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Alexander Alexandrovich Kokorin (surname at birth - Kartashov). Born on March 19, 1991 in Valuyki Belgorod region... Russian footballer.

Since childhood, he has never parted with the ball. At the age of seven, he was noticed by the coach of a local sports school, who offered to study in the football section.

At the age of ten he was summoned to the Moscow club "Spartak" to be screened. The coaches liked him, but the club did not have free housing. Fortunately, it was found in the boarding school of the capital's Lokomotiv, where Alexander lived for six years. Parents could visit him only once a quarter.

Having come to Moscow at the age of 10, he learned to independently organize his life - he washed clothes and cooked food. The scholarship was constantly in short supply.

Already in childhood, he was repeatedly recognized as the top scorer of various football competitions between Moscow sports schools.

“I became independent, in fact, from the age of ten, when I was left alone in Moscow at the Lokomotiv boarding school. The first two years were very difficult. My parents came only once every three months. Then I got used to it. I washed my clothes myself, I could think of eating .. The scholarship was enough only once to go to McDonald's and that's all ... Every day of training..

Before the 2008 season, Alexander signed a three-year contract with the Moscow "Dynamo"... The club experienced difficulties with the attackers, as a result of which the 17-year-old footballer made his debut in the Russian Premier League in the match of the 24th round Dynamo - Saturn (Moscow region) and scored a goal in the match won by Dynamo with a score of 2: 1. He became the youngest goalscorer in the championship.

One of 16 players who managed to score at 17 in major league championship of Russia. Scored his first goal on October 4, 2008 at the age of 17 years 199 days.

In the 2009 season, he entered the field for the first time in the second round of the Russian Championship against Khimki and scored a goal again. The game ended with a 3: 2 victory for Dynamo. This year, Alexander has already taken part in 23 matches of the Russian championship and in three matches of the Russian Cup, but scored the same 2 goals (the second to Spartak Moscow) and received three yellow cards.

In 2010 he entered the field in 26 matches for Dynamo, but did not score a single goal.

In the 2011/2012 season, he entered the field for the first time in the sixth round match against Anji and in the same match he scored the first goal, leveling the score, the match ended in a draw 2: 2. In total, Kokorin scored five goals in the championship. In addition, he scored two goals in the Russian Cup. Dynamo managed to reach the cup final, but there Muscovites lost 0: 1 to Rubin. At the end of 2011, he was recognized as the best young football player in Russia.

Alexander Kokorin - the best young football player in Russia 2011

In February 2011, he signed a new contract with Dynamo for a period of 3.5 years.

He scored three goals in the Europa League this season, hitting the gates of Dundee United (in two games) and Stuttgart.

September 22, 2012 in the 9th round of the championship in home game played the 100th anniversary match in the Russian Premier League against Amkar.

On July 3, 2013, at the meeting of directors of Dynamo, he said that he wants to continue his career in Anji... The amount of compensation amounted to € 19 million. On July 10, the official website of Anji announced that Alexander will join the team in the coming days. However, on August 16, 2013 he returned to Dynamo without having played a single match for Anji. Together with him, Dynamo were joined by Igor Denisov and Yuri Zhirkov.

According to Sergei Stepashin, chairman of Dynamo's supervisory board, Alexander's salary was 5.5 million euros per year. On August 24, in the match against Zenit, he entered the field for the first time after returning to Dynamo, replacing in the second half. In September 2013, he was named the club's best player in the opinion of fans.

In the first round of the 2014/15 season he scored his first hat-trick of his career - scoring 3 goals against Rostov (7: 3).

In the summer of 2015, he was appointed team captain, replacing Kevin Kuranyi. In the first match of the season, Alexander hit the Zenit goal. Before the summer transfer window closed, it was announced that Zenit St. Petersburg, English Manchester United and Tottenham, as well as French PSG were showing interest in the forward.

January 30, 2016 the official website of the St. Petersburg club "Zenith" announced that Kokorin and his teammate Yuri Zhirkov will continue their careers as part of the "blue-white-blue". Dynamo also had an offer from London Arsenal, but it did not suit the Moscow club.

On September 11, 2012, in the qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup, against the Israeli national team, Kokorin scored his first goal for the national team. On September 6, 2013, Alexander scored the fastest goal in the history of the national team, hitting the gate of the Luxembourg national team already in the 21st second.

At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Alexander played three games with the national team and scored one goal against the Algerian national team, the match ended with a score of 1: 1.

Alexander Kokorin - goals for the Russian national team

Alexander Kokorin's height: 183 centimeters.

Personal life of Alexander Kokorin:

He had an affair with rapper Timati's cousin Victoria Smirnova. But then she went to study in London.

Then Christina Dolgopolova became his passion. With her, he went on vacation to the Maldives and the United Arab Emirates, she accompanied him to Euro 2012 in Poland. But in the fall of the same year, the couple broke up.

