Alexandr Mostovoi

Date of birth22 August 1968
Place of birthSaint Petersburg
NationalityRussian
Weight77 kg
Height1.81 m
PositionMidfielder

One of the best known of the Russian players he has had a long and chequered career. He began at Spartak Moscow in 1986 before leaving to play for Portuguese side Benfica in 1992. He married a local woman and was granted citizenship before the marriage was dissolved but chose to play for Russia making his debut in 1992. He made the 1992 and 1996 European Championship Finals and the 1994 World Cup Finals and is a regular in the team when fit. At club level he moved to France to play for Caen and Strasbourg before moving to Spain and current club Celta Vigo in 1996. He is a talented creative player who showed his versatility in qualification when he played as sweeper and striker for the team. His only failure is his indiscipline, which saw him miss several qualifying matches. He will start here as the fulcrum of the teams play.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Spartak Moscow
Benfica
SM Caen
Strasbourg
Celta Vigo

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1991-92 CIS International Friendly 1
1
1998-99 Celta Vigo UEFA Cup 4
2
2000-01 Celta Vigo Primera Liga 25
5
9
6
2
2000-01 Celta Vigo UEFA Cup 7
2
2
2001-02 Celta Vigo Primera Liga 28
2
10
9
1
2001-02 Celta Vigo UEFA Cup 1
3
2002-03 Celta Vigo Primera Liga 24
3
6
6
1
2002-03 Celta Vigo UEFA Cup 3
1
1
2003-04 Celta Vigo Primera Liga 16
8
5
4
2003-04 Celta Vigo UEFA Champions League 8
2
2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
20 Oct 1998 Celta Vigo v Aston Villa L 0-1 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
03 Nov 1998 Aston Villa v Celta Vigo W 1-3
Agg: 2-3 		UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
24 Nov 1998 Celta Vigo v Liverpool W 3-1 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
08 Dec 1998 Liverpool v Celta Vigo W 0-1
Agg: 1-4 		UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
10 Sep 2000 Osasuna v Celta Vigo W 0-2 Primera Liga 1
14 Sep 2000 Celta Vigo v NK Rijeka D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
17 Sep 2000 Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad W 4-1 Primera Liga 2
24 Sep 2000 Celta Vigo v Español W 1-0 Primera Liga 3
28 Sep 2000 NK Rijeka v Celta Vigo W 0-1
Agg: 0-1 		UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
01 Oct 2000 Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo L 3-0 Primera Liga 4
15 Oct 2000 Celta Vigo v Alavés D 1-1 Primera Liga 5
22 Oct 2000 Oviedo v Celta Vigo L 3-1 Primera Liga 6
01 Nov 2000 Valencia v Celta Vigo L 1-0 Primera Liga 8
04 Nov 2000 Celta Vigo v Malaga W 1-0 Primera Liga 9
09 Nov 2000 Celta Vigo v Crvena Zvezda W 5-3
Agg: 5-4 		UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
26 Nov 2000 Deportivo La Coruña v Celta Vigo L 1-0 Primera Liga 12
02 Dec 2000 Celta Vigo v Barcelona D 3-3 Primera Liga 13
07 Jan 2001 Celta Vigo v Las Palmas L 0-1 Primera Liga 17
14 Jan 2001 Villarreal v Celta Vigo L 2-0 Primera Liga 18
21 Jan 2001 Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza D 1-1 Primera Liga 19
28 Jan 2001 Celta Vigo v Osasuna W 1-0 Primera Liga 20
04 Feb 2001 Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo D 2-2 Primera Liga 21
10 Feb 2001 Español v Celta Vigo W 0-1 Primera Liga 22
15 Feb 2001 VfB Stuttgart v Celta Vigo D 0-0 UEFA Cup 4th round 1st leg
18 Feb 2001 Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano D 1-1 Primera Liga 23
22 Feb 2001 Celta Vigo v VfB Stuttgart D 0-0
Agg: 0-0 		UEFA Cup 4th round 2nd leg
25 Feb 2001 Alavés v Celta Vigo D 2-2 Primera Liga 24
04 Mar 2001 Celta Vigo v Oviedo W 1-0 Primera Liga 25
08 Mar 2001 Barcelona v Celta Vigo L 2-1 UEFA Cup Quarter-final 1st leg
15 Mar 2001 Celta Vigo v Barcelona D 0-0
Agg: 1-2 		UEFA Cup Quarter-final 2nd leg
18 Mar 2001 Celta Vigo v Valencia W 3-2 Primera Liga 25
31 Mar 2001 Malaga v Celta Vigo W 1-4 Primera Liga 28
15 Apr 2001 Racing Santander v Celta Vigo L 3-0 Primera Liga 30
21 Apr 2001 Celta Vigo v Deportivo La Coruña W 2-1 Primera Liga 31
28 Apr 2001 Barcelona v Celta Vigo D 1-1 Primera Liga 32
05 May 2001 Celta Vigo v Real Madrid W 3-0 Primera Liga 33
13 May 2001 Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo L 2-0 Primera Liga 34
20 May 2001 Celta Vigo v Numancia D 1-1 Primera Liga 35
26 May 2001 Las Palmas v Celta Vigo W 0-1 Primera Liga 36
