A teammate spoke about the arrest of an ex-football player of the Russian national team with drugs

Former defender of Lokomotiv and the Russian national team Dmitry Sennikov called the detention of ex-teammate Alexei Bugaev with drugs an incomprehensible situation. He shared his reaction in a conversation with Lenta.ru.

Sennikov said that he did not know how Bugaev’s fate turned out after the end of his football career. “I haven’t talked to him for a long time. To be honest, I don’t even know that he lives in Krasnodar. He was in Moscow, then played in Tomsk,” he added.

The athlete said that during the joint game at Lokomotiv, he did not notice Bugaev’s tendency towards bad habits. He noted that football and drugs are incompatible things, since players constantly undergo doping tests and are disqualified if they have prohibited substances in their blood.

Earlier it became known that Bugaev was detained with a bag of powder. The examination showed that it was mephedrone in the amount of 500 grams. After a day in the detention center, the ex-football player agreed to cooperate with the investigation. He admitted that he worked as a drug courier and distributed bookmarks.

Bugaev is a graduate of Torpedo. During his career, the defender also played for Khimki near Moscow, Tomsk Tomsk and Krasnodar. Together with the capital’s Lokomotiv, the footballer became the bronze medalist of the Russian Championship and the winner of the country’s Super Cup in 2005.

As a member of the Russian national team, Bugaev played seven matches in the period from 2004 to 2005, without distinguishing himself with effective actions. Together with the team, the defender took part in the 2004 European Championship.