Lokomotiv midfielder Aleksey Miranchuk at the age of 17 managed to score and provide an assist in a Premier League match.
In February 2013, Slaven Bilic, sitting on the veranda of a fashionable hotel in the Spanish resort town of Estepona, assured a SE correspondent: "There is nothing wrong with Lokomotiv not buying APZ." An attacking midfielder, if suddenly someone else has not learned this long-suffering wording for Loko (although I'm not sure that such ones have remained). But even then it seemed that Bilic was trying to convince of this not at all the journalist sitting next to him. And himself.
As well as the fact that "We really need Torba, and he will cope with the role of a creator. I have absolutely no doubt about him." But it was worth it. Even if Dmitry scored a goal against Rostov and Amkar, he became a backbone player. And who would have thought that a 17-year-old guy from the backup would look the most convincing of all in the position of APZ.
If you do not know who Alexey Miranchuk is, you should not be ashamed. Because no one has heard of it until recently. Not counting, of course, selected experts, but the coaches of youth teams and Lokomotiv. And also ... "Spartacus".
It was to the school of this club that Miranchuk went from his hometown of Slavyansk-on-Kuban. True, soon Alexei, like his brother Anton, was expelled from Spartak. The official reason is "poor physical fitness." I wonder if such a person at the age of 17 can withstand almost 90 minutes of a Premier League match - then what does “strong physical preparation” mean?
Surprisingly, the young man from Slavyansk-on-Kuban made his debut in the Premier League against… “Kuban”. This is some kind of Dream-in-Kuban, by God. Surely Miranchuk himself was thinking about something similar when he entered the field in Krasnodar. And leaving him did not understand exactly what feelings to experience. On the one hand, he made his debut, on the other hand, Loko did not win again.
Therefore, after the match, having got out of the locker room, Miranchuk was smiling and sad at the same time. In words, everything was clearer - the guy clearly did not doubt himself: "Bilich said: they say, if you are afraid of something, say, do not be shy, we will release another. But I assured that there was no fear at all. But self-confidence there is".
Since then, Miranchuk has played two more matches, and today he scored a goal and provided an assist. In 17 years. In the premier league. In the most important position for the team. And at the most difficult time for her. All this was done by a man whom Slaven Bilic did not count on until recently for one of the most original reasons in football history.
- Even at the winter training camp, Miranchuk trained with the first team, and made a great impression on me. But then Lesha had a period when he needed to ... go to school, - this phrase of Bilich caused laughter at a press conference in Krasnodar.
But on the field, Miranchuk does not cause laughter from anyone. Rather, respect. Alexei has a quality that many of his teammates lack. Even at the age of 17, he hardly fusses and does not rush to part with the ball. And he cherishes them, as well as the concept of "the right decision." Trying to take it in every game episode. It turns out very well. Bilic confirms this: “Miranchuk is a cold-blooded guy who has all the necessary data to play in the center of the field. He takes the ball well, knows how to give an aggravating pass, does not shy away. In general, Alexei is the future of Lokomotiv.
In today's match, by the way, the game in the center of the field (and indeed the whole) at Loko was organized by players who are two years younger than Loskov alone. Ozdoev is 20, Miranchuk is 17, and the Loko legend, as you know, is 39. And if Miranchuk continues in the same vein, perhaps the railroad fans will soon stop missing Loskov. Because there are new heroes in the team. Including - by the name of "Playmaker".
The midfielder of Lokomotiv, the club that became the champion of Russia in 2018, Alexei Miranchuk attracts the attention of the main teams in Russia. The ambitious young man is recognized as one of the most promising football players, and clubs such as Spartak and Zenit fought for the right to conclude a contract with an athlete.
Childhood and youth
Alexey was born in the Krasnodar Territory, in the southern town of Slavyansk-on-Kuban, on October 17, 1995. His best friend and colleague in the club remains his twin brother. In early childhood, my mother sent her sons to the karate section, and then she dreamed that the boys would do ballroom dancing, but the children opposed and asked to sign up for football training.
lifeThe girl is 10 years older than her lover, which did not stop Miranchuk from winning the heart. The couple was happy, despite the protests of friends, mentors and parents. Relatives of the athlete believed that a stormy personal life was interfering with a career.
