Alexander Yurievich Erokhin. Was born on October 13, 1989 in Barnaul. Russian footballer, midfielder.
He started playing football in his hometown. Was spotted by Gennady Smertin - the father of the famous Russian footballer Alexei Smertin. Gennady Ivanovich, who at one time was a player of the local Dynamo, began to personally coach Alexander. As for Alexei Smertin, Erokhin took an example from him, he said: “Smertin was not so much an idol, but an example of what can be achieved, that it was possible with the appropriate approach. He was practically from my area. And the successes of Smertin were encouraging. "
Soon, Erokhin found himself on screening at Lokomotiv Moscow. Having played a viewing match with the "red-greens", with his game he convinced the club's management and coaches to take himself into the youth team.
At the age of 17 he moved to Tiraspol, where he played for "Sheriff"... At 18, he took a firm place at the club's foundation and became its top scorer, scoring 16 goals in a season. Then they won the gold medals of the Moldavian Championship, the Cup of the country and success at the Commonwealth Champions Cup, where Erokhin scored a hat-trick against Shakhtar Donetsk.
In 2010, Erokhin scored one of the goals against Dynamo Zagreb in the match of the third qualifying round of the Champions League and helped his team to advance to the fourth round for the first time in its history. On September 30, Sheriff beat Dynamo Kiev 2: 0 at home. The first goal was scored by Erokhin after a mistake made by Dynamo goalkeeper Denis Boyko. After this victory, some European and also Russian clubs began to show interest in the Russian.
December 27, 2010 moved to Krasnodar... On January 15, 2013 it was rented by Khabarovsk SKA-Energia until the end of the season. On June 26, SKA-Energia bought the full rights to the player. However, in July 2013 he was loaned to the Premier League club Ural, which bought the rights to the player a year later. In October 2014 and July-August 2015, Erokhin was named the best football player of the month for FC Ural according to the fans.
On January 15, 2016 it became known that Erokhin had signed a preliminary three-year contract with Rostov. On February 4, Rostov and Ural reached an agreement on the early transfer of the midfielder.
On June 28, as a free agent, he moved to St. Petersburg "Zenith"... He made his debut in the first game of the season against SKA-Khabarovsk. On August 6, 2017, he scored the first goal for the club against Spartak Moscow. On September 24 he scored against Krasnodar (2: 0). On May 13, 2018, he designed a "poker" match against the Khabarovsk SKA.
On September 5, 2011 he made his debut for the second national team of Russia in the match against the Olympic team of Belarus (0: 0). In August 2015, he was called up by the new coach of the national team, Leonid Slutsky, to the Russian national team. On August 31, 2016 he made his debut in the national team in a friendly match against the Turkish national team.
Alexander Erokhin's height: 203 centimeters.
Personal life of Alexander Erokhin:
Married. Wife - Veronica Erokhina, marketing specialist by education, candidate for master of sports ballroom dancing. Married since 2011.
Alexander Erokhin is a footballer playing as a midfielder, currently a member of the Russian football club "Rostov", plays for the Russian national team. Was born on October 13, 1989 in Barnaul. Weight - 78-79 kg, height - 194-195 cm, number under which he stands - 89.
Carier start
Alexander began playing football in Barnaul, coached by Gennady Smertin, the father of another eminent football player Alexei Smertin. While training according to the individual program, Alexander Erokhin showed good results.
The sources of information do not mention in what year Erokhin began his career, but for the first time he was in the youth team “Lokomotiv”. He played for Yaroslavl until 2008.
At the age of 17, the aspiring footballer moved to Tiraspol, where he signed a professional contract with the Moldovan football club "Sheriff".
Professional career
In the "Sheriff" club during the year, Alexander Erokhin sought a place in the main team, at 18 he began to constantly appear on the field in the base, while becoming the club's top scorer. Alexander Erokhin sent 16 goals into the opponents' goal per season (photo from the match with FC Sheriff below).