10 Jun 2001 Celta Vigo v Villarreal W 1-0 Primera Liga 37
17 Jun 2001 Real Zaragoza v Celta Vigo D 1-1 Primera Liga 38
09 Sep 2001 Celta Vigo v Tenerife D 0-0 Primera Liga 2
16 Sep 2001 Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 3
23 Sep 2001 Celta Vigo v Real Mallorca D 0-0 Primera Liga 4
30 Sep 2001 Deportivo La Coruña v Celta Vigo D 2-2 Primera Liga 5
07 Oct 2001 Malaga v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 7
14 Oct 2001 Celta Vigo v Real Betis D 0-0 Primera Liga 8
18 Oct 2001 Celta Vigo v Slovan Liberec D 0-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
21 Oct 2001 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 9
28 Oct 2001 Celta Vigo v Valladolid D 0-0 Primera Liga 10
04 Nov 2001 Las Palmas v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 11
11 Nov 2001 Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao D 0-0 Primera Liga 12
09 Dec 2001 Barcelona v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 16
16 Dec 2001 Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza D 0-0 Primera Liga 17
13 Jan 2002 Celta Vigo v Osasuna D 0-0 Primera Liga 20
20 Jan 2002 Tenerife v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 21
26 Jan 2002 Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad D 0-0 Primera Liga 22
02 Feb 2002 Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 23
09 Feb 2002 Valencia v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 25
17 Feb 2002 Celta Vigo v Malaga D 0-0 Primera Liga 26
24 Feb 2002 Real Betis v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 27
02 Mar 2002 Celta Vigo v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 28
10 Mar 2002 Valladolid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 29
17 Mar 2002 Celta Vigo v Las Palmas D 0-0 Primera Liga 30
24 Mar 2002 Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 31
30 Mar 2002 Celta Vigo v Alavés D 0-0 Primera Liga 32
07 Apr 2002 Español v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 33
14 Apr 2002 Villarreal v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 34
20 Apr 2002 Celta Vigo v Barcelona D 0-0 Primera Liga 35
28 Apr 2002 Real Zaragoza v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 36
05 May 2002 Celta Vigo v Sevilla D 0-0 Primera Liga 37
11 May 2002 Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 37
01 Sep 2002 Sevilla v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 1
15 Sep 2002 Celta Vigo v Real Mallorca D 0-0 Primera Liga 2
19 Sep 2002 Celta Vigo v OB Odense D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
22 Sep 2002 Recreativo de Huelva v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 3
29 Sep 2002 Celta Vigo v Malaga D 0-0 Primera Liga 4
03 Oct 2002 OB Odense v Celta Vigo D 0-0
Agg: 0-0 		UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
06 Oct 2002 Valencia v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 5
20 Oct 2002 Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano D 0-0 Primera Liga 6
26 Oct 2002 Celta Vigo v Atlético Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 7
10 Nov 2002 Celta Vigo v Español D 0-0 Primera Liga 9
14 Nov 2002 Viking Stavanger v Celta Vigo D 0-0
Agg: 0-0 		UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
17 Nov 2002 Real Betis v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 10
24 Nov 2002 Celta Vigo v Osasuna D 0-0 Primera Liga 11
28 Nov 2002 Celtic v Celta Vigo L 1-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
26 Jan 2003 Celta Vigo v Barcelona D 0-0 Primera Liga 19
02 Feb 2003 Celta Vigo v Sevilla D 0-0 Primera Liga 20
09 Feb 2003 Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 21
16 Feb 2003 Celta Vigo v Recreativo de Huelva D 0-0 Primera Liga 22
23 Feb 2003 Malaga v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 23
16 Mar 2003 Atlético Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 26
23 Mar 2003 Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao D 0-0 Primera Liga 27
05 Apr 2003 Español v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 28
13 Apr 2003 Celta Vigo v Real Betis D 0-0 Primera Liga 29
20 Apr 2003 Osasuna v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 30
27 Apr 2003 Celta Vigo v Valladolid D 0-0 Primera Liga 31
04 May 2003 Alavés v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 32
11 May 2003 Celta Vigo v Racing Santander D 0-0 Primera Liga 33