At a time when the need for development in the club and the national team came to the fore for Alexei, Toma began to think about family and marriage. In the summer of 2016, joint photos of lovers disappeared from the pages of social networks, then the girl began to publish sad posts and, as a result, openly announced the breakup.
The young man did not grieve for long about past love. Rumors about a new beauty in the athlete's biography began to appear on the Web and in the press. The stylist Darina Vedmenskaya was called the contender for the heart of Alexei, but this romance also ended.
foot life
Another companion who was present in the stands during the matches of Lokomotiv was the failed singer Sonya Alender. The girl accompanied Miranchuk at the wedding of his friend Dmitry Tarasov and at the show. They broke up due to incompatibility of characters.
Judging by the rare shots of Alexei without a T-shirt, he escaped the common passion for tattoos among football players. The guy considers kindness to be the best character trait, which gives way to sports anger on the field. The brothers' common passion is gaming, including participation in professional Call of Duty streams.
Alexey Miranchuk now
The 2018/2019 season, in which Aleksey plays, Lokomotiv did not start in the best possible way - in 10 rounds it rose only to 7th place in the final standings. But by the end of the Russian championship, the club gained momentum and won silver medals. According to some experts, the Miranchuks became the best players of the tournament. Only the Championat.com portal found a place for Anton in the symbolic team at the end of the season, and left Alexei on the bench. In addition, the team won the Russian Cup final and advanced to the group stage of the 2019/2020 Champions League.
The head coach of the national team Stanislav Cherchesov included the brothers in the starting lineup for the qualifying matches of the European Championship, which will be held in 2020. In the game with San Marino, the Russians got the biggest victory in their history so far - 9: 0. Someone calculated that Alexei spent 1 hour on the field, during which time he made 43 accurate passes, of which 8 significantly aggravated the situation.
Awards and achievements
- Honored Master of Sports of Russia
As part of Lokomotiv
- Champion of Russia
- Bronze and silver medalist of the Russian Championship
- Three-time winner of the Cup of Russia
Natural modesty and a desire to contrast with it to be not like everyone else on the field.
Give Pavlyuchenko in step and go to the center
- A couple of years ago, you admitted that you do not like algebra and, in general, a "three" student.
You have to choose between football and study. I look at our little ones in the boarding school - they come from a school that also has a bias in learning English, tired. And they still have to train. I do not understand how you can give yourself to everything indiscriminately.
But I'm talking about something else. A "three-man" is, after all, an extraordinary person, often free, with good posture, like yours. Why Algebra...
I can count money. I'm kidding (laughs). And on the field… How much I looked after others, always, since my youth, I understood that I needed to bring my own into the game. To be remembered for my actions. But it's hard to find it in yourself. You try, but effort alone is not enough. I learn from the best. Ronaldo, Messi. And in general, at Barcelona, for which I have been rooting for Ronaldinho together with my brother, at Bayern. But they are from another planet, they have a different childhood, a different school, and ultimately a different beauty. I want them to play beautifully in Russia.
- But we write off a person several times, and then recognize them.
Yes, I went through this. You do something, and in response big words, compliments. And then once - and kicked out. And that's it. And you are forgotten. Breakdowns are our theme.
- Previously, you looked up to two Romanovs - Shirokov and Eremenko.
Yes, I have the same role with them. Not in vain equaled, they still do such things! Well, how can you not like them?
But they are clearly of a dispatcher type, and you have borderline functions from a third-party look - both the thinking of a midfielder and the instinct of a forward.
Never played offensively. Although no, at school a couple of times I was put forward. I liked to bounce into the center of the field and disperse the attack.
Under Bilic, I made my debut for the first team and was nervous on the field. Today I am already different, I understand what needs to be done on the field, there is confidence, no enslavement. But you see, it still depends on me, on my personal attitude. How you fix yourself is how you will be. Under Bilić, everything happened so quickly for me that I remember that time as one moment. Under Kuchuk, there were a lot of tactics, they literally went and studied the basic schemes, who was supposed to be located where and where to run. The guys probably went through the same thing before, but such walks were good for me. And liberated us, probably, Bozovic. Under him, there was more freedom, namely tactical.