The next lady of the footballer's heart was (the singer under the pseudonym Amelie).

In 2017, the couple had a son.

At the moment when the football player met with Daria, he allowed himself and entertainment with other girls. So, in December 2014, he turned out to be a defendant in a scandal in connection with a trip to a sauna with prostitutes - he posted a photo on his Twitter.

Alexander Kokorin in a sauna with priestesses of love

Earlier, in 2013, the Network blew up his joint photos with, taken in Miami, where they went on vacation with such a strange couple.

In early July 2016, Kokorin and Mamaev became defendants in another loud scandal connected with the publication of information that the players spent 250 thousand euros on the party.

Alexander Kokorin himself said that the disseminated information is not entirely true.

“It would be foolish to deny that we were present at this establishment. This happened 4-5 days ago. Everyone who knows this place can confirm that there are always many Russian visitors there. So it was this time. Someone was celebrating their birthday, and we were just there. Naturally, everyone saw these ordered bottles, heard the anthem of Russia, but why attribute the organization of all this to us? We have nothing to do with the bills for this party or its surroundings, and with the money mentioned in the media, it would be possible to buy not only champagne, but the whole institution, ”said Kokorin.

The attack by Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev on Denis Pak:

In October 2018, Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev became defendants in the criminal chronicle: they were accused of attacking an official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Pak. At the same time in the "Coffeemania" on Nikitsky Boulevard in Moscow.

On that day, the athletes celebrated the 10th anniversary of their friendship. According to media reports, when the players arrived, the staff decided that they were drunk or under the influence of drugs. They ordered only coffee for themselves, and their company was noisy. The staff tried to reassure their friends, but failed. Then they were reprimanded by a regular customer of the coffee shop. Kokorin and Mamaev did not like this, and they beat the man right in the building, including throwing chairs at him. The person who suffered in the conflict with the football players is Denis Pak, head of the department of the automotive industry and railway engineering of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Denis Pak's lawyer said that Kokorin and Mamaev mocked him on a national basis.

On the same day, Mamaev and Kokorin beat the driver of the TV presenter of Channel One for the remark made to the rowdy and damaged her car. Ushakova filed a statement with the police.

On May 8, 2019, the Presnensky Court of Moscow delivered. The court sentenced Alexander Kokorin to a year and six months in a general regime colony, and Pavel Mamaev to a year and five months.

Team achievements of Alexander Kokorin:

Dynamo (Moscow):

Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship: 2008
Russian Cup finalist: 2011/12

"Zenith":

Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship: 2016, 2017
Russian Cup Winner: 2015/16
Russian Super Cup Winner: 2016

Personal achievements of Alexander Kokorin:

Best young footballer of the Russian Premier League (winner of the "First Five" award): 2011
Scored the fastest goal in the history of the Russian national team: 19 seconds in the match against Luxembourg on September 6, 2013
Listed 33 best footballers Russian Championship: No. 1 (2012-13, 2013-14, 2017/18)

Before the most important game with Lokomotiv, the striker of the blue-white-blue team and the Russian national team visited Radio Zenit on the air. Straight Talk, in which the correspondent of "Match TV" also took part, went on a variety of topics. As a result, the forward spoke about his attitude towards St. Petersburg, the national team, about the operation last summer, the Argentines and much more.

In St. Petersburg, drove into the left lane - and you can not rush

- Do you have the feeling that you have been in Petersburg for quite a long time?

- There is. As if I have been living here for many years. And it makes me happy.

- How did it happen that Zenit and Petersburg became your own for you?

- Probably because I lived in Moscow for 15 years and, first of all, I compare it with it. I still like places without fuss, where there is less traffic on the roads. And then in St. Petersburg there are more beautiful places, there is where to walk, what to see. I myself don't know where it came from, but here I want to study a lot, understand how and why it was built. This was not the case before. But I especially like that the whole city is worried about one team. You can feel it very much. Leave the house, drop into any cafe or gas station, and you immediately understand how they feel about Zenit. This is very nice, cool and very encouraging. And the fact that you are recognizable, you understand five times stronger.

- How you yourself sold donuts as part of a charity event, remember?

- Of course. In my opinion, it turned out well.

- What else can Alexander Kokorin do well?

- Quickly recover from matches. And if we talk about ordinary life, then, like everyone else, I probably like to go to the cinema, to escape from work. Indeed, there have been a lot of flight trainings and games lately.

- Which movie has impressed you the most recently?

- "Made in America". Based on a true story. Nice, interesting story.

- I don’t know if it’s possible to call a tattoo hobby, but you don’t have one yet, right?

- That's right. One of the footballers once said: "If suddenly someone needs my blood and I have a tattoo on, then it would be wrong to become a donor in such a situation." A really cool thought that made me think about this topic.

