Biography of Smolov

Despite the fact that the striker never became the champion of Russia and was even one of the main anti -heroes of the World Cup, he continues to be a popular and interesting person, and his name constantly flashes in various media. The biography of a talented football player is in our text. The biography of Alexander Kokorin childhood and youth of the Saratov boy, the path of the future star of Russian football began in Saratov, where Fedor was born on February 9.

As a first -grader, Fedor was enrolled in the Academy of the Local Sokola. It is clear that training in football in Saratov did not promise great prospects in sports, so the boy’s family tried to move to one of the Moscow schools. When Smolov was 14 years old, he went to look at the metropolitan “locomotive”, but either did not fit, or Fedor refused to give a place in the boarding school, but in any case the boy had to return home.

After unsuccessful, the father even invited his son to quit football and pay more attention to his studies. Moreover, the boy had abilities, and he was well given English. The parents had the plans that after school Fedor would go to Moscow State University. However, Fedor asked his father’s right to another attempt to go to watch the top-certificate of Russia, and if it doesn’t work out there, then he would forget about the dream of becoming a professional football player.

But fate smiled at the future player of the Russian national team, and he was admitted to the Master Saturn-a football school of Ramensky Saturn, who at that time performed in the Premier League. Smolov looked great at the football school near Moscow, being one of the leaders of his team, and at the age of 16 the football player received an invitation to the Moscow Dynamo, with whom he concluded his first professional contract.

The first stage of his career at Dynamo Smolov became the youngest debutant Dynamo in the history of the club at that time-for the first time the striker entered the field as part of the Premier League on April 28, at the age of 17 years old. After a year and a half, Smolov scored his first goal in professional football, sending the ball to the gate of the Luch-Energy from Vladivostok.

Nevertheless, he did not receive a constant game practice of young talent in Dynamo, and he was forced to look for options for continuing and developing his career. The lease in Feyenord, Anji and Urals turned out to be non -trivial - Smolov went on rent to the Dutch Feyenoord. Smolov’s protege for the transition to one of the top clubs of the Netherlands was Dick Lawyer, who was already working in Russia with Zenit, and Igor Korneev, who himself used to play for this Dutch club.

However, the business trip to the Rotterdam was not the most successful. In the season, Smolov played only in eleven games and scored one goal. As a result, Fedor was forced to return to Russia, although Smolov later admitted that this decision was erroneous and it was necessary to stay in Europe and continue to prove his viability to the coaches. Smolov still did not go to Dynamo, so he went further on lease.

First, Fedor rented the Makhachkala "Anji." According to the results of the season, Smolov returned to Dynamo, but there they were not really counted on him again, and in the middle of the season the football player went on the second lease in Makhachkala. After the shift by Suleiman Kerimov, it was already necessary to save the club from departure, but the team could not cope with this task.

But Smolov himself interrupted his without a series, scoring not to anyone, namely the Moscow Dynamo. By the way, this series itself, which lasted more than three years - from for a year - even became a meme and greatly pressed psychologically on the player. After departure from Anji, Smolov went to Yekaterinburg - to his next rent. The period in the Urals for Smolov can be safely called a real restarting football career.

Forward scored eight goals and helped his club stay in the Premier League. Smolov was very fond of the Yekaterinburg fans, who repeatedly recognized him as the best player of the month in the team. The transition to Krasnodar after the completion of the lease in Ural, Smolov also ended with the contract with the Moscow Dynamo. The parties decided not to renew the relationship, and in the status of a free agent the striker moved to Krasnodar Sergey Galitsky.

It is the period in Krasnodar that can be called the best for Fedor in personal terms. It was during this period that the career of Smolov was established in the status of one of the main stars of Russian football and became one of the key players in the Russian national team. Smolov during this period became the most media athlete of Russia, signing several advertising contracts with various brands.

One of the most important dates in the career of the football player was April 10 - then Smolov scored four goals into the goal of the Urals and designed his first and only poker in his sports career. The striker also received a captain's bandage in Krasnodar. Selling at Lokomotiv, despite the interest from Zenit and a number of European clubs in August, Smolov moved to the club of his childhood dream - Moscow Lokomotiv.

Railway workers acquired the leader of the "bulls" for nine million euros.It was in Lokomotiv that Smolov won his first and so far the only trophies in his career, having conquered the Russian Cup twice in the years. In the year, Muscovites with Smolov in the composition also won the Russian Super Cup, winning the Petersburg Zenit. And the football player himself scored one of the goals in the match for the title.

Renting at Selta, despite the status of the main striker of Lokomotiv, Smolov had a dream to play in Europe. Of course, after a failed world championship, interest in the player from strong clubs fell, so Fedor responded to the proposal of the modest Spanish "Celta". The club from Vigo rented a Russian for six months with an option of possible ransom. In Celta there was high competition in the attack line, so Smolov, as a rule, was replaced.

Then the coronavirus epidemic also struck, because of which I had to interrupt the Championship of Spain for several months. In Spain, Smolov scored only two goals, but both of the Grandes - the Madrid Real Madrid and Barcelona. Nevertheless, Selta did not buy Smolov from Lokomotiv, and he returned to the Moscow club.