Sergei Aleksandrovich Fokin (russian: Сергей Александрович Фокин; born 26 July 1961 in

Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk, known until 1924 as Simbirsk, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River east of Moscow. Population: The city, founded as Simbirsk (), was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born ...

) is a former

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. He was famous during the days he played for CSKA Moscow for scoring numerous own goals, including 1990 league game against

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and European cup games against

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and

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International career

He earned three caps for

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from 1989 to 1990, and was included in the squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also won a gold medal in the 1988 Olympics.

Honours

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: 1988 *

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

winner:

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winner:

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