Aleksandr Bubnov

Aleksandr Bubnov
Bubnov in 2012
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Viktorovich Bubnov
Date of birth (1955-10-10) 10 October 1955
Place of birth Lyubertsy, USSR
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
1972 SKA Rostov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 Spartak Ordzhonikidze 23 (1)
1974–1982 Dynamo Moscow 206 (7)
1983–1989 Spartak Moscow 169 (3)
1989–1990 Red Star 27 (1)
1998 Slavia Mozyr 0 (0)
Total 425 (12)
International career
1977–1987 USSR 34 (1)
Managerial career
1991–1993 Red Star Saint-Ouen (assistant)
1995 Dinamo-Gazovik Tyumen
1997–1998 Slavia Mozyr
2002 Fabus Bronnitsy
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandr Viktorovich Bubnov (Russian: Александр Викторович Бубнов; born 10 October 1955, in Lyubertsy) is a Russian former professional footballer and a coach. After a short career as a coach, he has since become a radio, television and internet pundit.

Club career

Bubnov began his professional career at Spartak Ordzhonikidze in 1973, playing 23 matches and scoring 1 goal.[1] He moved to Dynamo Moscow in 1974, where he made 206 appearances and scored 7 goals.[1] From 1983 to 1989, he played for Spartak Moscow, making 169 appearances and scoring 3 goals.[1] He then played in France for Red Star in 1989–1990, with 27 appearances and 1 goal.[1] In 1998, he briefly joined Slavia Mozyr but did not play official matches.[1]

International career

Bubnov earned 34 caps and scored 1 goal for the USSR national team and participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals.[2]

Media career

After retiring, Bubnov became a football analyst for the Russian sports portal [3] Sportbox.ru, hosting the "Bubnov's Expertise" section and providing in-depth tactical analysis. In 2025, Bubnov became a regular participant in the YouTube program "Comment.Show".[4]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Aleksandr Bubnov – Player Profile". WorldFootball.net.
  2. ^ "USSR – Record International Players". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "Aleksandr Bubnov – Expert Profile". Sportbox.ru.
  4. ^ "Aleksandr Bubnov joins "Comment.Show"". Sports.ru. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.