Anton Shkarin
 Shkarin in an ITAR-TASS press conference, September 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Pavlovich Shkarin | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Gizhiga, Magadan Oblast, Soviet Union | ||
| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
 Kristall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 |
Siti Khimik | ||
| 2006-2009 |
Strogino | ||
| 2010 |
Delta Saratov | ||
| 2010– |
Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005– | Russia national beach soccer team | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:26, 31 July 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:26, 31 July 2017 (UTC) | |||
Anton Pavlovich Shkarin (Template:Lang-ru; born 15 November 1982) is a Russian beach soccer player currently active as a defender.
Career
Shkarin began his professional beach soccer team in the Spartak-Shchyolkovo club. He played for three seasons in the Russian club Strogino, and since 2010 he is playing for Lokomotive Moscow. His first coach was Vladimir Sinitsa. He debuted for the national team at the 2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup.[1]
In the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Shkarin scored the first goal against Spain and helped his team win the cup scoring 5-1.
Personal life
Shkarin enrolled at the MGSU as a structural architect.[2]
On 8 July 2012, Shkarin made an offer to his girl Marina on the beach field after the match against Spain.[3] They then married and she gave birth to Pavel.[4] Shkarin lives in Fryazino.[5]
Achievements
Some of Shkarin's notable achievements:
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup champion: 2011, 2013
- Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup champion: 2011, 2012, 2015
- Euro Beach Soccer Cup champion: 2010, 2012
- Euro Beach Soccer League champion: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
- Russian National champion: 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Russian Cup champion: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
- Russian Super Cup: 2011
By the order of the Minister of Sports of Russia he received the honorary degree "Merited Master of Sports" on 21 December 2012.[6]