Aleksei Karakosov Explained

Aleksei Karakosov
Fullname:Aleksei Konstantinovich Karakosov
Birth Date:1890
Birth Place:Saint Petersburg, Russia
Position:Striker/Midfielder
Years1:1907
Years2:1909–1913
Clubs1:Pavlovsky Saint Petersburg
Clubs2:Narva Saint Petersburg
Nationalyears1:1913
Nationalteam1:Russia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:-2

Aleksei Konstantinovich Karakosov (Russian: Алексей Константинович Каракосов; 1890–1917) was a Russian footballer. He was born in Saint Petersburg and killed in World War I.

International career

Karakosov played his only game for Russia on 4 May 1913 in a friendly against Sweden. In the 75th minute the Russian goalkeeper Dmitri Matrin was injured. Substitutions were not yet allowed, so Karakosov, a midfielder, had to take Matrin's place in goal. He let in two goals.

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