- Waiting for hits in the "base" - painful?
Whether you get into the squad or not, you can see long before the training match. Either they play you, or you train nearby. If they prepare for the game, then the energy itself doubles, because in the weekly cycle the coach rarely changes anything.
It seemed that under Kuchuk, Lokomotiv did not have a set attack, the team did a lot due to rebounds after Dame N’Doya dumps.
Dam is tall and massive, he knows how to catch the ball, so we then acted more on the flanks, with long passes.
- Being two years younger, you wondered why no one in Russia plays football like Barcelona.
The situation is slowly changing, but we have Krasnodar. It's nice to watch their football from the bottom. CSKA play combinations well, in which there are enough short passes. I almost forgot to say about “Zenith”, which also plays smart, with the ball, with an interesting involvement of the flanks.
- Did they teach you this at the Spartak school?
Taught. Walls, running, but it was all somehow childish. Then, during the holidays, I was expelled from there, I managed to move to Lokomotiv, where a very strong year gathered (players born in 1995), won several championships. In general, no one even hinted that I was not suitable for something.
Miranchuk - Fernandes - Boussouf - this has never happened before
Other Russian twin football players also follow brother after brother, but play separately. In CSKA, Vasily Berezutsky is one of the leaders, Alexei is in a dead reserve, the Kombarovs were divorced by rent. Will you and Anton stick together?
Being together is hard. If football divides us in sports, no one will complain. We are ready for it with him. Although, you know, a week goes by, I'm already starting to get bored. Two passes - everything boils in me, I want to see him. It’s not just that they talk about the features of the connection of twins. But the same Kombarovs - one in "Torpedo", the other in "Spartak". They score, they give passes. Therefore, maybe Anton should go on loan in order to feel the new rhythm of football, the new atmosphere, the new competition. And then we will see for ourselves that he is a decent player.
You came out as a substitute for a long time at the end of the championship, when the intrigue for Loko disappeared. We just got full time, we already need to go on vacation. No regret?
It's pointless to point it out. I am young and not touchy. I work and wait for something to happen and get time. After all, I constantly remember that if someone needs to get off the bench, then it will certainly be me. And I'm ready. But I also understand the reality. If a club buys a player for a lot of money, then, of course, it is understood that competition is intensifying.
- Nyasse did not immediately get into the starting lineup.
He works well in training, he scores.
Doesn't Love look like Wagner?
Wagner is foppish and imposing. It's about the manner, not the attitude. Technical. And Umar is always aiming to run away from the guardian, fight with the defenders, push and win the duel with the goalkeeper.
-Manuel Fernandes is very good in the center?
Manu? Strongly. And in a pass, and beat with his Portuguese technique, and with a person he can combine in such a way that it is very convenient to play with him.
- Are you close to someone in your own way?
With everyone. We have an interesting line-up, but I have never been in conjunction with Manu and (Mbark) Boussouf. It doesn't seem to have been tried. True, if the three of us go out at once, we can get so carried away that the guys behind will have to sweat.
- Behind, in the supporting zone, you reached the cup final.
Yes, it was a bit awkward. The bottom line is that I used to aggravate, and then I had to start. different positions.
But if you watch, say, Sami Khedira, it seems that you can start and sharpen completely, and even within one attack.
So far I have no idea how this is possible. CSKA has Mario Fernandez, who from the right flank of the defense manages to be in the attacking line and, moreover, in the center. Have you seen what transfer he gave to Eremenko in the match against Rubin? Played as an attacking midfielder. Maybe if I master the support zone, I will become even more qualified, but there is a catch. The pivot needs to play easier, and we, the sharpeners, need to take risks. And I like the last one better. It's not for me to give a pass and wait.
"According to my passport, I will never get into the squad"
- Bones for players of your age are thoroughly washed for a limit on legionnaires. Do you need it?
Do you think there is a difference for me? It will be so - well, it will be so. He is there, he is not, if you are a good player, he will not affect you. And the fact that at the limit they will put me in the squad, because I am Russian - no, this is not about me. I have never been assigned to a squad for no reason or on the basis of my passport. And they won't.
