Vladimir Verevkin (russian: Владимир Верёвкин; born 8 May 1987) is a

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

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who was banned for life from playing football in August 2019.

Career

Club

On 2 August 2019, the

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announced that Verevkin had been banned for life for his involvement in a conspiracy to manipulate matches during Alay Osh's 2017 AFC Cup and 2018 AFC Cup campaign.

International

In the group stage of the

2006 AFC Challenge Cup The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between 1 and 16 April 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no quali ...

, held in Bangladesh, Verevkin scored the opening goal to give Kyrgyzstan a 1–0 lead. The goal was important for Kyrgyzstan to get back on track after losing its opening game. However, Verevkin's goal never counted because the match was abandoned in the 76th minute due to heavy rain. The match was replayed from the begin on 7 April, which Kyrgyzstan won 2–0. In the

2014 AFC Challenge Cup The 2014 AFC Challenge Cup was the fifth and the final edition of the AFC Challenge Cup, an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the now de ...

, Verevkin scored the only goal of the match against Myanmar, but the 1–0 victory was not enough to prevent Kyrgyzstan from being eliminated.

Career Stats

International goals

:''Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first.''

References

External links

Player profile – doha-2006.com
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1987 births Living people Footballers from Bishkek Men's association football forwards Kyrgyzstani men's footballers Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers Kyrgyzstani people of Russian descent Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Higher League players Kyrgyz Premier League players {{Kyrgyzstan-footy-bio-stub