Aleksandr Kokorin is a Russian footballer who plays as a forward for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Kokorin can play as the main striker or as a false 9. Kokorin is a technically sound player, he is good on the ball and can certainly pick a pass. Despite his far from impressive goal scoring record, he is a very accomplished finisher.
He made his debut for the senior FC Dynamo Moscow team on 4 October 2008. On 4 July 2013 Kokorin agreed personal terms with Anzhi Makhachkala after the club had triggered his €19 million release clause. However, before he could play a single official game for Anzhi, on 6 August, following restructuring of Anzhi at business level, the whole squad was put up for sale, including new signing Kokorin. The next day, Yuri Zhirkov, Igor Denisov and Kokorin were all transferred to Dynamo for an undisclosed fee. On 30 January 2016, he moved from Dynamo to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Kokorin was a part of the Russia U-21 side that was competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification. Kokorin was called up to the Russia national football team for a friendly against Greece in November 2011 and made his national team debut in that game on the 11th. He played two games at UEFA Euro 2012 as Russia failed to pass the group stages. On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. Kokorin scored three times in Russia's successful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.
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