One of the first to report the death of football player Alexander Kozlov was the Baza Telegram channel. According to the source, the cause of death of the actor was a ruptured blood clot. Death came suddenly, the journalist and head of the BrokeBoys media football team Dmitry Egorov told about it and admitted that on the morning of the 15th he corresponded with Kozlov about a contract with his team – Alexander can join the BrokeBoys in the new season from the Media Football League.
“He hasn’t signed a contract with Zorkiy yet because he doesn’t have much money, but he has to travel around Russia. Plus two kids. So he thought to play for us, and we asked for it and we gave the same conditions. And so he played in all leagues: LFL, F-League, KFK. He was supposed to give us an answer today. We corresponded in the morning. But Sanya came to training, sat on the massage table in the office and suddenly fell, turned blue and started wheezing. By all indications – this is the separation of a blood clot. All this is not visible during a routine inspection, ”Chempionat.com quotes Egorov.
Some sources reported that the 29-year-old football player, who left two children, died during a massage after training. However, this information was denied by the club itself.
“We posted all the comments on our social networks. Details are becoming clear. The news that Kozlov died after training for a massage is fake, do not believe this information, ”quotes the press service of Sport24 Zorky.
Kozlov was called one of the main talents of his generation and proved his achievements – he signed a contract with Spartak Moscow at the age of 15, and made his Champions League debut at the age of 17. He played for the U17 national team. which he scored several goals. However, later the football player began to watch serious injuries that prevented him from fully realizing his potential – while playing for Spartak-2, he tore his anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments, flew to Italy for treatment, where he underwent several surgeries. The recovery period was long, and Kozlov could not return to the previous level. In 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Tosno, but played only two matches for the team, after which Fakel moved to Voronezh. In the winter of 2017, he signed a deal with Okzhetpes from Kazakhstan, and a year later he returned to Russia and started playing for Tyumen. Also, the team played in Khimki near Moscow, and after that in Ararat Yerevan, while still playing in the Football National League. His last team was the club “Aluston-YuBK” from the Crimea, and Kozlov was preparing for the new season 2022/23 with “Zorkiy”.
Moscow “Spartak” requested that the first round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) begin its match against Grozny “Akhmat” on July 16 with a minute’s silence in memory of Kozlov. This was reported to “Championship.com” on the team’s press service. The red-whites also expressed their condolences regarding the death of the player.
“Today, former Spartak striker Alexander Kozlov passed away. He was just 29 years old. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.” Spartak said in a statement posted on the club’s social networks.
Kozlov also played for Fakel Voronezh, which will play in the Russian Premier League next season. Representing the colors of the club in the 2016/17 season, the football player played in 15 matches for the club and could not show his difference in these matches.
“Today, 29-year-old football player Alexander Kozlov passed away. He played for our club in the 2016/17 season. Our deepest condolences to the player’s family and friends.
We will remember you, Sasha…” The Voronezh club said in a statement.
Valery Karpin, head coach of the Russian national team and Rostov, also expressed his condolences, noting the talent of the football player.
“Horrible news. Sorry… Sasha was a talented man, he could have played at a higher level. Condolences to his family and friends,” quoting Sport24 Karpin.
Well-known sports journalist and blogger Vasily Utkin shared his thoughts on the cause of death of Kozlov, while commenting on the tragedy. He noted that the football player spends a lot of games, which can affect the work of his heart.
“By the way, former Spartak player Sasha Kozlov, who passed away today, played with Egrisi in the F-League game last Saturday. It was the fourth game of the day. He was nice, he was kind. But it didn’t make sense. The heart is not made of iron,” wrote Utkin on his Telegram channel.