.jpg) 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 adefender.
Bugayev played forTom Tomsk,Torpedo Moscow,Lokomotiv Moscow,Khimki, andKrasnodar.[1]
Bugayev made his debut for theRussia national team in 2004, playing 90 minutes in a friendly match againstAustria ending in a goalless draw.[2] He was then included in the squad at theUEFA Euro 2004. He was an unused substitute in the1–0 loss against Spain, but played the full 90 minutes in the0–2 loss to Portugal[3] and in the2–1 win against Greece.[4] He earned three more caps in2006 World Cup qualification, playing 90 minutes in 4–0 wins against bothLuxembourg[5] andEstonia[6] and a 1–7 loss againstPortugal.[7] His last appearance for Russia was in a friendly againstItaly in 2005.[8] He retired from his career in 2010.[9][10]
Bugayev had issues with alcohol addiction throughout his adult life and retired early from playing football at the age of 29. He worked for a recycling business after retirement but turned to crime to pay for his alcohol debts.[11]
On 28 October 2023, Bugayev was arrested inKrasnodar in possession of 495 grams ofmephedrone.[12] On 24 September 2024, he pled guilty to drug distribution and was sentenced to 9.5 years of imprisonment.[13] While imprisoned, Bugayev sought to enlist in themilitary to participate in thewar against Ukraine.[9]
On 29 December 2024, Bugayev was killed fighting for Russia inits invasion of Ukraine.[1][9] Due to his death in the war zone, his body could not be immediately recovered.[9]
Unfortunately, the news about Aleksei's death is true. It happened today.
