Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Kovalyov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Ковалёв; 13 May 1980, in Moscow – 13 July 2005, in Bryansk Oblast) was a Russian football player.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Kovalyov | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR | ||
| Date of death | 13 July 2005 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | Bryansk Oblast, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | FC Torpedo-ZIL-M Moscow | ||
| 2001–2003 | FC Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow | 36 | (0) |
| 2004 | SK Torpedo Moscow | ||
| 2004 | FC Lada Togliatti | 11 | (1) |
| 2005 | FC Torpedo-RG (amateur) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kovalyov played in the Russian Premier League with FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow.
Kovalyov was returning to Moscow after watching a Russian Cup match between FC Dynamo Bryansk and FC Dynamo Moscow with Bryansk player Aleksei Musatov in July 2005.[2] Both footballers were killed in a traffic accident caused by a moose running onto the road.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Profile by footballfacts.ru" (in Russian). Footballfacts.
- ^ "Лось погубил двух динамовцев" (in Russian). Gazeta.Ru. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Два футболиста брянского «Динамо» погибли в результате ДТП (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. 14 July 2005. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012.
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