Biography
Alexander Samonov is a bright representative of the Russian hockey. The goalkeeper has already managed to gain an impressive army of fans and earn good assessments of sports commentators thanks to a beautiful game and honed technique. Now the hockey player is part of the Russian national team, showing good results at competitions.Childhood and youth
In 1995, on August 23, Samonov's spouses living in the capital of Russia were born a son Alexander. From early childhood, the life of the child was associated with sports: adults gave it to the Hockey School of "Constellation", located in Yasenevo, where the transition to Sdyushor "Spartak" was later held.
At 6 years old, a boy who returned home from another workout, a serious conversation with his father happened. The head of the family noticed that Sasha did not work out on the ground, and he said that he did not want to become an attacker or defender - his place in the gate. Although the recognition somewhat stunned parents, they did wisely: they did not solve the heir, they did not require the soon results and not pressed morally.
I was divided into interviews with journalists with memories, the goalkeeper admitted that he liked how Egor Podomatsi played, noted that it was very important for the goalkeeper to be psychologically sustainable, and he had no problems with this. Of the now current goalkeepers, Alexander impressed the game Carey Plyus and Sergey Bobrovsky. It prompted the athlete to stick to their style and try to be like them.
Hockey
By playing the numerous urban championships among young men, in 2012, the hockey player began to perform in the MHL as part of the Russian Vityazy, periodically showing KHL as a result of a bilateral contract with Vityaz. Also Samonov played for TKK, already in 2017 ceased existence. But before this happened, in the same year the national team, in which Sasha fell and conquered the Universiade.Then, in the sports biography of the guy there was a place "Dynamo" - along with him the better goalkeeper of the season 2017/2018 and the record holder of the League in the number of "dry" matches was able to take possession of the Cup of Vladimir Petrov and the hearts of the public.
In 2018 and 2019, the athlete still acted as a Podolsky club.
In the current season, the achievement of the goalkeeper was truly impressive: after spending seven matches as part of a Podolsky club, he won in six of them, reflecting, if you believe the statistics, 97.6% of the throws.
In October 2019, the ranks of the St. Petersburg Hockey Club replenished newcomers from Podolsky "Vityaz", information with the corresponding photo appeared on the official website and in the "Instagram" SKA. As a result of the exchange instead of Peter Kochetkov and Alexey Byvaltseva, Alexei Kudashaov became Artem Shvets-Rogova and Alexander.
The goalkeeper deservedly received the title of the best hockey player Playoffs in 2018, and together with the new club he became a silver medalist of the Russian Championship. The goalkeeper salary in 2020 amounted to 35 million rubles.
Alexander's bright game was not out of attention - soon Samonov was invited to enter the Russian national team. Among the players of the national team, the goalkeeper played one match in the November and December stages of EuroTur.
Personal life
About the personal life is a pretty goalkeeper (height 181 cm with a weight of 76 kg) does not particularly apply, coming by common phrases. From a conversation with a journalist in 2017, it turned out that hockey player has a favorite girl who tried to accompany the boyfriend on the departures, but it turned out to be infrequently: the lady of the heart had to combine and study, and work.
In his free from training and matches, Alexander prefers more walking, resting and seeing families and friends. In 2020, during the period of coronavirus restrictions, an athlete, together with his chief, spent time at Dachas. At hockey player, the plot was in New Moscow, his beloved - in Tver. A pair of alternately every two weeks went to one site, then on the other. Despite long communication with the girl, in an interview, the goalkeeper has not yet voiced matrimonial plans.
Scandal with grandmother
In April 2019, the media did not hesitate in expressions and accused Samonov in an inappropriate attitude towards her grandmother, Polina Alexandrovna. From the publications there was that the grandson threw 73-year-old Polina Alexandrovna, who rewritten his apartment, stopped calling, blocked his own phone number for relatives, did not come, ignoring all the attempts of an elderly woman to contact him.In an interview, she admitted that Alexander was and remains for her beloved grandson. With childhood, she supported the hockey boy's passion, bought sticks and the first protective helmet for him for 32 thousand rubles, went with a child to the competition. In 2005, after the persuasion of Samonov's parents, Grandma rewrote the apartment in Moscow to the athlete.
Becoming a famous, the player quickly forgot about the contribution of relatives in his career. Polina Alexandrovna, having ceased to see a goalkeeper and not finding support in it, tried to return the accommodation. However, the court did not stand on the side of the pensioner. Behind the elderly Muscovite, instead of the grandson, social workers were cared, in which she had to spend the rest of the pension. Since the hockey player did not pay utility services, great debts have accumulated at the grandmother Alexander, there was a threat to disconnect the light. The player himself left the news without comment.
Alexander Samonov Now
In 2021, the goalkeeper continued at the sports career. Playing the St. Petersburg army, Samonov managed to participate in the team of the national team in the Swedish Games at the third stage of EuroTur and show not bad results. Later, the team went to the CARLSON hockey games - 2021, where the Swedes won with a score of 6: 4. The game of hockey player, despite the victory, was criticized.
At the next match, Ivan Bocharov took place at the gate. However, he played no better, because the question of who coaches will be able to entrust the right to protect the gate at the World Championships - 2021 remained open.
Achievements
- 2017 - Winner of the Universiade
- 2018 - the best hockey player of the playoffs in the composition of Dynamo HC
- 2018 - Vladimir Petrov Cup owner in the Dynamo HC
- 2018 - the best goalkeeper in HC "Dynamo"
- 2018 - Champion of HL as part of HC "Dynamo"