Aleksander Saharov (born 22 April 1982, in

Türi Türi is a town in Järva County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Türi Parish. Since 2000, Türi is known as the "spring capital" of Estonia. It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail tr ...

) is a former

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n professional

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and current beach soccer player.

Beach soccer

In 2009, after ending his professional football career, he started to play beach soccer in Unibet/Nõmme Kalju. He currently plays in Estonia national beach soccer team.

International career

During his

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career he was capped 25 times and scored 1 goal. He made his debut on 26 April 2000 against

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in a

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. He scored his only goal on 20 April 2005 against

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in a Friendly match.

International goals

Personal

He is 1.71 m tall and weighs 68 kg.

References

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Aleksander Saharov lõpetas Meistriliiga karjääri
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saharov, Aleksander 1982 births Living people People from Türi Estonian footballers Estonia international footballers Estonian people of Russian descent Nõmme Kalju FC players Viljandi JK Tulevik players FC Flora players FC Valga players Estonian beach soccer players Association football wingers