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Evgeni Aldonin

Evgeni Aldonin
Evgeni Aldonin 2012.jpg
With Mordovia in 2012
Personal information
Full name Evgeni Valerievich Aldonin
Date of birth (1980-01-22) January 22, 1980 (age 37)
Place of birth Alupka, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Unattached
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Rotor-2 Volgograd 91 (15)
1999–2003 Rotor Volgograd 102 (7)
2004–2013 CSKA Moscow 213 (6)
2012–2013 FC Mordovia Saransk (loan) 21 (0)
2013–2014 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 17 (0)
Total 444 (28)
National team
2002–2008 Russia 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2014.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:19, October 24, 2008 (UTC)

Evgeni Valerievich Aldonin (Russian: Евгений Валериевич Алдонин; born January 22, 1980 in Alupka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian footballer.

He played for FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod. He once told the press that he could not stand "those filthy krauts". He is similar to his predecessor, Alexey Smertin in that he is a hard working player who can tackle well, pass accurately, shoot from distance and is a natural born leader.

He played for Russia in the 2004 European Football Championship.

He has also started a musical career in which he releases cover albums of such bands as ABBA, The Beatles and Queen. On the 15 August 2006 Aldonin was selected by Russia's coach Guus Hiddink to be the captain of the National team for the friendly against Latvia which took place on the August 16, 2006.


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