24 May 2003 Celta Vigo v Deportivo La Coruña D 0-0 Primera Liga 35
31 May 2003 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 36
15 Jun 2003 Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad D 0-0 Primera Liga 37
22 Jun 2003 Barcelona v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 38
12 Aug 2003 Celta Vigo v Slavia Praha W 3-0 UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round 1st leg
27 Aug 2003 Slavia Praha v Celta Vigo D 0-0
Agg: 0-3 		UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg
31 Aug 2003 Celta Vigo v Murcia D 0-0 Primera Liga 1
13 Sep 2003 Celta Vigo v Real Betis D 0-0 Primera Liga 3
21 Sep 2003 Villarreal v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 4
27 Sep 2003 Celta Vigo v Valladolid D 0-0 Primera Liga 5
01 Oct 2003 Celta Vigo v AC Milan D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
18 Oct 2003 Celta Vigo v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 7
22 Oct 2003 Ajax v Celta Vigo D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
26 Oct 2003 Español v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 8
29 Oct 2003 Valencia v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 9
01 Nov 2003 Celta Vigo v Racing Santander D 0-0 Primera Liga 10
04 Nov 2003 Celta Vigo v Ajax D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
08 Nov 2003 Real Zaragoza v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 11
23 Nov 2003 Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao D 0-0 Primera Liga 12
26 Nov 2003 Celta Vigo v Club Brugge D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
03 Dec 2003 Celta Vigo v Albacete Balompié D 0-0 Primera Liga 14
25 Jan 2004 Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad D 0-0 Primera Liga 21
31 Jan 2004 Real Betis v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 22
08 Feb 2004 Celta Vigo v Villarreal D 0-0 Primera Liga 23
15 Feb 2004 Valladolid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 24
24 Feb 2004 Celta Vigo v Arsenal L 2-3 UEFA Champions League 2nd round 1st leg
29 Feb 2004 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 26
06 Mar 2004 Celta Vigo v Español D 0-0 Primera Liga 27
10 Mar 2004 Arsenal v Celta Vigo L 2-0
Agg: 5-2 		UEFA Champions League 2nd round 2nd leg
14 Mar 2004 Celta Vigo v Valencia D 0-0 Primera Liga 28
21 Mar 2004 Racing Santander v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 29
28 Mar 2004 Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza D 0-0 Primera Liga 30
04 Apr 2004 Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 31
10 Apr 2004 Celta Vigo v Sevilla D 0-0 Primera Liga 32
08 May 2004 Celta Vigo v Barcelona D 0-0 Primera Liga 36
15 May 2004 Deportivo La Coruña v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 37


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1988-89 USSR UEFA Under-21 2
1
1989-90 USSR UEFA Under-21 4
1990-91 USSR Carib-BWIA Triangular Soccer Series 1
1990-91 USSR England Challenge Cup 1
1
1990-91 USSR International Friendly 3
1
1990-91 USSR Scania 100 Tournament 1
1
1990-91 USSR UEFA European Championship 2
1
1990-91 USSR UEFA Under-21 1
1
1991-92 USSR UEFA European Championship 1
2
1
1992-93 Russia FIFA World Cup 1
1
1993-94 Russia FIFA World Cup 1
1
1993-94 Russia International Friendly 2
2
1994-95 Russia International Friendly
1
1994-95 Russia UEFA European Championship
1
1995-96 Russia Four Team Tournament, Malta 2
1995-96 Russia International Friendly 3
2
1995-96 Russia UEFA European Championship 6
1
2
1996-97 Russia FIFA World Cup 2
1998-99 Russia International Friendly 3
1
1
1998-99 Russia UEFA European Championship 3
1
1
1
2000-01 Russia FIFA World Cup 6
1
2
2000-01 Russia International Friendly 1
1
2001-02 Russia FIFA World Cup 1
1
2001-02 Russia International Friendly 5
2001-02 Russia LG Cup 1
2003-04 Russia International Friendly 1
2003-04 Russia UEFA European Championship 5
1
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Oct 1988 USSR v Austria D 2-2 UEFA U21 Group 3
25 Apr 1989 USSR v East Germany W 1-0 UEFA U21 Group 3
14 Nov 1989 USSR v Turkey W 2-0 UEFA U21 Group 3
14 Mar 1990 USSR v West Germany D 1-1 UEFA U21 Quarter-final
28 Mar 1990 West Germany v USSR W 1-2 UEFA U21 Quarter-final
25 Apr 1990 Sweden v USSR D 1-1 UEFA U21 Semi-final
17 Oct 1990 USSR v Yugoslavia W 3-1 UEFA U21 Final
03 Nov 1990 Italy v USSR D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group 3