In the next season, the Sheriff team won the Moldavian Championship, the country's cup and successfully performed in the Commonwealth Cup. Alexander added three gold medals to the list of his awards. Also in the same season, the footballer scored a hat-trick in the match against Donetsk “Miner”.
In 2010, in the qualifying match of the Champions League, Erokhin scored a goal against Dynamo Zagreb, thanks to which the Sheriff club for the first time in history reached the fourth round of selection. After this match, the coaches of European teams began to look closely at the player, and there were also offers from Russia. During the time spent in the "Sheriff" club, Erokhin held 63 meetings, sent 24 goals to the opponents' goal.
By the new 2011, Alexander Erokhin moved to Krasnodar, the term and value of the contract were not disclosed. After spending two seasons in the new club, the player on loan moved for a year to the Khabarovsk team "SKA-Energia". Spent an excellent season, quickly joined the team, the Khabarovsk leadership completely bought the player out, but after a while Alexander Erokhin was sent on loan to Ural.
A short period of time will pass, and the player will be recognized as the best in the FC "Ural" within a month according to the fans of the club, in the future the club will buy all the rights to the player.
On January 15, 2016, by agreement on an early transfer, Alexander Erokhin moved to FC Rostov, where he continues his career.
Appearances for the national team
For the first time, Erokhin made his debut for the youth team of Russia on September 5, 2011, the rivals were the players of the Olympic team of Belarus, the match ended with a score of 0: 0.
In 2015, Leonid Slutsky, at that time the coach of the main Russian national team, called Alexander to the training camp. In a friendly match against Turkish players, which took place on August 31, the footballer first appeared on the field for a professional team.
During his career as part of Russia, the player played 4 matches, scoring goals has not yet been distinguished.
We hope that in the future this talented footballer will surprise with many more things and will become an object of attention more than once. We wish him more goals and success in future matches.
Alexander Erokhin is a Russian footballer who has gained fame as a midfielder of the St. Petersburg FC Zenit. Since August 2016 he has been playing for the national team.Childhood
Alexander Yuryevich Erokhin was born in the capital of the Altai Territory, Barnaul, on October 13, 1989. The boy started playing football at the age of 7 at the Dynamo sports school. Parents simply took him to different sections, but the son himself asked to take him to football. 
Gennady Smertin, the father of Alexei Smertin, the legendary player of the Russian national team and its captain, drew attention to the potential of the young athlete. Later, the talented boy was noticed by representatives of the capital's Lokomotiv, and Erokhin graduated from school in Moscow as a player in the junior team of the capital's railroad workers.
Invitation to Tiraspol
The guy was developed beyond his years. The height of 203 cm gave a clear advantage in heading, his kick was powerful, and his dribbling was virtuoso. At the age of 17, Erokhin signed a contract with Sheriff, the strongest club in Moldova. Already in 2009, he became the team's top scorer with 16 goals in 41 matches. 
He contributed to the success of Sheriff, who became the champion of Moldova and the winner of the Commonwealth Champions Cup. His hat-trick against Shakhtar became a sensation for the fans. Then Erokhin was noticed by breeders of FC Krasnodar. For the 2011/2012 season, a transfer was issued to it.
Club transitions
Already in the next season, Erokhin played in Khabarovsk for SKA-Energia, which bought the rights to the player. In 2013, the Yekaterinburg Ural first rented a footballer, but did not want to part with him, having bought the rights from the Khabarovsk club. Until the end of 2015, Erokhin played for the Urals, and in January 2015 he signed a preliminary contract with Rostov. As part of the team, he became the silver medalist of the Russian championship. 
However, even before the expiration of the contract, Alexander received an offer from St. Petersburg "Zenith". Coach Roberto Mancini was attracted by his debut with the Russian national team in a drawn friendly against Turkey (August 2016). In addition to Erokhin, Fyodor Kudryashov and Yuri Gazinsky made their debut as national team players in that game.
Of course, the top echelon club of the Premier League is every footballer's dream. Erokhin admitted that an important reason for changing the team was the desire to train with the legendary Mancini.
