Vladimir Beschastnykh
 Beschastnykh in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward/Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Torpedo Armavir (asst manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991 | Zvezda Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Spartak Moscow | 62 | (35) |
| 1994–1996 | Werder Bremen | 56 | (11) |
| 1996–2001 | Racing Santander | 140 | (28) |
| 2001–2002 | Spartak Moscow | 42 | (21) |
| 2002–2003 | Fenerbahçe | 12 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Kuban | 21 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Dinamo Moscow | 21 | (4) |
| 2005 | Oryol | 22 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Khimki | 42 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Volga Tver | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | Astana | 25 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–2003 | Russia[1][2] | 71 | (26) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2015 | Spartak Moscow (U-21) | ||
| 2016– | FC Torpedo Armavir (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Бесча́стных; IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr jɪvˈgʲenʲɪvʲɪtɕ bʲɪˈɕːasnɨx]; born 1 April 1974) is an association football manager and a former player who played as forward. He works as an assistant manager with FC Torpedo Armavir.
From 1992 to 2003, he played 71 internationals, and featured at two World Cups and Euro 96. With 26 goals, was the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team until surpassed by Aleksandr Kerzhakov in September 2014.[3] He is also the record goalscorer in the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, with 20 goals for FC Spartak Moscow.
Club career
His club career that started in 1991, with Beschastnykh playing for Zvezda Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Werder Bremen, Racing Santander, Fenerbahçe, and Kuban Krasnodar. In the 2004–05 season he played for FC Orel in Russia's First Liga (second-level division after Premier Liga).
On 15 December 2005, Beschastnykh signed up with another First Liga club – FC Khimki, a well-funded football team from a Moscow suburb, competing for a place in the upper echelon of the Russian championship.
In May 2007, FC Khimki released Beschastnykh. After playing for Kazakh Premier League side FC Astana in 2008, he retired from playing.
International career
For Russia, Beschastnykh scored 26 goals in 71 caps, his first coming in 1992. Until Aleksandr Kerzhakov surpassed him in September 2014, he was the top goalscorer for the Russian national team excluding Soviet-era goals (Oleg Blokhin had 42 for the USSR national team). One of these goals came in the 2002 World Cup against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the 1994 tournament, as well as in Euro 96.
International goals
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Family
His identical twin Mikhail Beschastnykh also played football professionally.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak | 1992 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 22 | 9 |
| 1993 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 19 | |
| 1994 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 12 | |
| Werder Bremen | 1994–95 | 29 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 14 |
| 1995–96 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 1996–97 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Racing de Santander | 1996–97 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 10 |
| 1997–98 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 36 | 12 | |
| 1998–99 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 41 | 6 | |
| 1999-00 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 27 | 3 | |
| 2000–01 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 1 | |
| Spartak | 2001 | 12 | 9 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 18 | 13 |
| 2002 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 14 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2002–03 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| Kuban | 2003 | 16 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 1 | |
| Dynamo (Moscow) |
2004 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 |
| 2005 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 14 | 4 | |
| Oryol | 2005 | 22 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 3 |
| Khimki | 2006 | 42 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Volga | 2007 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| Astana | 2008 | 25 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 4 |
| Career | Total | 453 | 124 | 46 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 534 | 150 |
Honours
- Russian Championship: 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001
- Bundesliga: runner-up 1994–95
- Soviet Cup: 1991–92
- Russian Cup: 1993–94, 2002–03
- DFB-Supercup: 1994
References
- ↑ Vladimir Beschastnykh at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh – Goals in International Matches". Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ↑ "Kerzhakov breaks record as Russia thrash Azerbaijan in friendly". Fox Sports. Associated Press. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
External links
- Vladimir Beschastnykh at RSSSF
- Beschastnykh at Legioner
- Player profile (Russian)
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