Welcome! this is a tumblr dedicated to Igor Akinfeev, the awesome russian goalkeeper from CSKA Moscow and Russia NT. Feel free to browse, ask, submit and spread the love :)
Igor Akinfeev Born: 08/04/1986 - Vidnoye - Russia Height: 6'1" (1.85 cm) Weight: 11.2st (71 kgs) Honours:
- Europa League : 2005 (CSKA Moscow)
- Russian Cup : 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 (CSKA Moscow)
- Russian Premier League : 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012/2013 (CSKA Moscow)
- Russian Super Cup : 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 (CSKA Moscow) Clubs: Russia, CSKA Moscow
• He has been coached by Rinat Dasaev, the USSR goalkeeper voted the best in Europe at Euro 88.
• Fast-tracked into first-team football at CSKA aged 16; won the Russian championship in his debut season, 2003.
• Won both domestic trophies with CSKA in 2005 as well as the UEFA Cup; started all 19 of their European matches in 2004/05 (UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup combined), conceding 12 goals and keeping clean sheets in all four UEFA Cup home ties.
• Won his third Russian title in 2006 before sustaining knee ligament damage in May 2007 that sidelined him for six months.
• Started all five games at UEFA EURO 2008 as Russia reached the semi-finals.
• Started all 30 Premier-Liga fixtures for CSKA in both 2008 and 2009, and missed just two matches in 2010 as the Army Men finished second.
• Returned from the knee injury he sustained against city rivals FC Spartak Moskva in August 2011 to keep goal in CSKA's final five league matches of the season and earn a place in Russia's UEFA EURO 2012 squad.
