{{short description|Estonian footballer and beach soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Aleksander Saharov | image = | caption = | fullname = Aleksander Saharov | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|4|22}} | birth_place = Türi, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union | height = {{Height|m=1.71|precision=0}} | position = Winger | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1999–2005 | clubs1 = FC Flora Tallinn | caps1 = 136 | goals1 = 30 | years2 = 2002 | clubs2 = → FC Valga (loan) | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = JK Viljandi Tulevik | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2008–2009 | clubs4 = JK Nõmme Kalju | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2000–2005 | nationalteam1 = Estonia | nationalcaps1 = 25 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2009– | nationalteam2 = Estonia (beach soccer) | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | medaltemplates = | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Aleksander Saharov''' (born 22 April 1982, in Türi) is a former Estonian professional footballer and current beach soccer player.
==Beach soccer== In 2009, after ending his professional football career, he started to play beach soccer in Unibet/Nõmme Kalju.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2009 |title=Saharov vahetas tavajalgpalli rannavuti vastu |url=https://sport.postimees.ee/132078/saharov-vahetas-tavajalgpalli-rannavuti-vastu |website=Postimees Sport |language=et}}</ref> He currently plays in Estonia national beach soccer team.
==International career== During his national team career he was capped 25 times and scored 1 goal. He made his debut on 26 April 2000 against Luxembourg in a Friendly match. He scored his only goal on 20 April 2005 against Norway in a Friendly match.
===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" !width=30|#!!width=75|Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition |- |align=center|1 |align=center|2005-04-20 |A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |{{fb|NOR}} |align=center|'''1'''–2 |align=center|1–2 |Friendly |}
==Personal life== He is 1.71 m tall and weighs 68 kg.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.jkkalju.ee/?mid=1&id=153 Aleksander Saharov lõpetas Meistriliiga karjääri] {{in lang|et}} * {{EFA|2308}} * {{EFA2|1785|old_id=2308}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saharov, Aleksander}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:People from Türi Category:Sportspeople from Järva County Category:Estonian men's footballers Category:Estonia men's international footballers Category:Estonian people of Russian descent Category:Nõmme Kalju FC players Category:Viljandi JK Tulevik players Category:FC Flora players Category:FC Valga players Category:Estonian beach soccer players Category:Men's association football wingers Category:21st-century Estonian sportsmen