Alexey Stepanov (January 20, 1960, Leningrad, USSR – June 30, 2002,

Ekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administrat ...

, Russia) – Russian football and futsal player, defender.

Biography

Stepanov started playing football in famous Petersburg school Smena. Most part of career he spent in Zenit Saint Petersburg, where he won Soviet Top League in 1984. Stepanov finished his career in Lokomotiv Saint-Petersburg in 1992. In 1991 – 1994 performed in futsal club Dina. For three times won CIS and Russian championship. Played 15 matches for national futsal team. The first captain in history of Russian futsal team. Member of Russian side on Futsal World Championship 1992. In 2001 worked as sport director of Zenit. In 2002 became a president of FC Tyumen. On 30 June 2002 died in Ekaterinburg due to heart attack.

Achievements

Club

Soviet Top League winner: 1984 CIS Futsal Championship winner: 1992 Russian Futsal Championship winner: 1992/93, 1993/94

Individual

Russian Futsal Championship best defender: 1992 One of two players (with Boris Chuhlov) in history who won national championship both in football and futsal

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stepanov, Alexey 1960 births 2002 deaths Russian men's futsal players Soviet men's footballers Footballers from Saint Petersburg Men's association football defenders FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players MFK Dina Moskva players