- You are from the Belgorod region, where many are fond of martial arts. You were also involved in boxing as a child?

- This is true. True, I have always loved the ball more. But it so happened that in childhood I signed up for both sports at the same time. It's just that the boxing coach and I lived in the same yard, and he knew me well. “Come on,” he says, “Come to me.” When the sparring began, I realized that you could get hurt somewhere (laughs). But seriously, football was closer to me, that's why I stopped at it.

- Have you ever thought about staying in St. Petersburg at the end of your career?

- I don’t want to say big words ... I’ll need the club, everything will be fine, they will count on me - I will gladly end my career here. If you do not receive an offer to try yourself in Europe. In a good club. But Zenit is now competing with such people.

–What are you missing in St. Petersburg?

- There would be a little more sun. And so - I'm very impressed! The whole city. Familiar guys come, admire the center, the buildings. And I tell them: "You will go to Krestovsky Island."

- What can you say about Petersburgers?

- They are much kinder than many. But life in St. Petersburg is to some extent slow and measured. Especially, it is noticeable on the roads. I drove into the left lane and you can not rush anywhere. This is supposedly correct (laughs). Couriers also have their own rhythm. I ordered something on the Internet - you can wait a month and a half. Then again: you have a package. However, in my hometown there may be no couriers at all, I don’t know (laughs).

Child's resentment against "Spartak" was not forgotten

- At the age of 10 you already moved to Moscow, right?

- And stayed there. The leaders of the club persuaded me to tear me away from my family.

- Has it started since then that Kokorin is interested in Spartak?

- Happened not very well good story, because of which the imprint on this team has remained from childhood to this day. We arrived a thousand kilometers away, and as a result, it was elementary that they didn't even give us a jersey to go out and play. I still remember that. After all, children's grievances are not forgotten.

- Nevertheless, you stayed in the capital, only at the Lokomotiv school. It was not lonely in Moscow at that age. Back then, there weren't really mobile phones yet.

- Just started to appear. Thanks to my parents, they bought me my first “mobile phone” so that I could just be in touch. They drove only one number into the phone so that they could not call anyone except them. But in general, as a child, then I did not really understand what was happening. I was just doing what I loved. Moreover, all the conditions have been created. The food is good, they clean up after you. The only thing that is required of you is to go to lessons and trainings. The school, however, was a little more difficult. And the training was a joy. As a child, I didn’t even have enough of them.

- Did your parents come often?

- If possible, but once a month is required. Gifts, clothes were brought. I missed them all the same, of course.

- What did you ask them to bring?

- First of all, something tasty. We did not complain about the food, but we still wanted something sweet. Children (smiles).

- What is your favorite dish now?

- Some one is missing. Like many in Russia I love our Soviet food. It is clear that you will not allow yourself much. At Zenit, if not every day, but a couple of times a week - weigh-in. And you must correspond to your weight, the ratio of body fat. We always remember this too. And so - I like to eat everything. Especially on vacation.

- What do you prefer right after the game?

- Again, sweet. You lose the most kilos after the match, so you can afford a little.

I'll tell you a secret: I had an operation in the summer

- Do you weigh the same this season as you did last?

- Well, maybe a kilogram less.

- What is the reason for your lightness and speed this year?

- Everything, of course, can be, but it seems to me that one single kilogram has nothing to do with it. Let me tell you a secret: in the summer, during the Confederations Cup, I did one operation about something that had been stopping me for a long time. Thirty percent of my current strength capabilities depended on this.

- What else, besides weight, do you have to watch out for?

- For a pedicure, no matter how strange it sounds. If you miss this moment, you can absurdly drop out for a couple of days. Our team even has a dedicated person. If suddenly there is a problem with this, he will come and help.

- Mancini constantly says that you and the team can add more.

- Agree. It is clear that the trips of our guys to the Argentine national team are a little out of step. We must fly there, return, and then recover. While you will switch from the requirements of the national team to the Zenith. This, of course, gets in the way a little. But when Zenit is in good shape, it's hard to compete with us.

- How do you feel about this opinion of the fans: Kokorin was given good partners, so he began to score?

- The way it is. Yes, I myself have already talked about this a lot. It is clear that in strong team easier to play: partners understand you perfectly, even if in life you speak different languages.

- Football "Zenith" under Mancini: what is it like in your opinion?

- Initially - strict on the defensive. And ahead of us, we are confident that, at the expense of our partners, we will be able to create chances. If they are implemented correctly, then everything will be fine. Therefore, the most important thing is to keep the rear compact.

-Does Mancini's severity of football imply improvisation?

- Yes. We have gathered strong players. Their level will allow you to improvise and do the result just due to good individual data.

A lot of absurd things are written about Dziuba. It made us friends too

- Before your arrival at Zenit, Dziuba said: "We are not friends, but I want Kokorin to be with us." Looks like you became friends too?

