Petukhov Alexander Anatolyevich - Kazakh soccer goalkeeper, who played from 2006 to 2016 for the Tobol club (Kostanay city). The champion of the Kazakh Premier League in 2010 and the holder of the Kazakhstan Cup in 2007. The footballer is 187 centimeters tall and weighs 87 kilograms.
Petukhov Alexander: biography
Born January 11, 1985 in the city of Zhezkazgan (Karaganda region, Kazakh SSR). From childhood he loved outdoor games. In the courtyard with the boys, he always played either football or basketball. But already in the third grade, the guy showed a great inclination specifically for football, so he signed up for the local sports section. Sasha was first put to play in the defensive line. However, after some time, he himself took the initiative and decided to try himself as a goalkeeper. From the first time, Alexander showed good dexterity, reaction and leap. The head coach of the children's team was surprised, and subsequently put him on goal.
Football player sports career
Alexander Petukhov's professional career began at the Atyrau club in 2002. Here he was the second goalkeeper in the team and often sat on the bench. Goalkeeper statistics can not be called impressive: for the 2002/2003 season, he spent only two matches, in which a total of 5 goals conceded.
From 2003 to 2005, Alexander played for the double of Kazan “Rubin”. Here he was the leading goalkeeper in the team, spent 41 matches in the doubles championship (72 goals conceded and 1 scored). In 2006, Petukhov made his debut for the Rubin-2 team in Russia's second football division.
Petukhov Alexander: statistics and goalkeeper rating at Tobol club
In 2006, the goalkeeper received an offer from the Tobol Kazakh club. The transfer amount and salary tripled the player completely, and he signed a five-year contract. As part of Tobol, Alexander Petukhov became the owner of the Cup of the country in 2007. In 2007 and 2008 - his team won silver medals in the Kazakh championship. The goalkeeper achieved the greatest success in his career in 2010, when FC Tobol became the champion of the Kazakh Premier League.
In 2008, he was called up to the national team of Kazakhstan. In 2010, Alexander Petukhov had a good opportunity to move to the Russian club Sibir, but the goalkeeper decided to stay in Tobol for another year. At the end of the season, the team became the champion of the country, and Petukhova was awarded as the best goalkeeper of the Kazakh Premier League season 2009/2010. At the pre-season training camp in Turkey, Alexander nevertheless extended the agreement with the club for another year.
New team captain
In January 2011, the goalkeeper made his debut in the Commonwealth Cup (a tournament among CIS teams) in a duel against the Bunyodkor club. In the next match against the Armenian FC “Mika” (from the city of Ashtarak), Alexander Petukhov was named the best player in the match.
After some time, the best player in his history, Nurbol Zhumaskaliev, who was the unchanged captain of the team for many years, left Tobol. Goalkeeper Petukhov became the new leader of the club. On July 19, 2011, Alexander made his debut in the Champions League qualifying games, where FC Tobol played against the Slovakian Slovan from Bratislava (the match ended with a draw 1: 1).
In the middle of next season, the player received a serious injury, due to which he dropped out before the end of the games. After the restoration, Alexander was offered a 4-year contract, which he signed.
Namesake from Russia
How often can one meet namesakes with the same name in football, and even on the same team? With the Petukhovs just such a case occurred.
Along with the Kazakh goalkeeper, there is a Russian football player Alexander Petukhov, who played at the center forward position in the Tobol club. The namesakes played together just one season in the Kazakh Premier League in 2008. The Russian striker played 27 games for Tobol, in which he managed to score 5 times.
Biography of Alexander Alexandrovich Petukhov
The Russian striker was born on April 25, 1980 in Leningrad (USSR). The footballer is a graduate of the St. Petersburg football academy "Change". His coach was the legendary Russian midfielder of the 60s Yuri Iosifovich Kantor. Growth A.A. Petukhov is 178 centimeters, weight - 60 kilograms.
Russian footballer Alexander Petukhov (photo above) was considered a very promising striker. He was predicted a great future in the top clubs of the Russian Premier League. In addition, scouts from the Turkish “Besiktas” and the Greek “Panathiakos” repeatedly came for him. However, the player could not gain a foothold at the highest level due to numerous injuries and operations. He had constant problems with his knees, which did not allow him to show all his playing potential.
Before the injury, striker Alexander Petukhov played for Dynamo St. Petersburg in the Russian Premier League. In total, he held 27 games in the top championship, in which he scored 4 goals.
Since 2009, the striker began to play in the second division of Russia. Here he played for the following clubs:
- "North" (city of Murmansk).
- "Karelia" (the city of Petrozavodsk).
- "Tosno" (from the city of the same name).
Soccer Player Awards
Of the sports achievements of the Russian striker Alexander Petukhov, the following can be distinguished:
- Silver medal in the championship of Kazakhstan in 2008 as part of FC Tobol.
- Bronze medal in the Russian football championship in 2001 (Zenit, St. Petersburg).
- Gold in the first division of Russia in 2005 as part of the Lipetsk Metallurg.
- Silver in the Intertoto Cup in 2000 as part of the St. Petersburg Zenit team.
Also, Petukhov twice with the teams became the winner of the second division of Russia: in 2002 as part of the Lipetsk Metallurgist (zone Center) and in 2014 as a member of FC Tosno (zone West).
