Aleksey Spiridonov (born 26 June 1988) is a Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Zenit Kazan, European Champion 2011, gold medalist of the World League (2011, 2013).
The player has attracted much controversy, especially due to his repeated and ongoing extreme Polonophobic statements.
Career In 2011 he was punished by Volleyball Federation of Russia because of drunkenness for six months.Russian volleyball player is disqualified for drunkenness - newspepper.su - 06-09-2011
During match with Germany at World Championship 2014 held in Poland, he made a "rifle shooting" gesture in the direction of fans.Alexey Spiridonov shots to the Polish fans - volleyball-movies.net - 13-09-2014 This was seen as a lack of respect for the fans and he was cautioned by the FIVB.FIVB President Ary Graca – “We should punish Spiridonov” - worldofvolley.com - 21-09-2014 He repeatedly insulted Poland in interviews with Russian media.Spiridonow znowu prowokuje i obraża. "Polacy to zgniły naród", "Wolałbym uderzyć niż napluć" - przegladsportowy.pl - 23-09-2014 During a match against Poland, he was accused of spitting on MP Marek Matuszewski, which he denied. In May 2015 Spiridonov was suspended for two matches for his misbehavior in the match against Germany. He missed two games at the start of the World League on May 28 and 29 against Poland.Spiridonov suspended for 2 matches for his misbehavior in the match against Germany - russiavolley.com - 06-05-2015
Sporting achievements
Clubs
CEV Champions League 2008/2009 - with Iskra Odintsovo 2014/2015 - with Zenit Kazan 2015/2016 - with Zenit Kazan
CEV Cup 2009/2010 - with Iskra Odintsovo
CEV Challenge Cup 2012/2013 - with Ural Ufa
FIVB Club World Championship Betim 2015 - with Zenit Kazan
National championships 2008/2009 Russian Championship, with Iskra Odintsovo 2011/2012 Russian Championship, with Iskra Odintsovo 2012/2013 Russian Championship, with Ural Ufa 2014/2015 Russian Cup 2015, with Zenit Kazan 2014/2015 Russian Championship, with Zenit Kazan 2015/2016 Russian SuperCup 2015, with Zenit Kazan 2015/2016 Russian Cup 2016, with Zenit Kazan 2015/2016 Russian Championship, with Zenit Kazan
Individually 2014 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Best Receiver
References
External links
Alexey Spiridonov at the International Volleyball Federation Alexey Spiridonov at Zenit-Kazan