Aleksey Spiridonov (born 26 June 1988) is a Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Zenit Kazan,[1] European Champion 2011, gold medalist of the World League (2011, 2013).
The player has attracted much controversy, especially due to his repeated and ongoing extreme Polonophobic statements.[2]
Career
In 2011 he was punished by Volleyball Federation of Russia because of drunkenness for six months.[3]
During match with Germany at World Championship 2014 held in Poland, he made a "rifle shooting" gesture in the direction of fans.[4] This was seen as a lack of respect for the fans and he was cautioned by the FIVB.[5] He repeatedly insulted Poland in interviews with Russian media.[6] During a match against Poland, he was accused of spitting on MP Marek Matuszewski, which he denied.[7] In May 2015 Spiridonov was suspended for two matches for his misbehavior in the match against Germany. He missed two games at the start of the World League on May 28 and 29 against Poland.[8]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
2008/2009 - with Iskra Odintsovo
2014/2015 - with Zenit Kazan- 2015/2016 - with Zenit Kazan
2009/2010 - with Iskra Odintsovo
- Betim 2015 - with Zenit Kazan
National championships
- 2008/2009 Russian Championship, with Iskra Odintsovo
- 2011/2012 Russian Championship, with Iskra Odintsovo
- 2012/2013 Russian Championship, with Ural Ufa
- 2014/2015
Russian Cup 2015, with Zenit Kazan - 2014/2015 Russian Championship, with Zenit Kazan
- 2015/2016 Russian SuperCup 2015, with Zenit Kazan
- 2015/2016 Russian Cup 2016, with Zenit Kazan
- 2015/2016 Russian Championship, with Zenit Kazan
Individually
- 2014 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Best Receiver
References
- ^ "Player – Alexey Spiridonov". fivb.org. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Grzegorz Podolski (18 April 2024). "Rosjanie przywołują słowa skandalisty. "Polacy to prawdziwi naziści"" [Russians are recalling the words of a scandalist. "Poles are true Nazis".]. onet.pl. Przegląd Sportowy.
- ^ Russian volleyball player is disqualified for drunkenness Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine - newspepper.su - 06-09-2011
- ^ Alexey Spiridonov shots to the Polish fans - volleyball-movies.net - 13-09-2014
- ^ FIVB President Ary Graca – “We should punish Spiridonov” - worldofvolley.com - 21-09-2014
- ^ Spiridonow znowu prowokuje i obraża. "Polacy to zgniły naród", "Wolałbym uderzyć niż napluć" Archived 2015-05-23 at the Wayback Machine - przegladsportowy.pl - 23-09-2014
- ^ "Плевок за Крым". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ Spiridonov suspended for 2 matches for his misbehavior in the match against Germany - russiavolley.com - 06-05-2015
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