Alexander Tolstikov (, ; born 25 January 1973) is a Moldovan and Russian football players' agent, entrepreneur and former footballer. As footballer, in 1990s Tolsticov has played as a

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and

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for several Moldovan and Russian clubs.

Career

In 1992–1997 Tolstikov played in Moldovan National Division for

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(1992), Moldova Boroseni (1992–1993), Torentul Chișinău (1993–1996), MHM-93 Chișinău (1996–1997),

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(1997). The 1998 season he spent in the second Russian division, at Irtysh Tobolsk, and in the summer of 1999 has played three matches for the Astrakhan club Volgar-Gazprom in first Russian division. Also he spent some time at the Bulgarian side Avtotreid Aksakovo. In the early 2000s, he founded the first sports agency in the South-Eastern Asia, working in the Chinese Championship. In the mid 2000s he obtained a football players' agent license, from 2009 he is the owner of the D-Sports agency. In 2011—2012 he was the head of selection section of

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. In 2015, he became owner of the Portuguese third division club

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. Since November 2020, he served as the Technical Director of FC Krasnodar. Upon the expiration of his contract on June 30, 2023, he stepped down from the position.

References

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