Boris Rotenberg is a Finnish

Finland

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-Russia

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n professional footballer who plays for FC Dynamo Moscow

FC Dynamo Moscow

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 in Russia

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Biography

His father, also named Boris Rotenberg, was listed by the Forbes

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 magazine as 100th wealthiest person in Russia in 2010 with net worth of US$700,000,000. He was a friend of former Russian president and current PM, Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...

, since 1960s, when they were taking judo

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 lessons together. His uncle Arkadi Rotenberg (another Putin's judo friend) was 99th wealthiest in Russia, according to the same list.

In July of 2008, Rotenberg and fellow Jewish Russian, Yakov Ehrlich

Yakov Ehrlich

Yakov Nikolayevich Ehrlich is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Mostovik-Primorye Ussuriysk in Russia.-Biography:...

, joined Israel

Israel

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i club, Hapoel Petah Tikva on trial. The club was interested in both their services since they are Jewish and would not count as foreigners.