Fyodor Smolov Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts

Fyodor Smolov Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts

LifeBogger presents the Full Story of a Russian Football Genius who is best known by the nickname; “Fedor“.

Our Fyodor Smolov Childhood Story plus Untold Biography Facts brings you a full account of notable events from his childhood time to date.

The analysis involves his life story before fame, family life and many OFF-Pitch facts (little known) about him.

Yes, everyone knows Fyodor has scored lots of goals in his career.

However, only a hand few fans know much about Fyodor Smolov’s Bio, which is quite interesting. Now, without further ado, let’s Begin.

Fyodor Smolov Childhood Story – Early Life and Family Background:

For Biography starters, Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov was born on the 9th day of February 1990 to his mother, Irina Smolova and father, Mikhail Smolov in Saratov, Southwestern Russia. He was born as the only son and child of his conservative parents.

As a kid, Fyodor’s family lived in the crime-ridden neighbourhood of Russia’s Saratov city outskirts. This made his parents’ devise several means of protecting their son from the bad influence of the boys.

Career Buildup:

In other to avoid his son mixing up with bad friends, his father Mikhail took Fyodor to their home city soccer club, Sokol, for registration.

Unfortunately, Fyodor Smolov wasn’t a fan of his home city soccer club (Sokol Saratov) where his father took him to begin his youth career.

His heart was with “Lokomotiv Moscow“, located in Russia’s capital. This was where he dreamt of beginning his career.

He had dreamt of becoming the club’s member one day. Having known that there were no financial resources to make that happen, Fyodor Smolov continued with the club he didn’t support. His father’s decision had an adverse effect on his youth career success.

Fyodor Smolov continually struggled to cope with youth football. He even failed his football exams at the age of 14. This was a time his father started to feel his little teenager was tied and exhausted with the sport.

His father then insisted that his son should take the last football examination this time, from another club. Mikhail concluded that his son would quit soccer if he did not succeed in the forthcoming exam.

Fortunately, Fyodor passed the examination from the new soccer club, Master Saturn from Yegoryevsk, the Moscow region.

They gladly admitted the promising young lad, and Fyodor continued to master his skills in his favourite sport. He finally ended his youth career at Saturn Moscow, where he played between 2006 to 2007.

At 16, Fyodor Smolov signed the first professional agreement with Dinamo Moscow.

This time, he became possessed with a steely determination to make his dreams come true and his ambition to become a goal machine wasn’t just a passing fancy. As far as his career story is concerned, the rest, as they say, is now history.

Fyodor Smolov and Victoria Lopyreva Love Story:

Behind every great man, there’s a great woman, or so the saying goes. And behind almost every successful Russian footballer, there’s a glamorous wife, wag or girlfriend.

Without a doubt, Fyodor’s striking abilities, as well as his lifestyle off the pitch, build up a complete picture of him.

In 2012, he met the Russian model and TV hostess Victoria Lopyreva at his teammate (Yuri Zhirkov’s) birthday party.

Judging from her beauty, it is important to state that Victoria was the winner of the Miss Russia 2003 pageant.

Victoria Lopyreva and Fyodor Smolov - what a perfect fit for a couple.
Victoria Lopyreva and Fyodor Smolov – what a perfect fit for a couple.

Another important point to note is that; Victoria Lopyreva is seven years older than her man.

This fact, however, didn’t prevent their serious romantic relationship from developing and, more importantly, a marriage proposal that happened in a unique [no-ring] style.

Despite a seven-year age gap with Victoria Lopyreva, their romance flourished, culminating in a unique [no-ring] marriage proposal.
Despite a seven-year age gap with Victoria Lopyreva, their romance flourished, culminating in a unique [no-ring] marriage proposal.
In December 2013, lovebirds Lopyreva and Fyodor had a beautiful and romantic wedding in the Maldives.

Their marriage only lasted for two years before they split up. Both parties stopped communicating in July 2016.

Detailed reason for their divorce is contained below in Fyodor Smolov’s Family Facts as explained by Fyodor’s mum.

