Russian striker Valery Kecinov

Kecinov Valery Viktorovich is a former Russian and Uzbek footballer who is known for his performances for Moscow's Spartak. He is already 42, but he finished his career relatively early, in January 2005, when he was only thirty. Kecinov Valery Viktorovich played in the position of the drawn forward.

Carier start

Kecinov Valery Viktorovich was born on August 5, 1974 in Tashkent, in the Uzbek SSR. From childhood, he was engaged in football at the sports school at the club "Tractor", until he became the top scorer of one of the youth leagues. After that, he was transferred to the youth academy of Pakhtakor, with whom he signed a professional contract in 1992, but made his debut for the main team already in 1991. Over the next year and a half, he played 39 matches, scoring 32 goals, which, naturally, attracted the attention of other clubs. It was already in the championship of Uzbekistan, so any invitation from the Russian club would be a step forward. But it so happened that the young player called Moscow "Spartacus." Naturally, Kechinov Valery Viktorovich agreed and since 1993 became a player in the capital's club.

Career in "Spartacus"

What successes in the new club did Valery Victorovich Kechinov achieve? Biography, achievements, awards - you will learn about everything from this article. But it's worth starting from the very beginning - the 19-year-old started only with a double - in his first season for the main team he had only one match, in the second - already 16. And from the third season, Kecinov became a regular base player and soon - the key figure " Spartacus. " Over the next five years, Kechinov spent 175 matches for the club, scoring 54 goals. And in January 2001 his stay at the capital club came to an end - with him he became the champion of Russia six times and once won the Cup of Russia.

"Saturn" and "Shinnik"

Kecinov signed a contract with "Saturn", for which he played a year and a half, going on the field 40 times and scoring 14 goals. In the summer of 2002 Valery Viktorovich as a free agent moved to Shinnik, for which he played for another two years, adding to his account another 50 matches and 7 goals. In January 2005, a Russian football player announced his retirement.