Alexei Voronov (born September 29, 1977) is a Russian former professional

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Career

Voronov began his career with his hometown team Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg who later became Spartak Yekaterinburg and

Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (russian: ХК Динамо-Энергия Екатеринбург) was an ice hockey team in Yekaterinburg, Russia. History The club was founded in 1950 as Spartak Sverdlovsk. They played in the top-level leagues in ...

. He played with the team from 1993 to 2003, playing in the

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until their relegation to the Vysshaya Liga 2001. He then moved to

Sputnik Nizhny Tagil Sputnik Nizhny Tagil is an ice hockey team in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. They play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club was formerly affiliated with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg HC Avtomobilist (russian: Автомобилис ...

of the Vysshaya Liga in 2003 and stayed for four seasons before returning to Yekaterinburg in 2007 to join

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg HC Avtomobilist (russian: Автомобилист Екатеринбург) are a professional ice hockey team based in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. They replaced Khimik Voskresensk in the Kontinental Hockey League in 2009. Histo ...

, a new team founded the previous year to replace the former Dinamo-Energija team that folded in 2006. He then spent a season with

Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Hockey Club Yugra (russian: Хоккейный клуб Югра), is a professional ice hockey team based in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra, Russia. They currently play in the Supreme Hockey League, the second-highest league in Russia, and played in ...

before returning to Avtomobilist for the 2009–10 KHL season, playing 44 games and scoring six goals and seven assists.Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 2009-10 Roster and Statistics
/ref> Voronov then spent the next two seasons in the

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for

and

HC Mechel Chelyabinsk Chelmet Chelyabinsk is a professional ice hockey team in the VHL. Based in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and affiliated with the Kontinental Hockey League`s Traktor Chelyabinsk, Chelmet plays its home games at Yunost Sports Palace. History The team wa ...

as well as in the

Kazakhstan Hockey Championship The Pro Hokei Ligasy formerly known as ''Republic of Kazakhstan Open Ice Hockey Championship'' ''( kk, Шайбалық хоккей бойынша Қазақстан Республикасының ашық чемпионаты, russian: Откры ...

for

Beibarys Atyrau Beibarys Hockey Club ( kk, «Бейбарыс» хоккей клубы), commonly referred as Beibarys Atyrau, are a professional ice hockey team based in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. They were founded in 2009, and play in the Pro Hokei Ligasy, the top l ...

. After two seasons of inactivity, Voronov signed with Hungarian team Debreceni HK of the

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for one season. He then spent a year with

HK Dukla Michalovce HK Dukla Michalovce is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in the country. They play in the city of Michalovce, Slovakia at Michalovce Ice Stadium. History The club was founded in 1974. I ...

of the

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before moving to the United Arab Emirates to play for

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in the

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in 2016. He spent two seasons with the team, after which he retired for the second time in 2018.

References

External links

* 1977 births Living people Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players Beibarys Atyrau players HK Dukla Michalovce players HC Mechel players Russian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Yekaterinburg Sputnik Nizhny Tagil players HC Yugra players Russian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Russian expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia Expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary Expatriate ice hockey players in Kazakhstan Russian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate ice hockey players in the United Arab Emirates {{russia-icehockey-defenceman-stub