Andrey Tikhonov

Andrey Tikhonov

With Spartak in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Andrey Valeryevich Tikhonov
Date of birth	16 October 1970
Place of birth	Korolyov, Soviet Union
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Krasnodar (coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1991	Vympel Korolyov
1992	Titan Reutov	15	(8)
1992–2000	Spartak Moscow	191	(68)
2000	Maccabi Tel-Aviv	8	(1)
2001–2004	Krylia Sovetov Samara	98	(19)
2005–2007	Khimki	110	(41)
2008	Krylia Sovetov Samara	28	(7)
2009	Lokomotiv Astana	25	(12)
2010	Khimki	29	(2)
2011	Spartak Moscow	1	(0)
National team
1996–2000	Russia	29	(1)
Teams managed
2011–2012	FC Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2013–2014	FC Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2014–	FC Krasnodar (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Andrey Valeryevich Tikhonov (Russian: Андре́й Вале́рьевич Ти́хонов; born 16 October 1970 in Korolyov, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Russian association football midfielder currently employed as a coach of FC Krasnodar. Tikhonov is well known as Spartak Moscow and Russia national football team player.

Tikhonov was spotted by the then-Spartak manager Oleg Romantsev, while playing for Titan Reutov, in a game against Spartak Moscow reserves. Tikhonov quickly broke into the starting line-up at his new club, becoming a key player at Spartak soon afterwards.^[1] Tikhonov won a total of eight Russian League titles with Spartak, before falling out with Oleg Romantsev. He then had a short loan spell in Israel, before signing a contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara. In February 2001, Tikhonov was training with Southampton, even featuring in one friendly for the club, but no deal was reached, mainly because the player already had a running one-year contract with Krylia Sovetov at the time.^[2]

An icon among Spartak fans, Tikhonov is often viewed as an underachiever on the international stage. He made his international debut in 1996, in a friendly against Malta.

In early 2011, he announced that he would be returning to Spartak Moscow but it was initially unconfirmed whether the 40-year-old midfielder would get playing time or whether he would simply be a coach. Later however, it was confirmed that he would be part of the squad.^[3]

He then started for the red-and-whites in a cup quarter-final game against FC Krasnodar on 20 April 2011. He got a warm reception from the home fans and was substituted off in the second half. On 18 September 2011, Tikonov has played his farewell match as Spartak defeated his former team, Krylya Sovetov, 3–0. Tikhonov made an assist and participated in another attack that ended with a goal before being substituted just before the end of the first half.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 18 September 2011

Club	Div	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Titan Reutov	D3	1992	15	8	3	2	—		18	10
	Total		15	8	3	2	0	0	18	10
Spartak-d Moscow	D3	1992	23	19	2	1	—		25	20
		1993	34	29	1	2	—		35	31
	D4	1994	16	23	—		—		16	23
		1995	4	3	—		—		4	3
	Total		77	74	3	3	0	0	80	77
Spartak Moscow	D1	1992	2	0	—		—		2	0
		1993	7	2	—		1	0	8	2
		1994	20	9	4	0	6	2	30	11
		1995	20	7	1	0	6	1	27	8
		1996	34	16	3	0	8	4	45	20
		1997	24	10	2	1	8	2	34	13
		1998	30	4	4	3	11	4	45	11
		1999	29	19	1	0	8	5	38	24
		2000	25	1	4	0	3	0	32	1
	Total		191	68	19	4	51	18	261	90
Maccabi Tel Aviv	D1	2000–01	8	1	—		—		8	1
	Total		8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
Krylia Sovetov	D1	2001	29	4	4	0	—		33	4
		2002	17	2	2	0	1	0	20	2
		2003	29	9	4	2	—		32	10
		2004	23	4	9	0	—		32	4
	Total		98	19	19	2	1	0	118	21
FC Khimki	D2	2005	41	15	7	4	—		48	19
		2006	42	22	1	0	—		43	22
	D1	2007	28	4	2	0	—		30	4
	Total		111	41	10	4	0	0	121	45
Krylia Sovetov	D1	2008	28	7	1	0	—		29	7
	Total		28	7	1	0	0	0	29	7
Lokomotiv Astana	D1	2009	25	12	—		—		25	12
	Total		25	12	0	0	0	0	25	12
FC Khimki	D2	2010	17	2	1	0	—		18	2
	Total		17	2	1	0	0	0	18	2
FC Spartak Moscow	D1	2011–12	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			571	232	57	15	52	18	680	265

Honours

• 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Russian Premier League winner
• 1995, 2004 Russian Premier League bronze medalist
• 1994, 1998 Russian Cup winner
• 1996 Best Footballer in Russia according to Futbol and Sport-Express
• 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Best left midfielder of Russian Premier League according to Sport-Express
• Scored 8 goals in one game for FC Spartak-d Moscow in a 1993 Russian Second League 8–0 victory over FC Rekord Aleksandrov. That was a Russian professional football record for most goals in one game he shared with Sergey Maslov and Gennady Korkin until Igor Kiselyov scored 10 goals in one game in 2001.^[5][6]
• Russian First Division best player: 2005, 2010.^[7]

References

1. "Крылья Советов" (Самара) – Официальный сайт профессионального футбольного клуба
2. Дневники футболиста / Sports.ru
3. Тихонов может сыграть за «Спартак»
4. Spartak crushed Krylya Sovetov in Tikhonov's farewell match (Russian)
5. МАСЛОВ ПОВТОРЯЕТ ГОЛЕВОЙ РЕКОРД ТИХОНОВА
6. Игорь КИСЕЛЕВ: ВТОРОЙ РАЗ В ЖИЗНИ ЗАБИЛ ДЕСЯТЬ МЯЧЕЙ ЗА ИГРУ
7. Лауреаты сезона 2010–го года

External links

• Biography at Krylia Sovetov's website (Russian)
• Andrey Tikhonov's blog (Russian)
• Tikhonov might play for Spartak (Russian)