Name: Aleksandr Vladimirovich Prokhorov



Country: Soviet Union | Belarus
Club: FC Spartak Moscow
Position: *GK
Side: RF/BS
Age: 28-30 years (18/06/1946)

Height: 176 cm
Weight: 76 kg


Attack: 30
Defence: 84
Balance: 82
Stamina: 63
Top Speed: 69
Acceleration: 68
Response: 91
Agility: 78
Dribble Accuracy: 50
Dribble Speed: 51
Short Pass Accuracy: 53
Short Pass Speed: 57
Long Pass Accuracy: 53
Long Pass Speed: 62
Shot Accuracy: 44
Shot Power: 76
Shot Technique: 44
Free Kick Accuracy: 44
Curling: 48
Header: 44
Jump: 87
Technique: 51
Aggression: 58
Mentality: 78
Goalkeeper Skills: 83
Team Work: 74

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 4
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 6
Growth Type: Standard

CARDS:
S11 - Penalty Saver

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Penalty Stopper


Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded


INFO:
He was noted for his high reliability, conceding less than one goal per match in the championship games, for which in 1974 and 1975 he was recognized by Ogonyok magazine as the best goalkeeper in the USSR. Alexander Prokhorov did not differ in impressive dimensions - a height of 176 centimetres, which did not prevent him from being one of the brightest goalkeepers of the seventies. Very mobile and jumpy, able to quickly get to his feet and repel a blow at close range. His reaction was fantastic. Which is not surprising, because Alexander Vladimirovich came to football from... table tennis.

Little used during his first years and confined to the reserve team, he left Minsk in 1968 to join Metallurg Zaporozhye in the 2nd division where he quickly became a starter. He finally made his return to the top flight in 1970 under the colours of Dynamo Kiev and played sixteen league games that year. Completely barred by Yevhen Rudakov the following year, he only played two games while Dynamo won the championship at the end of the 1971 season.

Prokhorov left at the start of 1972 to sign for Spartak. In competition with Youri Darvin, he only played eight league games that year but ended up establishing himself as a starter in the 1973 season, a place he kept for three seasons thereafter. This period saw him being named the Soviet Union's best goalkeeper twice in 1974 and 1975 as well as playing his only European matches by playing nine Cup and UEFA Cup matches between 1973 and 1975.

Wishing to return to Dynamo Kiev at the end of 1975, Prokhorov then decided to leave Moscow without authorization to go to Kiev, which triggered a controversy at the start of 1976 while the player at the same time joined the ranks of the Soviet selection of Valeri Lobanovskyi, also Dynamo coach. At first, the Soviet sports commission declared the transfer illegal before changing its mind during the month of May, which allowed Prokhorov to play a championship match on May 23 against Dinamo Tbilisi, won 1–0. Despite this, an investigation was launched and the committee finally decided to cancel the transfer, with Dynamo Kiev then declared the loser of the match on green carpet while Prokhorov was ordered to return to Spartak Moscow at the beginning of the month of July 1976.

Returning to the ranks of Spartak at the end of the summer of 1976, Prokhorov made his return in goal for the end of the autumn season which ended with the club's relegation for the first time in its history. He then stayed for the 1977 season which saw the team win the second division and return to the top flight in 1978. Initially established for this last season, he was gradually replaced by the young Rinat Dasaev and ended up finish the year in third place at Krasnaya Presnia Moscow, Spartak's school club. He then put an end to his career at the age of 32.