Alexandr Lysenkov (Александр Лысенков ) (born in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

, circa 1973) is a Russian

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footballer who plays as a for

RC Lokomotiv Moscow RC Lokomotiv Moscow is a professional Russian rugby football club based in Moscow, which from 2010 will field teams in both rugby league and rugby union. The club is one of the oldest in Russia. Originally a club for those who worked on the railw ...

in the Championship of Russia competition.

Career

As a child, he played

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at the sports school of the

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. He took up rugby under the guidance of Shamil Akbulatov. In his youth he was a bully, participated in numerous fights and sometimes stole cars, selling them. He made his debut in the first team of Lokomotiv in 1988 at the age of 15 as a

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player in a match against Aviator Kyiv, later took up

. He was included in the Russian national side for the 2000 World Cup and has been a regular player in the national set up ever since. He spent one match in the tournament. Many times champion of Russia, he finished his career in 2009 after a series of injuries.

Background

Alexandr Lysenkov was born in

, Russia.

References

External links

Alexandr Lysenkov player profile
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