Aleksei Bakharev

Aleksei Aleksandrovich Bakharev (Russian: Алексей Александрович Бахарев; 12 October 1976 – 18 March 2022) was a Russian-Ukrainian footballer. Bakharev was born in Petrov Val, Russian SFSR. He played as a midfielder. From 1999 until 2006, he made 124 appearances for FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He also played once for the Russian national team in 1998 and once for the Ukrainian national team in 2002.

Aleksei Bakharev

Personal information
Full name	Aleksei Aleksandrovich Bakharev
Date of birth	(1976-10-12)12 October 1976
Place of birth	Petrov Val, Volgograd Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Date of death	18 March 2022(2022-03-18) (aged 45)
Place of death	Tolyatti, Russia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Neftyanik Pokhvistnevo
	Lada Togliatti
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Lada Togliatti	69	(7)
1997	→ Spartak Moscow (loan)	30	(2)
1998	Rotor Volgograd	15	(0)
1999–2006	Shakhtar Donetsk	124	(10)
1999–2005	→ Shakhtar-2 Donetsk	11	(5)
2005	→ Rubin Kazan (loan)	0	(0)
2006–2007	Lada Togliatti	29	(2)
2007	Nosta Novotroitsk	9	(2)
2008	Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk	5	(0)
2009	FSA Voronezh	2	(0)
Total		283	(23)
National team
1994	Russia U19	5	(0)
1995–1998	Russia U21	18	(4)
1998	Russia	1	(0)
2002	Ukraine	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bakharev died on 18 March 2022 in Ukraine at the age of 45.