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14 unusual facts about CSKA Moscow


Allan Erdman

After retirement he worked as a coach at CSKA Moscow, raising such competitors as the Olympic champion Lyubov Galkina.

Christian Noboa

His third goal of the first half of the season came in an emphatic 5–1 away win against league leaders CSKA Moscow.

Elvir Rahimić

In all his years in PFC CSKA Moscow he missed just over 10 games, mostly because of collected yellow cards, playing over 50 games every year.

Jame Pollock

On July 5, 2007, Pollock was signed by the Washington Capitals to a two-way deal but left the Capitals minor league team, the Hershey Bears, in December 2007 to play with CSKA Moscow in the Russian Superleague.

Kwame Karikari

As he returned he came to score many vital goals for AIK in their Europa League adventure, he scored against PSV Eindhoven and CSKA Moscow.

Mario Mandžukić

Mandžukić scored his first Champions League goal of the season when Bayern Munich began the defence of their Champions League title against CSKA Moscow with a 3–0 victory at the Allianz Arena.

Nikos Galis

"I had given specific instructions on how to defend against the other 4 players. As for Nikos, we just had to sit down and pray!", Vojcek Kricovski, CSKA Moscow coach.

Ruhrstadion

The stadium hosted a UEFA Champions League match between CSKA Moscow and Rangers in December 1992 because the teams weren't able to play in Moscow for weather reasons.

Serge Gnabry

On 25 March 2013, Gnabry scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over CSKA Moscow U19s in the quarter-finals of the NextGen Series.

Sergey Kushchenko

In 2006, Sergey was appointed the head for the Central Sports Army Club in Moscow which entailed more than forty different sports including hockey, basketball, tennis, swimming, and biathlon.

Svetlana Boiko

On the domestic arena, Boiko defends the colours of CSKA and is in fact a major in Russian armed forces (as at August 16, 2008).

Vladimir Nazlymov

While fulfilling a two-year army obligation, which was mandatory for all 18-year-olds in the Soviet Union, Nazlymov was put in a special regimen where he was able to fence with the Central Sports Army Club team in Moscow.

VVV-Venlo

Another remarkable event was the transfer of star player Keisuke Honda to CSKA Moscow.

Yuri Gunko

He then played for CSKA Moscow for one season, before re-joining Sokol Kiev for four years, from 2002-2006.


1964–65 FIBA European Champions Cup

Real defeated CSKA Moscow in the two legged final, after losing the first in Moscow 88–81 and winning at Madrid 62–76.

2007–08 PBC CSKA Moscow season

CSKA Moscow 2007– 2008 season is the 200708 basketball season for Russian professional basketball club CSKA Moscow.

Adamos Chatzigeorgiou

He made his debut with Anorthosis on 24 August 2010 against CSKA Moscow on UEFA Europa League play-offs.

Aivars Drupass

Since he had to join the army, for several years Drupass played in army clubs – SKA Khabarovsk and CSKA Moscow but in 1986 he was back in Daugava (6 goals in 33 matches).

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov

On 11 June 2011, Bilyaletdinov married Maria, a former cheerleader for the basketball club CSKA Moscow.

Eli Knox

His gambling was so compulsive that at one point he gambled away Tommy Valentine to his friend, and owner of CSKA Moscow.

Ioannis Sfairopoulos

In 2011, he became an assistant coach with the Russian League club CSKA Moscow, under head coach Jonas Kazlauskas.

KHL Junior Draft

Mikhail Pashnin, drafted by CSKA Moscow, was the first player to be drafted in the KHL Junior Draft.

Mário Figueira Fernandes

Bayern Munich, Manchester UnitedJuventus, Internazionale, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, F.C.Porto, CSKA Moscow, AFC Ajax and A.S. Roma have all been linked with him and he has been dubbed "the new Lúcio".

Miki Berkovich

In 1977 helped Maccabi to win its first European Championship, defeating Mobilgirgi Varese 78:77 in the final held in Pionir Hall, Belgrade and CSKA Moscow 91:79 in semifinal group game held in Virton, Belgium, an achievement that produced Tal Brody's famous sentence "We are on the map, not only in basketball".

Olympiacos B.C. season 2007-08

Meanwhile, in Europe the team qualified for the third phase (quarter-finals) of the Euroleague, where it was eliminated by CSKA Moscow.

Pontus Wernbloom

Pontus Anders Mikael Wernbloom (born 25 June 1986 in Kungälv, Bohuslän) is a Swedish footballer who plays for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League.

Professional ice hockey

Throughout the history of the Soviet league, Red Army-affiliated CSKA Moscow dominated, winning 32 of the 46 championship seasons.

Richard Jeter

He has since played with CSKA Moscow in Russia, Ukraine (Azovmash), Puerto Rico, Townsville Crocodiles in Australia, Manawatu Jets in New Zealand National Basketball League now he is currently signed with Hoverla in Ukraine.

Roman Shirokov

Before signing for Zenit, Shirokov played for FC Khimki, Rubin Kazan, Saturn Moscow Oblast, FC Vidnoye, FC Istra, Torpedo-ZIL Moscow and CSKA Moscow's farm club.

Volkswagen Arena

The stadium hosted Wolfsburg's first ever game in the Champions League along with their first win in the UEFA Champions League when Brazilian striker Grafite scored a hat-trick against CSKA Moscow, beating them 3–1, on 15 September 2009.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle +100 kg

The Men's Freestyle +100 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg

The Men's Freestyle 100 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg

The Men's Freestyle 48 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg

The Men's Freestyle 52 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg

The Men's Freestyle 57 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg

The Men's Freestyle 62 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg

The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg

The Men's Freestyle 74 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 82 kg

The Men's Freestyle 82 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 90 kg

The Men's Freestyle 90 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Athletics Fieldhouse, Central Sports Club of the Army.

Yaroslav Korolev

Korolev played for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Super League before joining the Clippers.