Igor Akinfeev

Name: Igor Akinfeev

. Date of Birth: 08/04/1986

. Nationality: Russia

. Height: 184 cm

. Weight: 78 kg

. Club: CSKA Moscow

. Position: Goalkeeper

. Marital status: single
. Igor Akinfeev was born in Moscow, in the city can
. Ever since childhood, the boy fell in love with football. In four years, Mom and Dad started to drive it on the first workout. At seven the boy was sent to Coach CSKA. Igor immediately identify with his football calling and stood at the gate. In school Akinfeev regularly played for the team older.
At 16 years young goalkeeper finished the football academy for CSKA Moscow, and he was immediately invited to the double. In 2002 Akinfeeva taken into the ranks of youth (under 17) and youth national teams of Russia.

In 2003 Akinfeev brilliant debut in the starting lineup army, happily playing in the match in the Cup of Russia League. We Mandrykina (goalkeeper) was an injury, and coaches had to take a risk and put in the foundation Igor. He was very nervous, but everything went very well. Confident game allowed Igor gradually displace the basis of the first goalkeeper Benjamin Mandrykina. In the same year the team won the championship Akinfeeva country - young children's dreams began to slowly come true.

Some time armeets still played for the junior, and then he was summoned to the first team. He became one of the best young goalkeepers in the history of performances of the national team. April 28, 2004 Igor spent the first match for the national team, having played 90 minutes in the friendly match against Norway (2:3). Unfortunately, he had to sit through the entire Euro 2004 tournament on the bench due to the fact that he had serious rivals in the face Ovchinnikova and Malafeeva. Today in the team for Akinfeevym looking after the best goalkeeper of the 1988 European Rinat Dasaev.

During the championship in 2004 Akinfeev went 5-match disqualification of the opponent's shot, but otherwise did not give reason to doubt their own skills. Its asset is safe to Save this silver medal in Russia's Premier League.

It should be noted that the leaning of Fame at the army not dizzy. He remains a good, honest, open young man: without stellar habits. Today Igor became an idol for many fans. On his hopes the entire country. Akinfeevu afford to become the first goalkeeper of Russia. Following the season-2004 Igor was named goalkeeper of the year.