Why do they say that your generation has "all sorts of cars" and "it's not clear what" is on their minds? Even Victoria Lopyreva broke up with Fedor Smolov with the motivation "only cars on her mind", "does not grow up"?
I saw it too. After all, young people want not only to get something, but also to show it. I'm like this, I ride on such a wheelbarrow. I ride the subway, live in a boarding school, everything suits me. I don't know why it depends. Maybe in the interests of different things? And certainly in life understanding and upbringing, which is very influential. At the same time, these cars do not interfere with everyone. Someone has everything, but he works great, plays great, and the rest is on the drum. And another roof from the same demolishes. If the head is ready for such a life, then why not start it? Here is my car. Yes, I'd rather go to Bakovka with our club driver and five more players. I'll plug in my headphones, sit in the back seat and sleep instead of driving in traffic.
- And how can you get behind the wheel of a Brabus, go to the Minsk highway and drive 220 km / h?
And then he slowed down sharply, met the girls, immediately won all the most beautiful? Honestly, I think about it, but there is no such priority, there is no such thing that I directly want it.
- There was Arshak Koryan in your double, who got promoted on a similar topic.
Arshak got married, and now they live together in Holland. A very good player with a future. I wish him good luck.
- Maybe a big contract will come to you and your life position will become more glamorous?
It won't break me. I don't think that's the issue. Our mother lives in an apartment, says: "Come on, move in with me." But I don’t want to, I love the boarding school, where the guys are nearby, you can always go to the field or to the gym.
- Not tired of the collective life?
No. It doesn't go anywhere at all. Until they trample on things, I will live in a boarding school for so long.
- Do you play the Playstation?
Of course!
- In "Fifa"?
No, in the NHL and Assassin. Hockey and shooter. In the first we score, in the second we kill. We punish people.
- Helps to become kinder?
Yes, I do not offend anyone in life. And before the match we go to the base, we forget about the games. They are not banned, we just switch ourselves, relax in the hall in front of the TV - all the championships in turn - Italian, Spanish, German ... Bakovka is only for football.
Mother's eyes in the back of the head
Football knows a lot of stories when a father affected a player's career. Roman Shishkin, Dmitry Sychev, Alexei Smertin. You can't write their biographies without mentioning their father. Your mother has played a significant role.
We have a mother. Dad and I don’t live together, so mom is our head, she supported us everywhere and everywhere. This is a huge plus. She came with us from Slavyansk-on-Kuban as an educator to the Spartak school. She gave up everything so as not to leave Anton and me, twelve-year-olds, alone.
- An unusual story. Mothers usually dissuade from such undertakings.
I don’t even know how she decided, but it helped us a lot. These twelve year olds don't know what to do. And we could have lost our way if not for my mother's eyes in the back of her head and concentration of attention. They couldn't take another step.
- Did you try to break the regime?
No, in this regard, my brother and I are not amateurs.
- Agents and other figures do not curl around you?
Something similar was felt when he began to enter the field for the main team. There may have been distant hints, but it didn’t concern me specifically, all the more it’s useless - I’m a Lokomotiv player, I love our atmosphere in Cherkizovo, I love our boarding school.
Alexey Miranchuk started playing football in his hometown of Slavyansk-on-Kuban at the football school of the local Olimp. A couple of years later, together with his brother Anton, Alexey moved to Moscow, having successfully passed the screening at the Spartak school. True, the brothers did not last long in the camp of the red and white: their expulsion from the team was argued by poor physical fitness.
Almost immediately, Alexei and his brother were invited to Lokomotiv. Soon, the team of "railwaymen" born in 1995 won the title of champions of Russia three times at his age, and twice in the finals Alexei scored a goal, and at the RFU Cup in October 2012 he became the best player in the tournament.
In the fall of 2012, with the arrival of Sergei Polstyanov to the youth team, the backbone of the team was made up of several players from 1995 at once. In November, Alexey made his debut in the youth championship in a match against CSKA, and in February of the following year, at the second pre-season training camp, by decision of the coaching staff, he moved from the location of the youth team to the main team.
The debut for the “base” happened as quickly as the transition from school football to youth football: Alexey first appeared in the starting lineup of Lokomotiv on April 20, 2013, in a match against Krasnodar Kuban.
