Aleksei Bugayev

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Bugayev.

Aleksei Bugayev

Bugayev in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Aleksei Ivanovich Bugayev
Date of birth	(1981-08-25)25 August 1981
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	29 December 2024(2024-12-29) (aged 43)
Place of death	Ukraine
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Torpedo-2 Moscow	36	(3)
2001	Torpedo Moscow	2	(0)
2001–2002	Tom Tomsk	34	(1)
2003–2004	Torpedo Moscow	39	(0)
2005–2006	Lokomotiv Moscow	8	(0)
2006–2008	Tom Tomsk	54	(1)
2008	Khimki	0	(0)
2009–2010	Krasnodar	20	(0)
Total		193	(5)
International career
2001–2003	Russia U21	2	(0)
2004–2005	Russia	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksei Ivanovich Bugayev (Russian: Алексе́й Ива́нович Буга́ев; 25 August 1981 – 29 December 2024) was a Russian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Bugayev played for Tom Tomsk, Torpedo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Khimki, and Krasnodar.[1]

International career

Bugayev made his debut for the Russia national team in 2004, playing 90 minutes in a friendly match against Austria ending in a goalless draw.[2] He was then included in the squad at the UEFA Euro 2004. He was an unused substitute in the 1–0 loss against Spain, but played the full 90 minutes in the 0–2 loss to Portugal[3] and in the 2–1 win against Greece.[4] He earned three more caps in 2006 World Cup qualification, playing 90 minutes in 4–0 wins against both Luxembourg[5] and Estonia[6] and a 1–7 loss against Portugal.[7] His last appearance for Russia was in a friendly against Italy in 2005.[8] He retired from his career in 2010.[9]

He was considered ill-disciplined and was known for drinking to excess.[10]

Personal life and death

On 28 October 2023, Bugayev was arrested in Krasnodar in possession of 495 grams of mephedrone.[11] On 24 September 2024, he pled guilty to drug distribution and was sentenced to 9.5 years of imprisonment.[12] While imprisoned, Bugayev sought to enlist in the military to participate in the war against Ukraine.[9]

On 29 December 2024, Bugayev was killed fighting for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.[1][9] Due to his death in the war zone, his body could not be immediately recovered.[9]

Honours

• Russian Super Cup: 2005
• Russian Premier League third place: 2005

References

1. Daniil Arshavsky (29 December 2024). "Бывший футболист сборной России Бугаев погиб в зоне СВО" [Former Russian national team football player Bugayev has died in the SMO zone] (in Russian). Sport Express. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. "Austria vs. Russia. 0 - 0". int.soccerway.com. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
3. "History: Russia 0-2 Portugal UEFA EURO 2004". UEFA.com. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
4. "History: Russia 2-1 Greece UEFA EURO 2004". UEFA.com. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
5. "Luxembourg - Russia. FIFA WC 2006 Prel. Comp. European Zone". Fifa.org. 9 October 2004. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
6. "Russia - Estonia. FIFA WC 2006 Prel. Comp. European Zone". FIFA.com. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
7. "Portugal - Russia. FIFA WC 2006 Prel. Comp. European Zone". FIFA.com. 13 October 2004. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
8. "Italy vs. Russia 2 - 0". int.soccerway.com. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
9. Ron Popeski (29 December 2024). Hugh Lawson (ed.). "Former Russian national team member killed in Ukraine war". Reuters. Retrieved 30 December 2024. Unfortunately, the news about Aleksei's death is true. It happened today.
10. Yokhin, Michael (2 January 2025). "Aleksey Bugaev: Russian footballer's spiralling story ends with death in Ukraine". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
11. Yevgeniya Lepyokhina (1 November 2023). "Экс-футболиста сборной России Бугаева задержали с мефедроном" [Ex-football player of the Russian national team Bugayev has been detained with mephedrone] (in Russian). RTVI. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
12. "Экс-футболист осужден за покушение на незаконный сбыт наркотиков" [Ex-football player convicted for attempt to sell illegal drugs]. Telegram (in Russian). Krasnodar Krai Court. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

External links

• Profile at RussiaTeam (in Russian)