Anatoly Aleksandrovich Bulgakov (; born 14 September 1979) is a former

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. He was a defender.

Club career

Having played heavily during TP-47's adequate 2004 season, he was dropped to the sidelines in 2005, playing just one game. However, in this fixture, he scored a goal for the first time in the Finnish Premier League. His efforts during this season, however, were not sufficient to avoid TP-47's drop into the

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish language, Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until ...

for the start of 2006.

Personal life

His son Danila Bulgakov is also a professional footballer, playing for Ilves in

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. In December 2006, Bulgakov was caught by police in

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, Finland, after driving under heavy influence of alcohol, and driving without license. In April 2007, he was given a probationary prison sentence of four months and 20 days by the district court of Oulu for aggravated drunk driving.AC Oulun Bulgakoville ehdollista vankeutta
Kaleva, 16 April 2007

References

1979 births Living people Russian men's footballers Veikkausliiga players AC Oulu players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Footballers from Moscow Men's association football defenders TP-47 players 20th-century Russian sportsmen Russian male criminals Russian sportspeople convicted of crimes {{Russia-footy-defender-1970s-stub