- Moreover, good friends. Why he said that then, I understand. We knew each other only as competitors on the field, each of us heard a lot of good and bad about everyone. And I didn't really have to talk. As a result, Artyom turned out to be a very good guy. I can say that much of what they write about him is ridiculous. By the way, we also became friends on this wave. And our positions on many things are similar.

- You live in the same room at the training camp?

- Mircea Lucescu also began to lodge the team in twos. Just to communicate. And it really brought us together.

- When you live in a room with Dzyuba, is there a chance at least five minutes a day not to smile?

- His humor is not everything. When you come to the camp after the vacation, he has such a mass of information that you did not know! Artyom loves to talk. This is, of course, good. But after 11-12 days together at the training camp, you can get a little tired (laughs).

- What mood is Dziuba in now?

- He, of course, worries that he does not enter the field in the starting lineup. It can be understood. But believe me, all his thoughts are with the team.

- He still didn't joke less?

- If he stops joking, it won't be Artyom at all, and we simply won't recognize him.

- Is it possible to score the famous 35 goals for two in a season?

- Of course. We almost have half, and there are still many games ahead. Will work on the second half.

- Today you have 15 goals in 21 games, plus three assists. Is this already "space"?

- I would not say that. "Cosmos" are the world's "stars" who have been doing this for decades. I want to be equal to them and show something like that consistently.

I don't want to leave the arena "St. Petersburg". But the lawn on "Petrovsky" is better

- Fans note that Zenit began to rejoice in goals in a special way.

- Here, probably, moving to new stadium affected. The atmosphere in the arena "St. Petersburg" is completely unreal. Before that, too, everything was fine, but here, willy-nilly, she evokes some additional emotions. Words cannot convey this. I don't want to leave the stadium until my strength ends. But even when I drive by the arena myself, the feeling is no worse. It’s like a UFO in our Krestovsky village.

- Don't you miss Petrovsky anymore?

- We miss his field. It was perfect there. It is clear that they are also working on the lawn of the arena "St. Petersburg" now. They are stitching, doing their best. But for me, the "Petrovsky" field was the best in the country. It's good that the people who worked on it are now working at the new stadium. We've heard a lot about this. They just need time for now.

- What stadium, where you played, would you call the simplest one?

- Simple - not scary. The most important thing for me is the field. Last year we played for the Cup in Tambov. There is one team in the city. Can't you make a lawn for her? He turned out to be the most terrible. Which, by the way, is still traumatic. Obviously, not everyone has the opportunity to build giant stands. But field please!

- Is the situation in Makhachkala the same?

- I understand that at some point they just stopped working on the lawn. But the stadium for their city is very good. At one time, the attendance records at the "Anji Arena" were beaten, 28,000 came. And now? Nobody walks and the field was abandoned. But in general, thanks to the new stadiums, Russian football it became more pleasant to watch on TV.

- What does your signature head celebration mean?

- I won't tell anyone yet, although this is often asked about.

–When will you reveal the secret?

- If we win the championship, I will show and tell you. It will be more interesting this way.

- And which boot is the first to tie before the game, does it matter to you?

- It doesn't matter - I don’t think about it at all.

- That is, you have no pre-match signs and superstitions?

- I notice that many have them. But, of course, no one asks each other about this. I will not accept.

- As for the music on the way to the stadium, including?

- I listen to music almost always. The repertoire is different - according to the mood. But so that I get charged from some song before the game, they say, I will listen to it and, therefore, I will play well - there is no such thing either. It is more important that nothing gets in the way around.

It did not grow together only with Bozovic

- How do you feel about introducing football into school curriculum?

- Positively. Of course, there will be some skipping. But for me this is the most popular sport in the world that you can do at school. All the rest, with all due respect, is a little bit wrong. The boy must play football!

- Do you communicate with your childhood friends, with whom you chased the ball in the yard?

- Yes. One of them is now nearby in St. Petersburg. There were guys who moved closer to me in Moscow, but there they somehow did not settle down and returned home. Nevertheless, we are still in touch.

- What feelings do you have when you play against Loko, whose children's school you graduated from?

- They were when I played the first match against the "railroad workers". There, too, the situation was not very good. Because of her, I really wanted to beat them. They even managed to score. And after that - let go. And now there are no feelings.

- What is the situation?

- I was still in youth team, not even in a double. The president of the club didn't really know who I was and what I was. He was told that there is a talented boy, plays well, scores a lot, the issue needs to be resolved with him. In the end, I was offered - either sign a contract or leave. My parents were outraged and decided to leave.

- Last Tuesday you went to the SOS children's village, talked with the guys. What did you think of it?

- Just super! Apparently it also depends on the city, but the guys just amazed me. First, the fact that it was me who was chosen for the meeting. I thought they had other idols. Actors, for example. In the end, I was asked a bunch of all sorts of great questions. Then we drank tea together. And I saw how they live in orphanages. No wonder I just went.

