Aleksander Saharov (born 22 April 1982, in
Türi
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) is a former
Estonia
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n professional
footballer
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and current
beach soccer
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Association football has long been played informally on ...
player.
Beach soccer
In 2009, after ending his professional
football
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career, he started to play beach soccer in
Unibet/Nõmme Kalju.
He currently plays in
Estonia national beach soccer team.
International career
During his
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
career he was capped 25 times and scored 1 goal. He made his debut on 26 April 2000 against
Luxembourg
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in a
Friendly match
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. He scored his only goal on 20 April 2005 against
Norway
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in a Friendly match.
International goals
Personal life
He is 1.71 m tall and weighs 68 kg.
References
External links
Aleksander Saharov lõpetas Meistriliiga karjääri
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1982 births
Living people
People from Türi
Sportspeople from Järva County
Estonian men's footballers
Estonia men's international footballers
Estonian people of Russian descent
Nõmme Kalju FC players
Viljandi JK Tulevik players
FC Flora players
FC Valga players
Estonian beach soccer players
Men's association football wingers
21st-century Estonian sportsmen