December Scored a goal against Ural, came on as a substitute against Skenderbeu.
November Greatly showed himself in the matches of the Europa League. In the game with Sporting, he scored the first goal in Eurocups, in the game with Besiktas he made an assist. In the championship of Russia he played four matches.
October Scored a goal against Amkar. In a guest meeting with Besiktas, he made an assist to Niass.
September He played two matches for the national team and four for Lokomotiv, making an assist in the game against Krylia.
August Entered the field in four matches of the championship of Russia. Received a call to the Russian youth team for the Euro qualifying matches with Finland (September 4) and Austria (September 8).
July Scored a goal against Ludogorets at a training camp in Austria. He took part in three matches of Lokomotiv in July against Zenit, Mordovia and Anji.
July Took part in three pre-season friendlies. I was preparing with the team at the training camp in Austria.
May One of the brightest Lokomotiv players in May. Miranchuk's finest hour was the Russian Cup final. In the 110th minute of the match, Alexei scored a masterpiece goal, beating two opponents on the way to the goal and setting the final score - 3:1.
April April was a shock for Alexei. At the beginning of the month, Miranchuk mostly came on as a substitute, but now he can already be called a main player. Against Krasnodar and Gazovik, our midfielder was on the field from the first minutes and acted great, supplying partners with great passes. According to the results of the month, he was recognized as the best football player of the team.
March He was included in the application for all four matches of Lokomotiv in March. He received a call to the Russian national team for a friendly match with Kazakhstan, but did not enter the field.
February At the training camp in Spain and Turkey, he spent 25 minutes in the game with Dynamo from Bucharest (1: 0), 20 minutes with Atletico Paranaense (0: 0), full matches with Elfsborg (2: 0) and " Wings of the Soviets" (1:0), as well as a half with "Amkar" (0:2).
January Spent half time in matches with Borussia U-23 (0:1) and Ulysses (4:0) at the training camp in Turkey. He distinguished himself in the meeting with the Armenian team in the 51st minute.
December He started both matches in December as a starter. He was recognized as one of the best players in the match against Ural, giving penetrating passes into the penalty area and aggravating the game with his passes to the opponent's goal. However, in the poll for the best young player in the league, he finished second.
November He spent all the matches of the month on the bench, but at the same time scored a goal against the United States in the matches for the youth team. He was nominated for the "First Five" award, given to the best young player in the RFPL.
October Did not take part in the matches, remaining on the bench. He left only at the end of the cup game with Ufa. Nevertheless, he again got into the expanded composition of the Russian national team.
September Took part in three league matches, and during the international break he played for the Russian youth team. He got into the expanded composition of the national team.
August Started the season as a main team player, scoring a goal against Rubin and securing a draw in the away match. In general, he took part in four Premier League matches and a home game with Apollo. Alexei also has a match for the youth squad against the Tula Arsenal.
July He took an active part in five friendly matches of Lokomotiv, scoring a beautiful goal against the Czech Victoria.
May Played in two matches for Lokomotiv. In the game against CSKA, he came out in the starting lineup of the team and was one of the best players on the field. With his active actions, he repeatedly created difficulties for the defense of the “army”. At the end of the season, he was called up to the youth team, for which he played a full match against Estonia.
April Played two games for Lokomotiv. In the match against Volga, he organized the second goal attack of his team, and in the meeting with Krasnodar he scored a goal.
Mart Played one match for the youth team. As part of the Russian youth team, he took part in a friendly game with Norway. He spent 85 minutes on the field and scored an assist on Kamil Mullin, whose goal was the winner in the end. The Russians beat the Norwegians with a score of 3:2.
February Played five friendly matches for Lokomotiv. In the game against Malaga B, he scored the ball and gave an assist to Grigoriev, and scored the 14th goal of his team in the meeting with Stromsgodset. He was included in the extended list of the Russian national team for a friendly match with Armenia.
Alexey Miranchuk is a Russian football player who is among the young, promising players who will represent the future strength of domestic football on the domestic and global arenas.
Alexey plays in the Moscow Lokomotiv as an attacking midfielder. He has an excellent vision of the field, a sharp pass and a good shot, and most importantly, he can make a non-standard decision in attack.
