Aleksandr Maslov (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Ма́слов; born 25 December 1969) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He played as a

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for Russian, Spanish and Swiss professional clubs, most notably for FC Rostov. Aleksandr Maslov started his player career in a Soviet Second League club Dynamo Makhachkala. In 1991, he moved to play for Nart Cherkessk, a club that was given a place in the 1992

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after the dissolution of USSR. In 1992, he debuted in the

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with

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. In the middle of 1993 season Maslov transferred to

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, another Top Division side. Rostselmash were relegated that season, and in 1994 Maslov scored 32 goals to help them win the promotion back. In 1996, he became the top scorer of the Russian Top Division, scoring 23 goals in 33 matches. In 1998 Maslov moved to Spain to play for Albacete Balompié. His spell with the club was not successful, as he made only 8 appearances in the course of a year. In 1999-2001 Maslov played for various Swiss clubs. In 2002, he returned to

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to play for the renamed FC Rostov. After finishing his player career in 2004 he started working at Rostov as an assistant coach. Maslov holds records for most goals scored for Rostov in the Russian league overall (90) and in one season (23).

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FC Rostov individual records
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maslov, Aleksandr 1969 births Living people Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Russian expatriate men's footballers Russian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Russian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland La Liga players PFC Dynamo Stavropol players FC Rostov players Albacete Balompié players Russian Premier League players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players Swiss Super League players FC Sion players Russian football managers Footballers from Makhachkala Men's association football forwards FC Dynamo Makhachkala players FC Nart Cherkessk players