Aleksei Sergeyevich Medvedev (russian: Алексей Серге́евич Медведев; born 5 January 1977) is a Russian professional

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coach and a former player.

Career

Medvedev, an alumnus of

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youth school, started his professional career in 1995 playing for Orekhovo in the

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. In 1998, he became the league top scorer with 24 goals. Following this achievement, Medvedev signed for the

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club

FC Saturn Ramenskoye FC Saturn Ramenskoye (russian: Фк Сатурн Ра́менское) is a Russian football club, based in the town of Ramenskoye in Moscow Oblast. It is also sometimes referred to as FC Saturn Moscow Region (russian: Фк Сатурн Моск ...

in 1999. In 2000, he moved to

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

for a reported fee of €200,000. He played in the

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and UEFA Cup 2001–02 for

FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', russian: Дина́мо Москва́ ) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Footb ...

(5 games). In 2002, Saturn brought his back to Ramenskoye for a reported sum of €325,000. In 2005, he was loaned to

Tom Tomsk FC Tom Tomsk (russian: Футбольный клуб Томь Томск) is a Russian professional football club, based in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The team plays in Trud Stadium (Tomsk). History The team was previously named ''Burevestnik'' ...

, and in 2006 he signed for Krylia Sovetov Samara. Two years later, Medvedev moved to the

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club Sibir Novosibirsk. With Sibir Medvedev, as the team's captain, became the First Division top scorer, best striker and best player in 2009, and helped the club to be promoted to the Russian Premier League for the first time in its history. On 20 March 2010, he scored Sibir's first goal in the Premier League. On 21 April 2010, Medvedev's

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led the team to the

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final, and to the European stage. On 29 July 2010, he scored the first Sibir's goal at the international level when Sibir defeated

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...

(1:0) in the UEFA Europa League qualification. In August 2010, he moved to

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

for a reported fee of €1 million.

Honours

best player: 2009.Лауреаты сезона 2009-го года
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best striker: 2009. *

top scorer: 2009 (18 goals).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Medvedev, Aleksei 1977 births Living people People from Pavlovo-Posadsky District Russian footballers FC Saturn Ramenskoye players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Tom Tomsk players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Sibir Novosibirsk players FC Rubin Kazan players PFC Spartak Nalchik players FC Khimki players Russian Premier League players Russian football managers Association football forwards FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo players Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast