Documentary film by CSKA President Evgeny Giner about Igor Akinfeev Youtube channel He said he left all the star goalkeepers behind.
“A year or two after he started playing, Igor proved he was a star. I don’t think I’m wrong: over the years Igor has surpassed all our star goalkeepers. With all due respect to Yashin, Dasaev and others, I think Igor has already broken all the records: clean sheets, number of matches, etc., etc., etc. Igor has already overcome everything. And that’s nice,” Giner said.
Akinfeev is a graduate of CSKA. In total, he played more than 750 matches for the red-dark blue team. With the team he became the Russian champion six times, won the national cup seven times and won the UEFA Cup in the 2004/05 season. The goalkeeper is celebrating 20 years since his debut in top-flight football in 2023.
As a member of the Russian national team, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 European Championships held in Austria and Switzerland. In 2018, Akinfeev reached the 1/4 finals of the world championship on home soil with the Russian national team.
He was formerly an employee of VEB-Arena said About Akinfeev’s reaction to snow removal during the match.