Russian media, however, reported that the divorce came as Fyodor Smolov was rumoured to be seeing Miranda Shelia, another Russian model pictured below.

It is pertinent to note that Miranda (pictured above) is often compared to Irina Shayk, another beautiful model who used to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s lover.

After Russia’s poor performance at the 2016 UEFA European Championship, Fyodor broke up with his girlfriend, Miranda Shelia.

Again, in the fall of 2016, the Russian media reported the love rat had started dating Sofia Nikitchuk, who was the 2015 Miss Russia winner.

Fyodor Smolov Family Facts:

This section of Smolov’s Bio tells you more facts about his parents. Now, let’s start with the woman that gave birth to him.

Fyodor Smolov Mother:

Irina Smolova, pictured below with her beloved son, is the mother of Fyodor.

Meet Irina Smolova and her footballing son.
Meet Irina Smolova and her footballing son.

Fedor Smolov’s mother first publicly commented on the divorce of her son from model and TV presenter Victoria Lopyreva.

She admitted that her son’s heart was broken by his wife, who took much of her time taking care of her career and not her husband’s emotional and personal needs.

Irina noted that both the player and model have been through a painful breakup.

She and Victoria had very warm relations, and the ex-daughter-in-law touchingly called her mother.

In her words…

“In the three years that they were together, I built very good relations with her,  it was so touching and flattering, when she called me Mom.

Vika and I communicate in a completely normal way now”.

“I can not say, of course, but maybe they just were not able to save their relationship. For Fyodor it was hard enough: I think, he loved her. Maybe at some point, distance played a negative role.

When Fyodor is training at the training camp, Victoria is also busy making a career – she is a TV presenter and fashion model, she is successful, in high demand and her job requires a lot of effort.

Somewhere, it turns out, it was the lack of time for Fyodor. He is someone who loves home comfort, attention.

Perhaps that is why a girl who decides to be with him, must fit him”.

says Irina Smolova (Fyodor Smolov’s mother).

Personal Life:

Starting off, Fyodor Smolov likes tattoos. The sportsman had his first tattoo at 17 and now, he cannot say how many tattoos he has. All his tattoos now fuse and form a single picture pattern as seen in the photo below.

Ink Fusion: Fyodor Smolov's captivating tapestry of tattoos, each telling a unique story and blending together to form a striking masterpiece.
Ink Fusion: Fyodor Smolov’s captivating tapestry of tattoos, each telling a unique story and blending together to form a striking masterpiece.

He has supported AC Milan since the 1997/98 season and once cited George Weah and Andriy Shevchenko as his favourite childhood players.

Fyodor’s Weakness: He Runs from emotional expression. More so, he could be temperamental, uncompromising and not friendly.

What Fyodor Dislikes: He dislikes broken promises, being lonely, having dull or boring situations, and people who disagree with him.

Fyodor’s biggest fear is seeing himself as limited or constrained. This makes him cold and insensitive.

However, he has a defence mechanism against premature intimacy. Fyodor needs to learn how to trust ladies. Also, to express his emotions in a healthy way.

The soccer player is also fond of reading novels right from his childhood days, as pictured below.

Criminal Detectives a la Mario Puzo and Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novels, and Mikhail Bulgakov’s works are his favourite books.

Why he doesn’t get happy with Europe’s Big Clubs:

On a sad note, Fyodor Smolov once told Maxim Online that foreign clubs always feel reluctant to sign players from Russia. In his words…

Champions League-level sides won’t go out of their way to bring us in. I saw it during the transfer window. I had some offers, but they were all loans with a right for a buy-out. European big clubs consider us as grumpy and introverted.

Smolov added there is a certain stereotype in Europe when it comes to Russian players.

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Hi there! I am Hale Hendrix, a passionate football enthusiast and writer dedicated to uncovering the untold stories of footballers' childhood and biography. With a deep love for the beautiful game, I have spent countless hours researching and interviewing players to bring to light the lesser-known details of their lives.

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