Kotlyarov Alexander Sergeevich was born on December 30, 1983 in the city of Ussuriysk, where he took his first football steps. However, the Russian goalkeeper began to play professional football far from his home.
Belarusian start
The first club Kotlyarov Alexander unexpectedly chose Minsk “Lokomotiv” - in 2003, the scouts of the Belarusian club made a proposal to the goalkeeper, and he agreed, leaving far west. In the only season for the “railwaymen” the goalkeeper played in only two meetings, having played the match against Zvezda “to zero”, having conceded two goals from “Torpedo-BelAZ” and becoming the finalist of the Belarus Cup, having played the decisive match on the bench.
The next season, Alexander Kotlyarov decided to stay in Belarus, but he changed his team by going to MTZ-RIPO, which is now called Partizan. For two years as part of the Minsk club, the goalkeeper also failed to gain a foothold, and, taking part in only 3 matches, the Russian decided to return to his homeland, having left for Siberia Siberia with the title of bronze medalist of the championship and the winner of the Belarus Cup.
Russian premiere
In the Novosibirsk club, Alexander was able to break through to the base, often appearing at the gate, but, dissatisfied with the amount of playing time, in January 2008, he moved to the second division team - Nizhny Novgorod “Volga”. Over the entire season, the goalkeeper played in only 5 matches, and helped the Volga go to the FNL, but, having received an offer from the Luch-Energia Vladivostok team, he left for the east.
In the easternmost club of the FNL, Kotlyarov Alexander found his team, quickly coming out on top in the dispute for the title of the main guard of the goal, and for three seasons confidently defended the colors of “yellow-blue”, twice recognizing the player of the year according to fans. In 2012, he decided to try his hand at another FNL team - Yekaterinburg Ural, with which he signed a contract for two years.
Better in FNL
As part of the "bumblebees" Alexander played the role of the second goalkeeper, and only 5 times appeared on the field. At the end of the season, “Ural” became the champion of the FNL, reaching the Premier League, but Kotlyarov returned to his favorite club, “Luch-Energia,” during the off-season. But the goalkeeper did not succeed in returning - after only a few rounds, he was injured and missed more than half the season.
As a result, the next season, Alexander Kotlyarov again went to the league a level lower, moving to the Voronezh Fakel. In the new team, the Russian quickly became his own and helped her become the winner of the championship, providing the club with a place in the FNL. But in the first league, Alexander already had a favorite team, in which he returned for the third time. In “Luch-Energia” the goalkeeper’s next arrival was received with joy, and to this day Kotlyarov is the main guard of the team’s goal, helping her to show consistently good results in the FNL every year.