Aleksandr Kokorin
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Person in history

Aleksandr Kokorin

Aleksandr Kokorin, Russian footballer

Life at a glance

Born
1991 · March 19
Age this year
35No death recorded in our data
Known as
association football player. Citizenship: Soviet Union, Russia
Born
35th anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Personal life He was born as Aleksandr Kartashov and changed his surname later, in honour of his mother Maria Kokorina following her divorce from his biological father. [ 1 ] On 7 October 2018, Kokorin and Krasnodar midfielder Pavel Mamayev assaulted a Russian government official in a restaurant. The football players struck the official with a chair and used racial slurs. Kokorin and Mamayev were caught on camera hitting the official in a cafe in Moscow, according to Gazeta.

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kokorin is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Path and career

Career statistics Club As of match played 23 May 2026 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup [ a ] Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Dynamo Moscow 2008 Russian Premier League 7 2 0 0 — — 7 2 2009 24 2 3 0 4 [ b ] 1 — 31 3 2010 24 0 2 0 — — 26 0 2011–12 37 5 4 2 — — 41 7 2012–13 22 10 1 0 3 [ c ] 3 — 26 13 2013–14 22 10 1 0 — — 23 10 2014–15 27 8 1 0 11 [ c ]

Honours Zenit Saint Petersburg Russian Premier League : 2018–19 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Russian Cup : 2015–16 Russian Super Cup : 2016 Aris Limassol Cypriot First Division : 2022–23 ^ "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League . 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021 . Retrieved 4 May 2019 . ^ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 4 May 2019.

Why this date

Aleksandr Kokorin appears on our March 19 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

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Questions about Aleksandr Kokorin

When was Aleksandr Kokorin born?

March 19 1991.

How old would Aleksandr Kokorin be today?

35 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

Who else was born on March 19?

Clayton Kershaw, EJ Manuel, Hakim Ziyech and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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