Aleksei Bugayev
Russian association football player (1981–2024)
Aleksei Ivanovich Bugayev (25 August 1981 — 29 December 2024) was a Russian professional footballer. He played as a defender. He made seven appearances for the Russia national football team from 2004 to 2005.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksei Ivanovich Bugayev | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 2024 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Torpedo-2 Moscow | 36 | (3) |
| 2001 | Torpedo Moscow | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Tom Tomsk | 34 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Torpedo Moscow | 39 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Tom Tomsk | 54 | (1) |
| 2008 | Khimki | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Krasnodar | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 193 | (5) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2003 | Russia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Russia | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
On 28 October 2023, Bugayev was arrested in Krasnodar, Russia for having 495 grams of mephedrone.[1] On 24 September 2024, Bugayev pleaded guilty to drug distribution and was sentenced to 9.5 years of imprisonment.[2]
While in jail, Bugayev wanted to join the military to serve in the Ukraine war.[3] Three months later, on 29 December 2024, Bugayev was killed fighting for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.[4][3]
References
change- ↑ Yevgeniya Lepyokhina (1 November 2023). "Экс-футболиста сборной России Бугаева задержали с мефедроном" [Ex-football player of the Russian national team Bugayev has been detained with mephedrone] (in Russian). RTVI. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ↑ "Экс-футболист осужден за покушение на незаконный сбыт наркотиков" [Ex-football player convicted for attempt to sell illegal drugs]. Telegram (in Russian). Krasnodar Krai Court. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ron Popeski (December 29, 2024). Hugh Lawson (ed.). "Former Russian national team member killed in Ukraine war". Reuters. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ↑ Daniil Arshavsky (29 December 2024). "Бывший футболист сборной России Бугаев погиб в зоне СВО" [Former Russian national team football player Bugayev has died in the SMO zone] (in Russian). Sport Express. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
Other websites
change- Profile at RussiaTeam Archived 2017-12-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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