Aleksei Sergeyevich Medvedev (russian: Алексей Серге́евич Медведев; born 5 January 1977) is a Russian professional
football
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coach and a former player.
Career
Medvedev, an alumnus of
CSKA Moscow
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youth school, started his professional career in 1995 playing for
Orekhovo in the
Russian Second Division
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History
In 1998–2010, it ...
. In 1998, he became the league top scorer with 24 goals.
Following this achievement, Medvedev signed for the
Russian Premier League
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club
FC Saturn Ramenskoye
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in 1999. In 2000, he moved to
Dynamo Moscow
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for a reported fee of €200,000. He played in the
UEFA Cup 2000–01
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and
UEFA Cup 2001–02 for
FC Dynamo Moscow
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(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
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History
The team was previously named ''Burevestnik'' ...
, and in 2006 he signed for
Krylia Sovetov Samara.
Two years later, Medvedev moved to the
Russian First Division
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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
hat-trick
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led the team to the
2009–10 Russian Cup
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First round
This r ...
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
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(1:0) in the
UEFA Europa League qualification.
In August 2010, he moved to
Rubin Kazan
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for a reported fee of €1 million.
Honours
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Russian First Division
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...
best player: 2009.
[Лауреаты сезона 2009-го года]
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Russian First Division
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...
best striker: 2009.
*
Russian First Division
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...
top scorer: 2009 (18 goals).
References
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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