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Aleksandr Mostovoi

1968 - Today

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Aleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Мостово́й [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məstɐˈvoj]; born 22 August 1968) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Known as O Zar de Balaídos ("The Tsar of Balaídos") from his lengthy spell at Celta de Vigo, he was often referred to as a 'genius playmaker' during his time there, in addition to a volatile temperament. He also played professionally in his own country, Portugal and France. Mostovoi earned 50 caps for Russia in a 12-year international career, being chosen for two World Cups and as many European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aleksandr Mostovoi is the 2,244th most popular soccer player (down from 2,120th in 2019), the 1,513th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,522nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Russian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Aleksandr Mostovoi ranks 2,244 out of 21,273. Before him are Rodrigo Palacio, Ángel Berni, David Arellano, Romeu Pellicciari, Axel Witsel, and Julio Olarticoechea. After him are Sam Allardyce, Rui Patrício, Bernard Genghini, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Naoki Matsushita, and Ricardo Gareca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Aleksandr Mostovoi ranks 162. Before him are Frédéric Diefenthal, Giuseppe Signori, Princess Delphine of Belgium, Raghad Hussein, Patsy Kensit, and Angelica Bella. After him are Sofie Gråbøl, Phil Anselmo, Brian Steen Nielsen, Tony Hawk, Marcus Schenkenberg, and Emily Procter.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Aleksandr Mostovoi ranks 1,513 out of 3,761. Before him are Mikhail Khorobrit (1229), Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich (1873), Alexander Serov (1820), Stepan Krasheninnikov (1711), Nikolai Slichenko (1934), and Vitaly Churkin (1952). After him are Vladimir Vasiliev (1940), Larin Paraske (1832), Lev Atamanov (1905), Robert Rozhdestvensky (1932), Veikko Huhtanen (1919), and Nikolai Roslavets (1881).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Russia

Among soccer players born in Russia, Aleksandr Mostovoi ranks 17. Before him are Andrey Arshavin (1981), Valery Voronin (1939), Nikita Simonyan (1926), Igor Chislenko (1939), Yevhen Rudakov (1942), and Anatoly Tarasov (1918). After him are Gavriil Kachalin (1911), Galimzyan Khusainov (1937), Valentin Afonin (1939), Valery Gazzaev (1954), Klaus-Dieter Sieloff (1942), and German Apukhtin (1936).

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