- You told them that you were lucky with coaches throughout your career, except for one. Who are we talking about?

- About Miodrag Bozovic. For some reason, it didn't work out for us. For personal reasons - obviously not for football reasons. No offense, nothing like that - it just didn't grow together and that's it.

- Did not get along?

- You could say that.

- Ironically, Zenit recently suffered its first defeat in the championship from Bozovic's Arsenal.

- With all due respect to the Tula, Zenit has no right to allow such defeats at home. Especially if we want to talk about the championship. That result hit the team very hard. After all, it was possible to break away from competitors. For us, this is a slap on the head for the future.

Argentines want to ask a lot, but they don't understand anything

- Who were you rooting for in the recent Loko - Krasnodar match?

- It made no difference. And from a tournament point of view, it would be better if they played a draw.

- That is, you didn't really want the Zenit - Loko match to turn into a real first round final?

- It will really be more interesting and the excitement around the Sunday match will be greater. I hope he will put everything in its place and show who is more worthy of the first line today.

- Poloz, Smolnikov, Kokorin - many of today's Zenit have gone through the Loko school.

- And if you list, everyone who plays or played in the Premier League will not have enough time. But why they treat their pupils in this way is not clear.

- And how do the pupils of Argentine football live in Zenit?

- Can you imagine if the five of us move to another country? Everything will be OK. There is someone to talk to, to go somewhere together. I think the guys are just happy. And the more there are, the better.

- And you?

- It's hard for us in terms of communication. Apparently, our Argentines did not go to school where English is taught. I want to ask them a lot, but they don't really understand. It - a big problem... True, there are fewer difficulties on the field. Make a leap, the guys know where to give. But in everyday life, when you want to suggest something, it is not easy.

- Mammana recently said that the most Russian of all Argentines is Driussi. And that he already knows a lot of words.

- It was he who "otnekutsya" so that they would not bother him. The guys do not speak Russian at all yet. But I think they will still learn.

- Maybe you should start learning Spanish?

- I would love to, but I'm afraid it won't be useful to me (smiles). After all, the whole world knows something in English. And if I found myself somewhere, I would gladly learn the local language. I myself would be interested.

- Was there a story when you could move to London Arsenal?

- Yes. On my way. In my opinion, to the national team. I got a call: "Will you move to Arsenal?" For rent ". The answer is: "Of course." "But you have six months before the end of your contract with the current team - you need to resolve your issues." I say: “I don’t want to renew my contract with the current team right now. Let's go to Arsenal, and we'll see what happens next. " As a result, no agreement was reached with this very "current team", and the dream drifted away.

- Are you talking about Dynamo Moscow?

- Yes. But taking into account the transfer to Zenit, everything turned out great in the end.

Smolov and I used to plug holes

- Were you friends with Fedr Smolov at Dynamo?

- Of course! As the youngest, we were accommodated in one room at the base. It was divided for four years. During this time, there was a lot of interesting things. And on the field we understood each other. Although we used to plug the holes, because of which they did not intersect in the games. But you can see how everything turned out well for Fedya after leaving Dynamo. Yes, and me.

- Do you continue to communicate?

- Yes. It is clear that we can no longer spend so much time together. But playing together is still comfortable.

- Despite the legionnaires, Smolov is the top scorer of the two recent championships... Now you are applying for this title. Is this already a trend?

- For me, out of all the foreign forwards that we had, with whom I trained and whom it was pleasant to watch, I would say, perhaps, only the Hulk very strong. But he is still not a clean striker. The Brazilian gave a lot and in this sense - in the first place. Although he could score and give even more. But he did not set such an end in itself - he calmly played with partners.

- Did he learn Russian?

- I knew and understood a lot. Both good and bad words (smiles). And in general I spoke English. But he played for four years at Zenit. Hulk is a very positive person!

- Do you have a desire to build something football in your native Valuyki?

- I know that Oleg Shatov built in his hometown good stadium... Great respect to him for that! I would - gladly do something like this at home. But there were many cases when I simply tried to help at least with a form and balls, but they did not reach the children. After this desire to do something while I am not there - nothing at all.

- How did these people look into your eyes later?

- And they don't care. Imagine, this is a child's form. And the balls are smaller than usual too! Where are you putting them ?! I just do not understand. I don't know ... Very ugly.

- It is known that you are engaged in charity not only in this way. But you don't advertise this case. Although, say, Ilya Kovalchuk, believes that there is no need to be ashamed of good deeds. On the contrary, they need to be talked about so that others follow a similar example.

