Dmitri Loskov

Dmitri Loskov

Personal information
Full name	Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov
Date of birth	12 February 1974
Place of birth	Kurgan, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1991–1996	Rostselmash	117	(25)
1997–2007	Lokomotiv Moscow	278	(95)
2007–2010	Saturn Ramenskoye	53	(7)
2010–2013	Lokomotiv Moscow	43	(4)
National team
2000–2007	Russia	25	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:50, 13 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov (Russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Лоськов; born 12 February 1974) is a retired Russian footballer who last played for Lokomotiv Moscow.

He was often considered Russia's best playmaker in the late 1990s – early 2000s, along with Spartak Moscow's Egor Titov partly because he is double footed and has a wide range of passing. He is also a renowned set-piece taker and possesses a fierce, stinging shot.

Loskov is the only individual to have played in all 21 Russian seasons since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, with 20 of those seasons having been in the Russian Premier League.^[1] At one time, Loskov held the record for most appearances in Russian Premier League history^[1] (since surpassed by Sergei Semak), and continues to hold Lokomotiv club records for appearances and goals since the formation of the Russian Premier League. He is considered to be a cult figure amongst Lokomotiv fans.

Club career

Rostov

Loskov attended Torpedo Football School in Kurgan in 1983. He moved to Rostov-on-Don football school in 1990 and signed for Rostselmash in 1991. He became a notable midfielder, and Lokomotiv Moscow have shown interest in him, signing a preliminary contract in early 1996. However, Loskov decided to spend one more year with the Rostov club.

Lokomotiv Moscow

In 1997, Loskov transferred to Lokomotiv Moscow. He achieved significant success with the club, winning two Russian Cups, two Russian championships, and becoming the league top goalscorer twice. He played over 200 league matches for Lokomotiv, scoring 100 goals in the Russian Premier League and is the captain of the club since 2006. His high standard of performances has always attracted interest from leading European clubs like Monaco and Tottenham Hotspur. In Europe, Lokomotiv reached the Cup Winner's Cup semi-finals twice (1997–98 and 1998–99) and the Champions League second round (2003–04). Despite being one of the Russian Premier League's most consistent players and contributing with many assists, goals and inspirational performances for Lokomotiv Moscow, he has never showed his best for Russia only managing 25 appearances and 2 goals.

Saturn Ramenskoye

In 2007, Loskov left Lokomotiv for Saturn Ramenskoye, because of a conflict with manager Anatoly Byshovets.

Back to Lokomotiv

On 27 July 2010, Dmitry Loskov signed again for Lokomotiv. Moreover, Loskov will once again play with the symbolic number 10.

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 November 2011

Club	Season	League		Cup		Other[2]		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don	1991	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	4	0
	1992	6	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	11	2
	1993	18	1	2	0	-	-	-	-	20	3
	1994	37	11	3	1	-	-	-	-	40	11
	1995	27	5	1	0	-	-	-	-	28	6
	1996	27	8	1	0	-	-	-	-	41	13
	Total	117	25	8	1	0	0	0	0	144	35
Lokomotiv M.	1997	23	6	0	0	-	-	4	2	27	5
	1998	18	4	3	0	-	-	6	0	27	4
	1999	28	14	2	0	-	-	10	3	40	18
	2000	26	15	4	4	-	-	3	1	33	20
	2001	29	12	4	1	-	-	10	0	43	8
	2002	30	7	0	0	-	-	9	3	39	10
	2003	30	14	2	2	1	0	11	2	44	6
	2004	30	4	6	1	-	-	2	0	38	5
	2005	22	6	0	0	1	1	3	5	26	1
	2006	29	13	3	3	-	-	4	1	36	3
	2007	13	0	4	0	-	-	-	-	17	2
	Total	278	95	28	11	2	1	62	17	370	82
Saturn Moscow Oblast	2007	22	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	22	1
	2008	15	1	2	0	-	-	1	0	27	4
	2009	17	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	30	5
	2010	6	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	38	13
	Total	53	7	3	0	0	0	1	0	57	7
Lokomotiv M.	2010	13	1	0	0	-	-	2	0	18	2
	2011-12	26	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	31	6
	Total	39	4	2	0	0	0	5	0	46	4
Career Totals		487	131	41	12	2	1	68	17	680	148

International

Russia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	3	0
2001	0	0
2002	3	0
2003	5	0
2004	4	1
2005	7	1
2006	3	0
Total	25	2

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2004	Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia	Estonia	4–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	4 June 2005	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Latvia	2–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Fans of Lokomotiv greet Saturn's Dmitri Loskov before the first game of the former captain against his old club

• Russian Premier League
  • Winner: 2 (2002, 2004)
  • Runner-up: 3 (1999, 2000, 2001)
  • 3rd position: 3 (1998, 2005, 2006)
  • Top scorer: 2 (15 goals in 2000, 14 goals in 2003)
• Russian Cup
  • Winner: 3 (1999/00, 2000/01, 2006/07)
  • Runner-up: 1 (1997/98)
• Russian Super Cup
  • Winner: 2 (2003, 2005)
• Recognized by Sport-Express as best player of Russian Premier League 2002.
• Recognized by Sport-Express as best central midfielder of Russian Premier League in 2000 and 2005 and best attacking midfielder in 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  • Semi Final: 2 (1997–1998, 1998–1999)
• UEFA Champions League
  • Second Round: 2 (2003–2004)

References

1. Rogovitski, Dmitri (31 March 2011). "Loskov sets unbreakable Russian record". UEFA.com. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
2. Includes Russian Super Cup

• Railway worker's dossier, Bronepoezd (Russian)
• Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov, loskomotiv.ucoz.ru (Russian)
• Russian Premier League Squads & Stats 2006, rsssf.com
• Russia – Record International Players, rsssf.com
• BBC Sport – Tottenham Hotspurs transfer rumour, news.bbc.co.uk
• World Footballers profile, worldfootballers.com/