21 Nov 1990 USA v USSR D 0-0 Carib-BWIA Triangular Soccer Series
23 Nov 1990 Trinidad and Tobago v USSR W 0-2 International Friendly
30 Nov 1990 Guatemala v USSR W 0-3 International Friendly
06 Feb 1991 Scotland v USSR W 0-1 International Friendly
21 May 1991 England v USSR L 3-1 England Chall Cup
23 May 1991 Argentina v USSR D 1-1 England Chall Cup
29 May 1991 USSR v Cyprus W 4-0 UEFA European Championship Group 3
13 Jun 1991 Sweden v USSR W 2-3 SCANIA 100 Semi-final
16 Jun 1991 USSR v Italy L 1-1 (3-4) Scania 100 Tournament Final
28 Aug 1991 Norway v USSR W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Group 3
25 Sep 1991 USSR v Hungary D 2-2 UEFA European Championship Group 3
13 Nov 1991 Cyprus v USSR W 0-3 UEFA European Championship Group 3
28 Oct 1992 Russia v Luxembourg W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Group 5
28 Apr 1993 Russia v Hungary W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Group 5
06 Oct 1993 Saudi Arabia v Russia L 4-2 International Friendly
17 Nov 1993 Greece v Russia L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Group 5
29 May 1994 Russia v Slovakia W 2-1 International Friendly
24 Jun 1994 Sweden v Russia L 3-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group B
08 Mar 1995 Slovakia v Russia L 2-1 International Friendly
26 Apr 1995 Greece v Russia W 0-3 UEFA European Championship Group 8
16 Aug 1995 Finland v Russia W 0-6 UEFA European Championship Group 8
06 Sep 1995 Faroe Islands v Russia W 2-5 UEFA European Championship Group 8
11 Oct 1995 Russia v Greece W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group 8
15 Nov 1995 Russia v Finland W 3-1 UEFA European Championship Group 8
07 Feb 1996 Malta v Russia W 0-2 FOUR NATION TOURNAMENT, MALTA
09 Feb 1996 Russia v Iceland W 3-0 FOUR NATION TOURNAMENT, MALTA
27 Mar 1996 Republic of Ireland v Russia W 0-2 International Friendly
24 Apr 1996 Belgium v Russia D 0-0 International Friendly
25 May 1996 Qatar v Russia W 2-5 International Friendly
11 Jun 1996 Italy v Russia L 2-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group C
16 Jun 1996 Russia v Germany L 0-3 UEFA European Championship Finals Group C
19 Jun 1996 Russia v Czech Republic D 3-3 UEFA European Championship Finals Group C
10 Nov 1996 Luxembourg v Russia W 0-4 FIFA World Cup Group 5
29 Mar 1997 Cyprus v Russia D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Group 5
19 Aug 1998 Sweden v Russia L 1-0 International Friendly
05 Sep 1998 Ukraine v Russia L 3-2 UEFA European Championship Group 4
23 Sep 1998 Spain v Russia L 1-0 International Friendly
10 Oct 1998 Russia v France L 2-3 UEFA European Championship Group 4
14 Oct 1998 Iceland v Russia L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 4
19 May 1999 Russia v Belarus D 1-1 International Friendly
05 Jun 1999 France v Russia W 2-3 UEFA European Championship Group 4
16 Aug 2000 Russia v Israel W 1-0 International Friendly
02 Sep 2000 Switzerland v Russia W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
11 Oct 2000 Russia v Luxembourg W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
28 Feb 2001 Greece v Russia D 3-3 International Friendly
28 Mar 2001 Russia v Faroe Islands W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
25 Apr 2001 Yugoslavia v Russia W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
02 Jun 2001 Russia v Yugoslavia D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
06 Jun 2001 Luxembourg v Russia W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
15 Aug 2001 Russia v Greece D 0-0 International Friendly
01 Sep 2001 Slovenia v Russia L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
14 Nov 2001 Latvia v Russia W 1-3 International Friendly
13 Feb 2002 Republic of Ireland v Russia L 2-0 International Friendly
27 Mar 2002 Estonia v Russia L 2-1 International Friendly
17 Apr 2002 France v Russia D 0-0 International Friendly
18 May 2002 Russia v Yugoslavia L 1-1 (5-6) LG CUP
06 Sep 2003 Republic of Ireland v Russia D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 10
10 Sep 2003 Russia v Switzerland W 4-1 UEFA European Championship Group 10
11 Oct 2003 Russia v Georgia W 3-1 UEFA European Championship Group 10
15 Nov 2003 Russia v Wales D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Play-off 1st leg
25 May 2004 Austria v Russia D 0-0 International Friendly
12 Jun 2004 Spain v Russia L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.