- Charity is different. It is one thing to help healthy children in orphanages. We need to talk about this - let everyone see, hear, and also participate. At the same time, no one talks about fabulous money. More important is attention. And quite another, those children who need very difficult operations. I don't really want to advertise this kind of help. These guys already have a difficult fate and they have to devote their entire childhood to treatment, recovery, and so on. This is not easy for them and their parents.

I don’t understand who raises the weed to the top five

–Tell me, do we have a strong team?

- Yes! But I can't understand who raised her to such a point as if we are really in the top five. best teams the world. Yes, I remember, we played with the Portuguese, Brazilians, gave good friendly matches, beat many. But comes official tournament the level of the world championship or the European championship - and we are missing something. In order to play not one match with dignity, but the whole tournament. Why so - it's hard to answer. Maybe the home world championship in this sense will be a turning point. Still, we play at home.

- So maybe it’s worth saying in advance before the 2018 World Cup: we will do everything we can, but do not expect a miracle from the national team?

- When I read about the national team, in principle, I don’t understand why such a negative comes from people who themselves played for it a little, but played. If you have not achieved the result, what right do you have the right to insult someone? You are, after all, our colleagues in the shop, like all of us. This is a shame. And what is written in the media - please. It's your job. But you also live in this country. It is not clear why everyone is waiting only for the negative, only to talk about it later. The feeling is even such that even now many are expecting a loss. Look how France played with Luxembourg. 0: 0! Although Russia scored 7 for them. But there is nothing to worry about for France either. She went to the World Cup. In a word, there is no need to look for one negative.

- The main criticism pours down on the national team just after major tournaments. So maybe you shouldn't go out on them?

- It's still worth it! There was a period when we were away from the World Championships for a long time. Who is better for this? It is clear that people are experiencing all this. And upset after failing games, just like we are. But for me it's still better to go out and endure. I will say it again - I really hope for our world championship. Moreover, I know how we are able to conduct major competitions. I am sure everything will be up to par. You can definitely not worry about organizational moments and support. All that remains is to fix the game.

- Cristiano Ronaldo. And for the current season, I really like Neymar. He is very good at all game plans.

Photo: RIA Novosti / Alexey Filippov; FC Zenit; RIA Novosti / Anatoly Medved; RIA Novosti / Alexey Danichev

The forward of the St. Petersburg Zenit Alexander Kokorin and the midfielder of Krasnodar Pavel Mamaev were placed in small cells - there are up to four prisoners. The neighbors are already familiar to the footballers - they spent time together in quarantine, Sergei Telyatnikov, head of remand center No. 2, told reporters.

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Kokorin and Mamaev will stay in Butyrka until December 8, the Moscow City Court decided. The meeting was held on October 19. The athletes asked to change their preventive measure and release them, Kokorin even shed a tear. However, the player's tears did not touch the judges. As a result, Pavel, Alexander and his younger brother Kirill remained under arrest.

According to Telyatnikov, football players do not have any problems in the pre-trial detention center. Inmates do not extort money from them. And they wash the toilets at will, taking turns with their neighbors.

On the morning of October 8, the players with a group of friends beat the driver of Channel One host Olga Ushakova, who was waiting for her at the Pekin Hotel. The man was hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury. Kokorin's younger brother Kirill, who was also detained, also took part in the fight.

Later the brawlers staged a fight in "Coffeemania" on Bolshaya Nikitskaya. The victims were officials of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. An employee of the department Denis Pak received a blow to the head with a chair and a concussion, his companion - bruises and bruises.

As a friend of the athletes, the football player of the club "Wings of the Soviets" Alan Chochiev, Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev, spend their time in the pre-trial detention center with benefit. According to Chochiev, the arrested train every day, Izvestia writes.

Moscow, October 8, one of the many metropolitan coffee houses. A man in a business suit sits at a table in the corner. Nearby was a noisy company of young people who, obviously, did not find a common language with the man. A guy in a hood, holding a chair in his hands, separates from the merry fellows. A moment later, a coffee lover in a business suit gets hit on the head with a chair. When the striker staggers back to his desk, his face turns to the security camera. The cafe bully is very similar to football player of St. Petersburg "Zenith" and the Russian national team Alexander Kokorin.

"A man was beaten right in the building."

The first message that Kokorin and his bosom friend,FC Krasnodar player Pavel Mamaev, became participants in the fight, published the telegram channel Mash.

According to the channel, when the players arrived, the employees decided that they were drunk or in a state of drug intoxication. They ordered only coffee for themselves, and their company was noisy.

The staff tried to reassure their friends, but failed. Then they were reprimanded by a regular customer of the coffee shop. Kokorin and Mamaev did not like this, and they beat the man right in the building, including throwing chairs at him.

A little later, the name of the person who suffered at the hands of football players appeared: Denis Pak, head of the Department of Automotive Industry and Railway Engineering of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

"I beg your pardon": how Mamaev and Kokorin celebrated defeat

On the account of the Kokorin - Mamaev tandem there are many non-football feats, which AiF.ru wrote about.

