Igor Akinfeev Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Biography, Affairs & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev
Profession	Professional Footballer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in feet inches- 6’ 1”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 38 inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 14 inches
Eye Colour	Green Hazel
Hair Colour	Black
Football
Debut	International- On 28 April 2004 for Russia against Norway Club- On 31 May 2003 for CSKA Moscow against Krylya Sovetov Samara
Jersey Number	#1 (Russia) #35 (CSKA Moscow)
Coach/Mentor	Stanislav Cherchesov, Viktor Goncharenko
Position	Goalkeeper
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Club CSKA Moscow • Russian Premier League: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016 • Russian Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13 • Russian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014 • UEFA Cup: 2004–05 Individual • The Best Young football player of Russian Premier League: 2005 • Russian Premier League Player of the Year: 2012–13 • The Best Young goalkeeper of Europe: 2008
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 April 1986
Age (as in 2018)	32 Years
Birthplace	Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Nationality	Russian
Hometown	Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia
School	CSKA Sports School
College/University	Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture
Educational Qualification	Diploma in Specialist Goalkeeper
Religion	Christianity
Hobbies	Fishing, Playing Billiards
Girls, Affairs & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Valeria Yakunchikova (Dancer/Model)
Marriage Date	2014
Family
Wife/Spouse	Ekaterina Garun (Model)
Children	Son- Danil Daughter- Evangelina
Parents	Father- Vladimir Vasilievich (Truck Driver) Mother- Irina Vladimorovna (Kindergarten Teacher)
Siblings	Brother- Yevgeny Akinfeev Sister- None
Favourite Things
Favourite Band	Ruki Vverkh! (Hands Up!)
Favourite Singer	Sergey Zhukov
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	$2.5 Million (₹17 Crore)
Net Worth (approx.)	$5 Million (₹35 Crore)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Igor Akinfeev

Does Igor Akinfeev smoke?: Not Known

Does Igor Akinfeev drink alcohol?: Not Known

At the age of four, he joined CSKA sports school.

He grew in love with football at the school. He was two years younger than other boys, he used to play with. He earned himself the reputation of the best catcher in the team.

At the age of seven, he joined the CSKA Youth Academy.

Igor became self-dependent at a very young age. He was eight when he started washing his uniform and socks on his own.

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in May 2003 against Krylia Sovetov Samara. He made a last-minute penalty save to win the game for his team. He was also named the Player of the Match.

In 2004, Igor joined the Russian National Team for the first time and became the youngest goalkeeper in Russia’s history.

He was selected in the Russian Squad for the UEFA Euro 2004.

He went 362 minutes without conceding a goal in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League.

He played every match for Russia in the UEFA Euro 2008; taking his team to the semi-finals of the tournament.

In 2009, Igor wrote the book “100 penalties from readers.”

On 25 May 2012, he was named in the Russian squad for the UEFA Euro 2012. He was then named in the Russian squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on 2 June 2014.

In 2015, he had a misfortune 0n the field. He was goalkeeping in a match when an opponent’s fan threw a flame at him. He had severe burns and concussion.

Igor became the captain of the Russian team in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized Russian squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He was instrumental in Russia’s win over Spain in the Round of 16; saving 2 penalties in the shoot-out.

Akinfeev has also appeared in the advertisement of the Credit Bank of Moscow.