CSKA goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev has a long and good career, it is very important that for more than twenty years of high-level performances he remains loyal to the army club, former Red and Blue defender Vladimir Ponomarev told .
Exactly 21 years ago, on March 29, 2003, in a match against Zenit (0:2), Akinfeev made his debut for CSKA, replacing Dmitry Kramarenko during the break.
— Igorek has a long and very good career. And all these twenty years, Akinfeev was loyal to only one club. This is a wonderful quality. He’s a great guy for not going anywhere. Although he had offers, and that’s natural. I know such a question arose, but he decided not to go anywhere.
Akinfeev has already played his role. When he ends his career, it’s his own business. By the way, I talked about this with Giner, and he said that when Igor himself wants, he will end his playing career. He noted that even after his career he would stay at CSKA, he would continue to work at the club to a certain extent,” Ponomarev told .
As part of CSKA, Akinfeev became champion of Russia six times, won seven national cups and supercups, and also won the UEFA Cup. With the Russian team he became a bronze medalist of the 2008 European Championship, and at the home World Championship in 2018 he reached the quarterfinals with the team. In 2018, Akinfeev announced his retirement from the Russian national team.
This season, Akinfeev has played 18 matches for CSKA in all tournaments, missing five of them.
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