The loudest of them was the gatherings in Monte Carlo immediately after the departure from the European Championship in 2016.

The video from the "event" showed how dozens of bottles of elite champagne were carried out on huge trays decorated with lights. The action takes place to the sounds of the anthem of Russia.

Witnesses claimed that Kokorin and Mamaev were vacationing at the local Twiga nightclub. During the party, friends bought about 500 bottles of elite champagne "Armand de Brignac" at a price of 500 euros apiece. Thus, they spent about 250 thousand euros on champagne alone. Kokorin and Mamaev smoked hookah, treated everyone, and their life partners danced on sofas.

The resonance from the gatherings in Monte Carlo was very strong. So much so that both the Russian Football Union and the clubs were forced to take action. Zenit and Krasnodar temporarily transferred their friends to the reserve teams and fined them. It was also decided not to invite them to the Russian national team.

At the same time, in October 2016, Life, citing its sources, said that the RFU paid the players 30 million rubles in bonus for the entry of the Russian national team to Euro 2016. Mamaev, who spent three games, received 11 million, Kokorin, who played 9 matches and scored 3 goals, 19 million.

After the scandal in Monte Carlo, Kokorin convened a press conference at which he said: “I would like to ask forgiveness from everyone who offended my act ... I realize that the very fact of appearing in such an institution looked stupid ... I apologize to the management of the club , the national team and all the fans who are worried about our country and football club"Zenith"".

The muzzle of Kokorin: how a football player fired a pistol

Pavel Mamaev has not been called up to the national team since then, but Kokorin returned to the main team of the country. But he didn’t stop doing strange things.

In December 2017, a video appeared on the Web in which Kokorin fired a pistol. Thank God, not into people, but into the air. As it turned out, everything took place in North Ossetia at the wedding of Kokorin's longtime friend, striker of the Samara "Wings of the Soviets" Alan Chochiev.

The video, and in addition a photo with a weapon, including one attached to his own head, was posted by Kokorin himself. For what former Zenit player Alexey Igonin Reacted like this: “Dear Zenit fans! Kokorin put the barrel of the pistol to his head ... Don't worry !!! Most likely, nothing threatens the football player, because there seems to be little in the head. And if so, he will continue to delight us with his game. "

Member of the Ethics Committee of the Russian Football Union, famous coach Gennady Kostylev, in an interview with the radio station "Moscow speaking" remarked: “We have spoken to him a hundred times already. Everything is useless. He believes that it is impossible for someone, but he can. My father would take a soldier's belt and whip it as it should. Maybe then he will understand. It is necessary to punish very seriously ... A talented guy, seemingly normal in life, but utterly spoiled by money and forgiveness. He does not understand that he is a public person, that one must behave with dignity. He holds on, and then the brakes go off - and he again believes that he is great, that everything is allowed, that everyone will be forgiven. "

"Mustache of Hope" began with Kokorin's mockery of Cherchesov

Today, few people remember that the famous "mustache of hope" also began with Kokorin's post on the social network. But there was nothing positive about them. Alexander and Artem Dzyuba, who were not included in the national team for the 2017 Confederations Cup, took a photo with a characteristic gesture, sneering at the coach of the national team Stanislav Cherchesov.

Dziuba subsequently returned to the national team and became, perhaps, the most charismatic figure in Russian team at the 2018 World Cup. But Kokorin turned out to be a stranger at this celebration of life, although he was absent for a very good reason: in March 2018, he was seriously injured.

The Russian national team, with their breakthrough in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, managed to change the country's attitude towards football players in general. So the people were ready to forgive the past sins and Kokorin and Mamaev. But they apparently did not appreciate it.

"10 years of friendship" turned into a criminal case

On October 7, Alexander Kokorin posted in Instagram photo with Mamaev, accompanying him with the hashtag "10 years of friendship" and the signature: "Happy Victory Zenit, Pasha with a goal, President happy birthday." According to geolocation, the gay couple was in Moscow.

It is not known where exactly Kokorin and Mamaev spent the night, but in the morning they ended up at the Coffeemania establishment on Nikitsky Boulevard in Moscow.

I didn't want to believe in the first reports of the incident. Still, beating a person is no longer a joke. However, the publication of the video left no doubt that the incident had indeed taken place.

The press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow reported: “Based on the results of checking information on the fact of the conflict that occurred in one of the cafes in Moscow, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of a crime under Art. 116 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Beating". As it was established by the police officers, there was a conflict between the citizen and the two young people, as a result of which the man was hit several times. At present, a complex of operational-search measures and investigative actions aimed at solving this crime has been organized. The investigation of the criminal case continues. "

“They scoffed on the basis of ethnicity. Honor and dignity have been insulted "

The police did not name the names of Kokorin and Mamaev, but they were voiced Denis Pak's lawyer Gennady Udunyan.