In 2015, Alexey became the owner of the "First Five" award. At the end of the year, this award is given to the best young football players in Russia. At one time, the winners of the prize were: Kerzhakov, Akinfeev, Dzagoev, Kokorin and other excellent Russian players.
Alexey's date of birth
Alexey Miranchuk was born on 10/17/1995.
A family
Alexei has a twin brother - Anton. Their football destinies are tightly intertwined, they go shoulder to shoulder together. The brothers started playing football in their hometown of Slavyansk-on-Kuban at the Olimp football school. The first coach was Voronkov Alexander Nikolaevich.
Alexey and Anton Miranchuk photo
Following the results of performances for the home team, the brothers and several other guys were noticed by the scouts of the Moscow Spartak and invited to the club's academy. However, having played several tournaments, Alexei and his brother were expelled with the wording: "Due to insufficient physical strength." True, in the same summer they were noticed by representatives of another Moscow club - Lokomotiv.
The guys passed the screening and were enrolled in the team born in 1995. These players were coached by Polstyanov Sergey Nikolaevich. The brothers moved to Moscow with their mother Elena. She got a job as a teacher in one of the boarding schools and was constantly next to her sons, helping them get used to and get used to a new place.
Childhood and youth
In childhood, Alexei and Anton, as befits twins, had the same preferences in music, clothes and other attributes and entertainment, but when his father brought new things from business trips, Anton cunningly woke up at night and chose first, and Alexei received what was left.
Career in clubs and national team
In youth football, they were put on an equal footing. Although the coaches singled out Anton as a more talented football player. But when switching to adult football, Alyosha was more fortunate. Slaven Bilic, who was in charge of Lokomotiv at that time, was the first to attract Alexei to the base. The brothers joined Loko only after the arrival of Yuri Semin, who began to build a new team, relying on the youth.
In the current national championship, Alexey played in all 20 matches and scored 7 goals. Only Jefferson Farfan scored more than him in Loko (8 goals). Alexey was involved in the games of the youth and youth teams of Russia. As part of the youth team, he won the Granatkin Memorial in 2012. And the long-awaited debut for the main national team of the country took place in 2015, in a friendly game against Belarus.
Alexey Miranchuk football player photo
Substituting during the game, Alexey managed to score his first goal in the national team. The current head coach of the national team, Stanislav Cherchesov, constantly calls the player under the banner of the national team. As part of the team, Alexey participated in the Confederations Cup in 2017. The result was not very successful: the team failed to advance from the group to the semi-finals. The whole country hopes that the players and coaches will take into account the mistakes made in this tournament and perform successfully at the home world championship.
Game Features
Yuri Pavlovich does not bind Alexei Miranchuk to any particular position. He operates in the attacking group of players, but he has playing duties on the field. With a quick transition from defense to attack, Alexei moves closer to the flank (usually to the right), while pulling the enemy player from the central zone towards him. Alexey's tasks include receiving the ball from deep in the field and providing partners with sharpening passes (the last pass).
Achievements and awards
Miranchuk is the winner of the tournament among youth teams in memory of Valentin Granatkin 2012. The best young player of the championship of Russia: 2013/2014. The best young football player of Russia 2015. (National award "First Five"). Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship 2013/2014. Two-time winner of the Russian Cup 2014/2015; 2016/2017.
Miranchuk brothers photo
Due to his young age (22 years), the award list is not very large and impressive. But already in the current season (2017/2018), the title of champion of Russia may appear in it. With 10 rounds to go, Loko is confidently leading the championship, 8 points ahead of the nearest rival.
Personal life
For three years, Alexey met with Toma Sargsyan. This girl is 10 years older than Alexei, which was one of the reasons for their separation. Alexei's career began to develop at lightning speed. The player receives permanent invitations to the national team, he is interested in the strongest Russian clubs. This is the second reason. Toma really wanted to start a family, which, according to Miranchuk's parents, would have a negative impact on his football development.
Results
Alexey Miranchuk is the future star of Russian football. With the same dedication on the field, the player in the near future may receive an attractive offer from the leading European championships. And the history of domestic sports can get a new legend.