Tikhonovetsky Alexander Viktorovich (born April 11, 1979) is a Russian footballer, a forward who played mainly for Far Eastern clubs as well as for teams in the Premier League. After the end of his playing career, he moved into coaching. In 2010, he played for the Nizhny Novgorod club "Nizhny Novgorod" in the First League.[1]

Playing career

He began his professional career at the Far Eastern club "Okean" (Nakhodka), for which he played from 1997 to 2000, appearing in a total of 48 matches in the Second League and the Russian Cup.[1] In 2001, he combined appearances for "Luch" (Vladivostok) in the Second League with a single match for CSKA in the Premier League.[1]

In 2002–2004, he played for Novorossiysk's "Chernomorets": one season in the Premier League (25 matches, 1 goal) and two in the First League.[1] From 2004 to 2009, he played for Vladivostok's "Luch-Energiya," alternating seasons in the First League with matches in the Premier League; in 2006, he played 17 matches and scored 4 goals in the top division, and in 2008, 10 matches and 3 goals.[1] In 2008–2009, he also played for Krasnodar's "Kuban," appearing in 5 Premier League matches.[1]

In 2010, he moved to the Nizhny Novgorod club "Nizhny Novgorod," which played in the First League. Over the season, he played 22 matches and scored 13 goals, and in the Russian Cup he played 1 match and scored 1 goal.[1]

In 2011–2014, he returned to "Luch-Energiya": in the 2011/12 season, he played 10 matches in the First League; in 2012/13, he scored 14 goals in 25 Second League matches; and in the 2013/14 season, he played 13 matches in the First League. In February 2014, he ended his playing career.[1] In total, he played 350 matches in professional competitions and scored 79 goals.[1]

Coaching career

In August 2014, he became a coach at "Luch" (Vladivostok).[1] In June 2017, he took over the club as head coach.[1] In the 2022/23 season, he managed the team "Okean" (Nakhodka) in the Russian Cup, overseeing 1 match.[1]

Sources

  1. news.sportbox.ru — Tikhonovetsky Alexander Viktorovich — Head Coach
  2. checko.ru — Manufacture of Other Outerwear — Organizations 501–550 of 5,730
  3. checko.ru — LLC "SAKHALIN SEWING FACTORY" — Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — TIN 6501121670 — Director A. V. Tikhonovetsky