Hockey player Alexei Bondarev spent many games during his long career. Not everything went well with him, but he still continued to fight and achieved great victories. Bondarev Alexey is a hockey player who has played in many clubs. Before he became a player in the best league in the country, he had to gain experience in the top division.
First steps in sports
Alexey Bondarev was born in 1983 in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk. It was at the local hockey school that his long sports career began. After the first training session Alexey fell in love with hockey and never saw himself anywhere else in his life. His first trainer was Sergey Gersonsky, an experienced specialist who did a lot for children.
All his students speak very well about their children's coach. If not for him, hockey fans and specialists would not have learned about many talented hockey players. Sergey Gersonsky immediately transferred Alexei to defense, as he had impressive dimensions, quickly took the puck and was notable for a good throw. Thanks to these qualities, this defender is often released when playing in unequal compositions.
Moving to the Avangard children's school
It was with the help of the first coach that many boys managed to become professional hockey players. This mentor from Ust-Kamenogorsk in 1995 brought the most capable children to Omsk. At first, only Sergei Gersonsky was offered to move, but he set the condition that he was ready to move to Omsk only with his students. So, the coach, along with 13 children, ended up in another club. So that they were not afraid of change, Father Golovin had to move. His son also became a professional hockey player and stands for the national team of his country.
Bondarev, without hesitation, accepted the invitation, as the Omsk school annually gives talented youth to professional teams. But the athlete’s parents thought for a long time about his departure. It is difficult to let go of a 12-year-old child over 1,000 kilometers. At that time, not everyone had mobile phones and a computer with the Internet. But still after a while they gave their consent. There was no other choice. Young Alexei needed to develop in hockey, but in his homeland there was no such opportunity.
Major Hockey League Performance
After studying at the school, Alexey Bondarev was invited to the second team of Omsk. After playing for her for two years, he joined the army. There he was in a sports career and continued to do what he liked. At the end of the service, he again returned to the Omsk Hawks team and stayed there for 2 years. Then Alex began his performance in the teams of the major league. He is already ripe to play against more experienced players. First, a contract was signed with the Mostovik team. But after a season, he moved to Chelyabinsk to speak for the local Mechel club.
Career in the main domestic league
Alexey’s appearances in the major league were convincing, and specialists from leading teams of the country became actively interested in him. In his long career, Alexei Bondarev visited such super league teams: Avangard, Spartak, Lokomotiv, Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Tractor, CSKA and Neftekhimik.
In “Tractor” Alexei was invited by the famous coach Vladimir Belousov. He came to the talented defender at the last moment, when active negotiations with other clubs were already ongoing. The hockey player accepted the offer of this coach immediately. Belousov needed a stable defender with extensive experience playing at a high level. Bondaryov was ideally suited for this role. The decision to move was made by Alexei due to the fact that he knew the coach well and his future teammates. Although the game for “Tractor” did not develop very well, this season Aleksey can put himself in an asset.
He did not stay long in any of his clubs. Alexei Bondarev left Vanguard and Spartak after a couple of seasons, but then returned again. He currently plays for the Spartak hockey team, which participates in the world's largest hockey league. The agreement is valid until 2018.
Statistics and Achievements
In total, Bondarev Alexey Andreevich played 551 games in all championships of Russia. In these matches he managed to score 32 goals and make 108 assists. For the defender, such statistics look quite decent. Of those scoring points in the Premier League, 17 goals were scored and 51 assists were awarded. This defender scored all the remaining points in the country's strongest championship.
His best sports time was in Omsk, where he and the team were among the leaders of the championship. In total, Lesha spent 5 seasons at the Avangard hockey club . For 151 games in Omsk scored 9 goals and made 24 assists Alexei Bondarev. The defender won the championship as part of this club, unfortunately, could not. Nevertheless, in 2005, Omsk “Vanguard won the European Cup. In his draw, Bondarev played 3 games.
Athlete's personal life
The wife of this Russian hockey player is called Olesya. She comes from Omsk. Her parents and relatives live there. No matter where her husband goes to play, she is always with him. But very often they return to their hometown. The couple has a daughter. She was born in 2002 in Yaroslavl.
Alexey Bondarev will undoubtedly go down in the history of Russian hockey. For many years he pleased the fans with a good game. Now Alex is a veteran of the team and will soon end his long journey as a player. But there is no doubt that he will be offered an administrative position in sports, in which he will also earnestly achieve high results.