Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov is a footballer playing for Dynamo Moscow and the Russian national team. Plays as a midfielder. Alexey Ionov - a graduate of the football academy of St. Petersburg "Zenith". Could for a short period of time to gain a place at the heart of the team.
Childhood
Ionov was born on February 18, 1989 in the Leningrad Region. At the age of five, he began to train in a football club, which he attended with his brother. Soon, many professional football clubs, including Zenit, began to pay attention to the boy’s game. It was he who turned out to be the next school of Alexei. The trainer for Ionov was quite famous Vladimir Molchanov. In early childhood, Alexei Ionov dreamed of becoming a professional footballer and playing for his own club. Therefore, I practiced a lot and hard while living in a boarding school.
Zenit and the beginning of a career
Alexey Ionov is a football player who was already seventeen able to break into the youth squad of the Russian national team, and at eighteen he began to play for the double of the St. Petersburg team. In 2008, when Zenit began to train Dick Advocaat, Ionov entered the main team. Nevertheless, the football player was rarely seen on the field. The coach didn’t trust him very much, although the player showed himself well in important games. The player was upset that he was playing as a basis, then the leadership again transferred him to the backup team.
The situation changed when the team was headed by Luciano Spalletti. A specialist from Italy believed that it was Alexey Ionov who should be the basis. The footballer began to appear very often on the field and score goals in the team's decisive games. So, for example, Ionov scored a decisive goal against the metropolitan CSKA in the match for the Russian Super Cup. The games in the Europa League did not do without Alexei's balls. Thanks to such good performance, the player quickly earned a place for himself first in the double of the team, and then in the main team.
Transfer to Kuban
In 2011, a football player was spotted while driving while intoxicated. As it turned out, the wife of Alexei Ionov was driving the vehicle. The player was fined and could not drive vehicles for a year and a half. This incident greatly spoiled the relationship with the club management. Spalletti lost confidence in the player, and soon he had to change the club.
The player at that moment was watching the Kuban. The coach of the team - Dan Petrescu - was very interested in the transition of Ionov. The transfer was made in the winter of 2012. According to the coach, Alexey Ionov immediately became the leader of the team. In the spring of the same season, Ionov scored from the penalty spot on goal of his former team. The Krasnodar club that season was able to break into the Eurocup zone, and this is the merit of the player.
Anji and the transition to Dynamo
In June 2013, Alexei Ionov made the transition to Anji. The term of the contract was four years. For the three months spent in the team, the footballer appeared on the field only six times and could not play in the team.
At the same time, the Moscow “Dynamo” led Dan Petrescu and decided to invite a football player. Alexey Ionov, Dynamo and Anji agreed on a transfer already in August. As the player later said, it was the coach’s personal invitation that influenced his decision to move. Debut goal for the metropolitan team Ionov scored in the game with “Ruby”. Season 2014/15 can be called one of the best in his career. Alexey was able to score thirteen goals in all tournaments.
The game for the Russian team
- 2006-08 - the period of performances for the youth team.
- February 2009 - debut for the country's youth team.
- In March 2011, the player earned an invitation to the main team and soon played in a friendly match with the Qatar team.
- He was included in the Russian national team for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The personal life of a football player
A high-profile incident was driving while drunk, as well as insulting police officers. According to the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of St. Petersburg, the player’s wife was behind the wheel, but later he switched places with her and tried to hide. Such actions were not appreciated by the Zenit leadership and transferred it to permanent residence on the basis of the team. Because the player was deprived of a driver’s license for a year and a half, speaking for the Kuban, he used public transport.
Reading does not apply to football player hobbies. Of the domestic cinema, Ionov most liked the picture of the MMM financial pyramids.