Aleksandr Podshivalov
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Aleksandr Viktorovich Podshivalov (born 6 September 1964 in Sverdlovsk
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...

) is an association football coach and a former player. As of 2009, he works as an assistant coach with FC Tom Tomsk.

In the first round of the 1992–93 UEFA Cup, he saved two penalty kicks in the penalty shootout that helped his team FC Torpedo Moscow
FC Torpedo Moscow
FC Torpedo Moscow is an association football club, based in Moscow, Russia. The club was founded in 1930. On March 19, 2009 it was denied membership of the Professional Football League and did not play in the professional competitions in 2009...

 beat Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United F.C.
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 (United also missed the goal on one of the kicks).

Honours

  • Soviet Premier League bronze: 1991.
  • Russian Cup winner: 1993.
  • Russian Goalkeeper of the Year award: 1993.

International career

Podshivalov played his only game for Russia
Russia national football team
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 on 6 October 1993 in a friendly against Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia national football team
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