Anton Shkarin
Anton Pavlovich Shkarin (Russian: Антон Павлович Шкарин; born 15 November 1982) is a Russian beach soccer player. He plays as a defender for Spartak Moscow.
 Shkarin in an ITAR-TASS press conference, September 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Pavlovich Shkarin | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Gizhiga, Magadan Oblast, Soviet Union | ||
| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Spartak Moscow | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Siti Khimik | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Strogino | 30 | (5) |
| 2010 | Delta Saratov | 5 | (3) |
| 2010–2018 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 243 | (62) |
| 2018– | Spartak Moscow | 59 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Russia national beach soccer team | 263 | (60) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:50, 28 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:50, 28 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
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Career
Shkarin began his professional beach soccer team in the Spartak-Shchyolkovo club. He played for three seasons in the Russian club Strogino, and since 2010 he is playing for Lokomotive Moscow. His first coach was Vladimir Sinitsa. He debuted for the national team at the 2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup.[1]
In the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Shkarin scored the first goal against Spain and helped his team win the cup scoring 5-1.
In December 2018, Shkarin switched to Spartak Moscow.[2] For Lokomotive he scored 62 goals in a record 243 appearances.[3]
In 2019, Anton Shkarin, Artur Paporotnyi, Maxim Chuzhkov and Yuri Krashennikov scored a goal each at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup bringing the score 7-1 against Italy.[4]
Personal life
Shkarin enrolled at the MGSU as a structural architect.[5]
On 8 July 2012, Shkarin made an offer to his girl Marina on the beach field after the match against Spain.[6] They then married and she gave birth to Pavel.[7] Shkarin lives in Fryazino.[8]
Achievements
Some of Shkarin's notable achievements:
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup champion: 2011, 2013
- Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup champion: 2011, 2012, 2015
- Euro Beach Soccer Cup champion: 2010, 2012
- Euro Beach Soccer League champion: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017
- Russian National champion: 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Russian Cup champion: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
- Russian Super Cup: 2011
By the order of the Minister of Sports of Russia he received the honorary degree "Merited Master of Sports" on 21 December 2012.[9]
References
- Anton Shkarin
- Капитан сборной России по пляжному футболу Шкарин стал игроком «Спартака» [The captain of the Russian national beach soccer team Shkarin became a Spartak player]. Rambler (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- BSC Lokomotiv Moscow – Players
- Крашенников стал MVP европейской квалификации на ЧМ-2019 по пляжному футболу [Krashennikov became the MVP of the European qualification at the 2019 World Cup beach soccer] (in Russian). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- Экзамен на квалификацию. Антон Шкарин [Qualification Exam. Anton Shkarin] (in Russian). 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- Andrey Ivanov (3 July 2016). "200 матчей? Я 200 раз за Россию играть выходил. Это главное" ["200 matches? I played for Russia 200 times. This is important.]. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- Andrey Ivanov (8 July 2015). Шкарин: камень в 20 кг на поле – куда смотрят организаторы? [Shkarin: 20 kg stone on the field - where are the organizers looking?]. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- Шкарин: пляжный футбол в России заслуживает большего внимания [Shkarin: Beach soccer in Russia deserves more attention]. RIA Novosti. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- Приказ министра спорта № 66-нг от 21 декабря 2012 г.