Igor Akinfeev Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Biography, Affairs & More

Igor Akinfeev Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Biography, Affairs & More

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Bio/Wiki
Full Name Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev
Profession Professional Footballer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 185 cm**
in meters**- 1.85 m**
in feet inches**- 6’ 1”**
Weight (approx.) in kilograms**- 75 kg**
in pounds**- 165 lbs**
Body Measurements (approx.) - Chest: 38 inches
- Waist: 32 inches
- Biceps: 14 inches
Eye Colour Green Hazel
Hair Colour Black
Football
Debut International- On 28 April 2004 for Russia against Norway
Club- On 31 May 2003 for CSKA Moscow against Krylya Sovetov Samara
Jersey Number #1 (Russia)
#35 (CSKA Moscow)
Coach/Mentor Stanislav Cherchesov, Viktor Goncharenko
Position Goalkeeper
Awards, Honours, Achievements Club

CSKA Moscow
• Russian Premier League: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016
• Russian Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
• Russian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014
• UEFA Cup: 2004–05

Individual

• The Best Young football player of Russian Premier League: 2005
• Russian Premier League Player of the Year: 2012–13
• The Best Young goalkeeper of Europe: 2008
Personal Life
Date of Birth 8 April 1986
Age (as in 2018) 32 Years
Birthplace Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Aries
Nationality Russian
Hometown Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia
School CSKA Sports School
College/University Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture
Educational Qualification Diploma in Specialist Goalkeeper
Religion Christianity
Hobbies Fishing, Playing Billiards
Girls, Affairs & More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Girlfriends Valeria Yakunchikova (Dancer/Model)
Marriage Date 2014
Family

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Wife/Spouse Ekaterina Garun (Model)
Children Son- Danil
Daughter- Evangelina
Parents Father- Vladimir Vasilievich (Truck Driver)


Mother- Irina Vladimorovna (Kindergarten Teacher)
Siblings Brother- Yevgeny Akinfeev
Sister- None
Favourite Things
Favourite Band Ruki Vverkh! (Hands Up!)
Favourite Singer Sergey Zhukov
Money Factor
Salary (approx.) $2.5 Million (₹17 Crore)
Net Worth (approx.) $5 Million (₹35 Crore)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Igor Akinfeev

  •  Does Igor Akinfeev smoke?: Not Known

  • Does Igor Akinfeev drink alcohol?: Not Known

  • At the age of four, he joined CSKA sports school.

  • He grew in love with football at the school. He was two years younger than other boys, he used to play with. He earned himself the reputation of the best catcher in the team. 

  • At the age of seven, he joined the CSKA Youth Academy.

  • Igor became self-dependent at a very young age. He was eight when he started washing his uniform and socks on his own.

  • He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in May 2003 against Krylia Sovetov Samara. He made a last-minute penalty save to win the game for his team. He was also named the Player of the Match. 

  • In 2004, Igor joined the Russian National Team for the first time and became the youngest goalkeeper in Russia’s history. 

  • He was selected in the Russian Squad for the UEFA Euro 2004.

  • He went 362 minutes without conceding a goal in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League.

  • He played every match for Russia in the UEFA Euro 2008; taking his team to the semi-finals of the tournament. 

  • In 2009, Igor wrote the book “100 penalties from readers.”

  • On 25 May 2012, he was named in the Russian squad for the UEFA Euro 2012. He was then named in the Russian squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on 2 June 2014.

  • In 2015, he had a misfortune 0n the field. He was goalkeeping in a match when an opponent’s fan threw a flame at him. He had severe burns and concussion.

  • Igor became the captain of the Russian team in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

  • On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized Russian squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He was instrumental in Russia’s win over Spain in the Round of 16; saving 2 penalties in the shoot-out.

  • Akinfeev has also appeared in the advertisement of the Credit Bank of Moscow.

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