Artur Sergeyevich Paporotnyi (; born 28 November 1985) is a Russian beach soccer player. Paporotnyi debuted in the Russian national beach soccer team in 2011. Since 2013, he is playing for BSC Kristall.
Career Paporotnyi was born 28 November 1985 in Mirny, Bryansk Oblast. As a child he played basketball; as a reminder he often performs a basketball shot hand movement on the pitch. Then he started playing association football, he also tried himself in futsal. Не затерявшийся в песках. Часть 1-я In 2009, he switched to beach soccer, debuting for City. His first coach was S. Stepanov.Artur Paporotnyi
He debuted for the Russia national beach soccer team in 2011. His first match was against Romania at the 2011 Euro Beach Soccer League. After that he was chosen for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which Russia won.
In 2019, Artur Paporotnyi, Anton Shkarin, Maxim Chuzhkov and Yuri Krashennikov scored a goal each at the qualification tournament for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, bringing the score 7–1 against Italy.
Achievements National team FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup champion: 2011, 2021 Euro Beach Soccer League champion: 2011, 2017 Euro Winners Cup champion: 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021
Clubs Russian National champion: 2013, 2015, 2016 Russian Cup champion: 2015, 2017
Individually 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal – Best Player 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Silver Ball
References
External links Profile on Beach Soccer Russia Profile on BSC Kristall