.
Affectionately nicknamed 'The Tsar of Balaídos' by the fans, Mostovoi formed an impressive midfield society with, amongst others, compatriot Valery Karpin, and helped Celta win the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup. However, he couldn't help the freefall that hit the team in the 2003–04 season, relegating it to the second division after the player appeared in a career-worst (in his Celta career) 24 matches.[3]
Alavés
Having not played for over eight months, and at the age of 36, Mostovoi signed a contract with Dmitry Pietrman's Deportivo Alavés in early March 2005, initially until the end of the second level campaign.[4] His first and only game came in a league game against Cádiz CF in which he came on as a substitute, in the 78th minute – he scored the Basques' only goal (and nearly added a second) in an eventual 1–3 defeat.
Having been with the club for only 30 days, Mostovoi told the club directors of his intention to retire claiming he was suffering from back problems.[2]
International career
Mostovoi played for the Soviet national team, the CIS and Russia internationally. In another temper tantrum, he was sent home by team manager Georgi Yartsev during the latter's trip to UEFA Euro 2004, after questioning his methods.[4] He played in the Euro 96 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was also picked for the 2002 World Cup, but did not play in the latter tournament due to injury.[5]
Mostovoi's exclusion from Euro 2004's national squad happened after the 0–1 group stage loss to Spain. Supposedly, the player talked with the media after the match and gave an interview saying that Yartsev was not a good coach and did not understand anything. This was later proven false, after Mostovoi gave another interview and explained he merely said that Yartsev overworked the players during practice, so they didn't have the necessary energy to play well in matches.[6] All in all, group morale dropped after the incident, and Russia lost the second game to hosts Portugal.
In 2009, Mostovoi was part of the Russia squad that won the Legends Cup.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 30 November 1990 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–3 | Friendly |
2 | 30 May 1991 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
3 | 28 August 1991 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
1 | 6 October 1993 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ![]() |
2–4 | Friendly | |
2 | 6 October 1993 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ![]() |
2–4 | Friendly | |
3 | 6 September 1995 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands | ![]() |
2–5 | Euro 1996 qualifying | |
4 | 9 February 1996 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–2 | Friendly |
5 | 25 May 1996 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
2–5 | Friendly | |
6 | 19 June 1996 | Anfield, Liverpool, England | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 1996 |
7 | 10 October 1998 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | ![]() |
2–3 | Euro 2000 qualifying | |
8 | 19 May 1999 | Arsenal Stadium (Tula), Tula, Russia | ![]() |
1–1 | Friendly | |
9 | 28 March 2001 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
10 | 10 September 2003 | Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow), Moscow, Russia | ![]() |
4–1 | Euro 2004 qualifying |
Personal life
Mostovoi graduated from college as an electrician, and later joined a sports academy in Moscow, which provided coaching to young players with a university education.
Married to French Stefani, with whom he later had two children.
Statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Soviet Union | League | Soviet Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
1986 | Krasnaya Presnya | Soviet Second League | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 7 |
1987 | Spartak Moscow | Soviet Top League | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 9 |
1988 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
1989 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
1990 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 14 | ||
1991 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | ||
Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Europe | Total | ||||||
1992–93 | Benfica | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
1993–94 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
France | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | ||||||
1993–94 | Caen | Ligue 1 | 15 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 |
1994–95 | Strasbourg | Ligue 1 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 33 | 7 |
1995–96 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 12 | ||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
1996–97 | Celta | La Liga | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 6 |
1997–98 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 9 | ||
1998–99 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 8 | ||
1999–00 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 8 | ||
2000–01 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 13 | ||
2001–02 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 13 | ||
2002–03 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7 | ||
2003–04 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 8 | ||
2004–05 | Alavés | Segunda División | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Total | Russia | 88 | 28 | - | - | 13 | 3 | 101 | 31 | |
Portugal | 9 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
France | 76 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 89 | 22 | ||
Spain | 236 | 57 | 19 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 289 | 73 | ||
Career total | m | n | m | n | m | n | m | n |
Honours
Club
- Spartak Moscow
- Soviet Top League: 1987, 1989
- Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1993–94
- Taça de Portugal: 1991–92
- Celta
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000
- Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2000–01
Country
- Soviet Union
- Russia
References
- ↑ Lotina fights for Vigo job, but CV lacks imagination; Scotsman, 28 November 2002
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Qué fue de... Mostovoi, el 'Zar de Balaídos' (What happened to... Mostovoi, the 'Tsar from Balaídos'); Diario AS, 23 January 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mostovoi makes a comeback; UEFA.com, 12 March 2005
- ↑ Aleksandr Mostovoi – International Appearances; at RSSSF
- ↑ Zlatan lovers; UEFA.com, 19 June 2004
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Izvestia profile (Russian)
- RussiaTeam biography and profile (Russian)
- Stats at LegionerKulichki (Russian)
- Aleksandr Mostovoi profile at BDFutbol
- Aleksandr Mostovoi at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Aleksandr Mostovoi – FIFA competition record
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Lomonosov
- Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg
- Soviet footballers
- Russian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Russian Football Premier League players
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- Primeira Liga players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- SM Caen players
- RC Strasbourg players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Celta de Vigo players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Dual internationalists (football)
- Soviet Union international footballers
- Russia international footballers
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- Russian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Russian expatriates in France
- Russian expatriates in Portugal
- Russian expatriates in Spain