Interview with Alexander Erokhin
At the same time, the forward of "Rostov" Dmitry Poloz was invited to the team. The guys met their teammate, Ecuadorian Christian Noboa in St. Petersburg, which made it easier to adapt to the new team. Erokhin believes that serious competition on each line will only benefit his personal sports development.
Poker of Alexander Erokhin against SKA-Khabarovsk
Since July 2017, the midfielder has entered the field wearing Zenit's blue-white-blue jersey number 21. He scored his first goal for the club in August, during the match against Spartak. Alexander struck an accurate one-touch blow from the center with a pass from Daler Kuzyaev.
Personal life of Alexander Erokhin
Erokhin's family life was no less happy than his career. Back in 2011, he got married. His chosen one, Veronica, sacrificed her personal career (she is a master of sports in ballroom dancing, and a marketer by education). When she started dating the midfielder, she did not understand football at all, but now she is always rooting for her husband from the stands and enthusiastically follows every game of Zenit. 
Endless travels around the country after her husband at first did not bother Veronica, but then life in rented apartments began to annoy: Moscow, Tiraspol, Khabarovsk ... She recalls the Rostov period with special warmth. Veronica became friends with the wives of the football players, and the housemates treated the Erokhin with respect and admiration. After Rostov's victory over Bayern Munich on November 23, 2016, the entire entrance was hung with congratulations and invitations to “go for salt” or “a glass of tea”.
Name: Erokhin Alexander Yurievich.
Date of Birth: October 13, 1989.
Place of birth: Barnaul. THE USSR.
Position: Midfielder
Alexander Erokhin - the story of a football player
Alexander began to get acquainted with football in his native Barnaul. It was in one of the football sections that the future footballer was noticed by Gennady Smertin, the father of Alexei Smertin (a Russian footballer). Impressed by the talent of the young player, Gennady decided to personally train Erokhin. A few years later, the athlete goes to Moscow to see the capital "Lokomotiv". Having played a control match at a high level, he is taken to the youth team of "railroad workers".
But they failed to play on the basis of Loko. At the age of 17 Alexander Erokhin moves to Moldova, where he starts playing for Sheriff Tiraspol. A year later, the midfielder was already considered a regular player in the main squad, and having scored 16 goals in the season, he became the team's top scorer. With this club he won twice the Championship of Moldova, the Cup of Moldova and the Cup of the Commonwealth. By the way, at this very Cup, he scored a hat-trick against Shakhtar Donetsk. In 2010, the footballer scored a goal against Dynamo Zagreb, and helped his club, for the first time in its history, get into the fourth round of the Champions League. On September 30, after the victory over Dynamo Kiev and Erokhin's goal, some European and Russian clubs began to show interest in the Russian.
This attention did not last long, since already on December 27, 2010, Alexander returned to his homeland and signed a contract with Krasnodar. But for the period from 2011 to 2013 for this team, he played only 19 games, while scoring 1 goal. As a result, the player is rented out to SKA-Energia. After 11 matches for the new club, SKA buys out the player and immediately leases it to Ural. A similar story happened in this team, the cool midfielder played 25 games for the Urals, scored 2 goals, and after that the club buys the rights to the player. The athlete remains in the club until 2016 (37 matches, 10 goals).
January 15, 2016 Erokhin concludes a preliminary, and soon a full-fledged contract with the football club "Rostov". The footballer played for this team one season (36 matches, 6 goals). Also with them, the talented midfielder becomes the silver medalist of the Russian Championship of the 2015-2016 season.
On July 28, the midfielder moves to Zenit St. Petersburg as a free agent. The footballer made his debut against his former team, which slightly changed the name - SKA Khabarovsk. The first goal was scored against Spartak Moscow.
Career of Alexander Erokhin in the Russian national team
The first challenge to the national team, albeit the second, was on September 5, 2011 against the Olympic team of Belarus. In August 2015 he was called up to the main team of the country. The debut match took place on August 31, 2016 against the Turkish national team.
Personal life of Alexander Erokhin
He is married to Veronica Erokhina.
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