“Kokorin and Mamaev mocked my client based on ethnicity. His honor and dignity were insulted. And when Denis Klimentievich made a remark to them, Kokorin took a chair and hit him on the head. After that, the rest swooped in: there were about ten of them. Now my client has a concussion, a bruised left arm. We will seek to re-qualify the article for “Hooliganism”, ”the telegram channel Mash quoted Udunyan as saying.

Pavel Mamaev is 30 years old, Alexander Kokorin is 27. Both, especially Kokorin, were listed as “rising stars of Russian football”.

With the "star" Mamaev, the issue was closed after Euro 2016, but they continued to believe in Kokorin.

Quite recently, the striker came out after an injury in a match with Czech Slavia and scored the decisive goal. It seemed that things were going well, the return to the national team was not far off ...

Hello again". Moreover, this time Kokorin and Mamaev clearly crossed all the edges of the permissible. And the consequences can be most dire.

"These guys do not play in the Russian national team and, apparently, will never be"

Vasily Konov, Chief Editor of the Sports Broadcasting Directorate of Channel One wrote in his telegram channel: “Both Krasnodar and Zenit are conducting their own checks. Zenit has one of the strongest security services in the RPL. Both players will be held accountable to the fullest. It is enough to remember how they flew in after the party two years ago to understand that this time there will be no mercy. According to my information, decisions in both cases will be made at the highest level. "

Russian Minister of Sports Pavel Kolobkov In an interview with the Championship portal, he was categorical: “In this situation, there can be no mitigating circumstances. If this is really involved professional athletes, Zenit striker Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar midfielder Pavel Mamaev, this is unacceptable. This is unsportsmanlike behavior that casts a shadow over the whole of Russian football. These guys do not play in the Russian national team and, apparently, will never be. I think the club owners they represent will also draw conclusions. "

You shouldn't feel sorry for them. Anyone could be in the place of an official

History domestic sports in general, and football in particular, knows many examples when great talents ruined their own lives with their own hands. But Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev seem to be the first who turned this process of their own fall into a real reality show.

Perhaps Kokorin and Mamaev will avoid prison, perhaps they will even stay in football. But their shots on goal will be remembered much less often than blows to the head with a chair, shooting a pistol and partying in Monte Carlo.

And there is no reason to sympathize with them. Indeed, on the road these stars could well have been not an official, but any of us.

Kokorin is preparing to enter the field for the first time after an injury received on the evening of March 15 at the beginning of the Europa League meeting with RB Leipzig. The examination revealed that he had a cruciate ligament rupture, and after a few days the football player flew to a Roman clinic for an operation. As a result, Kokorin spent two months in Italy.

When I realized that there was a long treatment ahead, at first I thought that I would stay with my family and rest, ”he recalls. - But everything turned out differently - almost immediately we began to conduct two workouts a day. At first I counted them, but after the 90th I stopped. Recovering is much harder than exercising. I would not wish this on anyone. So these months ... Two turned out to be terrible, difficult. But the third, if we talk about the state of health, has developed well. But the first two are just awful. It's good that the family was nearby. Mom was with me for two months, making soups. He celebrated his birthday there, friends came. So it wasn't boring.

Together with the striker, Emanuel Mammana was recovering in Rome, who received the same injury a few days before Kokorin.

We tried to teach him Russian, but with difficulty. Although, in general, we easily understand each other. In addition, many of our colleague children have also been there during this time. Roma Zobnin, Dima Tarasov, Panchenko, Artur Yusupov. This is one of the best clinics in Italy and is trusted.

Before the injury, Kokorin scored 19 goals and 6 assists during the season and, even without having played the championship to the end, entered the top three top scorers Premier League and in the top five - the UEFA Europa League. Now he has to enter the field under the leadership of Sergei Semak.

We need to rehabilitate over the past season. Fifth place for Zenit ... It could have been taken with my injured leg. I believe that Semak will put things in order, figure out everything, and we will help him on the field.

The exact date of Kokorin's return to the field has not yet been determined. In Austria, he works every day under the guidance of rehabilitation coaches, but does not make any plans.

It is still difficult to talk about this. In the clinic, they showed me the terms that passed from the operation to entering the field at different people... There were 98 days, and 110. So everything is individual and depends on the body and work. But in any case, I'm doing well now. I already consider myself healthy. Now it's just a matter of toning up the muscles that I had been clipped. And everything depends only on me.

The striker's immediate plans are daily training in Austria and support for the Russian national team at the World Cup.

I think the first game surprised everyone. Struggle on every part of the field, the emotions of the guys and such an account. The main thing now is to continue in the same way. I would like us to win dry against Egypt, because Igor [Akinfeev] does not like to miss. So I hope it will be 2: 0. And then - calmly prepare for Spain or Portugal.