Aleksei Bugayev

Aleksei Ivanovich Bugayev (25 August 1981 — 29 December 2024) was a Russian professional footballer. He played as a defender. He made seven appearances for the Russia national football team from 2004 to 2005.

Aleksei Bugayev
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Personal information
Full nameAleksei Ivanovich Bugayev
Date of birth(1981-08-25)25 August 1981
Place of birthMoscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Date of death29 December 2024(2024-12-29) (aged 43)
Place of deathUkraine
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000Torpedo-2 Moscow36(3)
2001Torpedo Moscow2(0)
2001–2002Tom Tomsk34(1)
2003–2004Torpedo Moscow39(0)
2005–2006Lokomotiv Moscow8(0)
2006–2008Tom Tomsk54(1)
2008Khimki0(0)
2009–2010Krasnodar20(0)
Total193(5)
National team
2001–2003Russia U212(0)
2004–2005Russia7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 28 October 2023, Bugayev was arrested in Krasnodar, Russia for having 495 grams of mephedrone.[1] On 24 September 2024, Bugayev pleaded guilty to drug distribution and was sentenced to 9.5 years of imprisonment.[2]

While in jail, Bugayev wanted to join the military to serve in the Ukraine war.[3] Three months later, on 29 December 2024, Bugayev was killed fighting for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.[4][3]

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