Andrey Ivanovich Dumalkin (born 3 November 1972) is a Russian former

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footballer who played as a for

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in the Championship of Russia competition. He is the current coach of the Russia national beach rugby team and coach of SSHOR No. 111, He previously coached RC Zelenograd and is a

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Career

Dumalkin played in the second row in rugby league. He has won the Championship of Russia and the Russian Cup for

many times. He took part in the

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as part of the Russian national team . Of his first 15 rugby league seasons, he played 14 for Lokomotiv.

Coaching career

As a coach, he is known for coaching RC Zelenograd in the Russian rugby championship, with which he won the Moscow championship in 2013. He is a Member of the Bureau of the

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Background

Andrey Dumalkin was born in

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, USSR.

References

External links

Andrey Dumalkin player profile
1972 births Living people Russia national rugby league team players Russian rugby league players Sportspeople from Moscow Rugby articles needing expert attention Rugby league second-rows {{Russia-rugbyleague-bio-stub