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1995 In Russian Football
1995 was the fourth season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Club competitions FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz won the league for the first time ever. This was the first season 3 points were awarded for a win instead of two. For more details, see: * 1995 Russian Top League * 1995 Russian First League * 1995 Russian Second League * 1995 Russian Third League Cup competitions The third edition of the Russian Cup, 1994–95 Russian Cup was won by FC Dynamo Moscow, who beat FC Rotor Volgograd in the finals in a shootout 8-7 after finishing extra time at 0-0. Early stages of the 1995–96 Russian Cup were played later in the year. European club competitions 1994–95 UEFA Champions League, 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and 1994–95 UEFA Cup All the Russian participants were eliminated in 1994. 1995–96 UEFA Champions League FC Spartak Moscow won every game in their group, qualifying for the quarterfinals. * Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 In Russian Football
1994 was the third season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Club competitions FC Spartak Moscow won the league for the third time in a row. Lower leagues were re-organized, with second-highest First League converted to one zone and a new professional Third League started. For more details, see: * 1994 Russian Top League * 1994 Russian First League * 1994 Russian Second League * 1994 Russian Third League Cup competitions The second edition of the Russian Cup, 1993–94 Russian Cup was won by FC Spartak Moscow, who beat PFC CSKA Moscow in the finals in a shootout 4-2 after finishing extra time at 2-2. Early stages of the 1994–95 Russian Cup were played later in the year. European club competitions 1993–94 UEFA Champions League FC Spartak Moscow finished the group stage in third place, not qualifying for the semifinals. * March 2, 1994 / Group A, Day 3 / FC Spartak Moscow - FC Barcelona 2-2 (Rodionov Karpin - Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackburn Rovers F
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is the core centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is one of the largest districts in Lancashire, with commuter links to neighbouring cities of Manchester, Salford, Preston, Lancaster, Liverpool, Bradford and Leeds. At the 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of 117,963, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of 150,030. Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011, with 30.8% being people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British. A former mill town, textiles have been produced in Blackburn since the middle of the 13th century, when wool was woven in people's houses in the domestic system. Flemish weavers who settled in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valery Kechinov
Valery Viktorovich Kechinov (russian: Валерий Викторович Кечинов; born 5 August 1974) is a Uzbekistani and Russian former international footballer, who spent the majority of his playing career at Spartak Moscow. Playing career Kechinov was born in Uzbekistan and started his professional career at local Pakhtakor, with whom he won the Uzbek League title, before moving to Moscow. With Spartak, Kechinov won six Russian Premier League titles and one Cup. In 2001, after falling out with Oleg Romantsev, Kechinov spent almost entire season on the bench and at the end of the season signed a deal with Saturn Ramenskoe. Kechinov wasn't the only player to have problems with the Spartak management at that time, earlier other star players such as Ilia Tsymbalar, Andrey Tikhonov, Sergey Yuran, Ramiz Mamedov and Evgeniy Bushmanov were forced to leave the team for similar reasons. After a brief spell at Saturn, Kechinov moved to Shinnik, where he spent the next t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeri Shmarov (footballer)
Valeri Valentinovich Shmarov (russian: Валерий Валентинович Шмаров) (born 23 February 1965 in Voronezh) is a Russian former professional footballer and currently a coach. International career Shmarov made his debut for USSR national football team on 23 August 1989 in a friendly against Poland. He was not selected for the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad. Personal life His sons Denis Shmarov and Yegor Shmarov are also professional footballers (in the third-tier PFL). Honours Spartak Moscow * Soviet Top League: 1987, 1989 Individual * Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ... top scorer: 1990 (12 goals) * Top 33 players year-end list: 1995 References Profile External links * Living people 1965 births Men's association foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasili Kulkov
Vasili Sergeyevich Kulkov (; 11 June 1966 – 10 October 2020) was a Russian footballer. Either a central defender or defensive midfielder, he was best known for his spells at Spartak Moscow and Benfica. Having retired as a player, he continued his work in football as an assistant in various coaching and managerial crews. Diagnosed with brain cancer in 2019, he died on 10 October 2020, aged 54. Club career Kulkov was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. From 1984 until the end of his career he played for a host of clubs in Russia, coming to prominence most notably with hometown's FC Spartak Moscow, from where he left in 1991 for a Portuguese league stint with S.L. Benfica (where he played with countrymen Aleksandr Mostovoi and Sergei Yuran). At Benfica, Kulkov scored two great goals in the 1994 Cup Winners Cup game in Leverkusen to pull Benfica into semi finals. In the 1994–95 season, both Kulkov and Yuran joined FC Porto, being very important figures in the league's conques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game is to participate in the coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shootout. Contrary to what is sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the referee. However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary. At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Onopko
Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (russian: link=no, Виктор Савельевич Онопко; born 14 October 1969) is a Russian football coach and a former defender of Ukrainian origin. He is an assistant coach with FC Rostov and the Russia national football team. He held the record for most international appearances for the Russian national team until 8 September 2015, when he was overtaken by Sergei Ignashevich. Club career Born in Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk), Soviet Union, Onopko's career as a player started in 1986 and finished in 2005; during this time he played for Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow, Real Oviedo, Rayo Vallecano, Alania Vladikavkaz and FC Saturn. International career Although he was eligible to play for Ukraine, Onopko chose to play for Russia and amassed 109 caps (plus 4 for the CIS, including the ones in Euro 92), the first coming in 1992. He played in the 1994 and 2002 World Cups, as well as Euro 96. Onopko was in the preliminary squad for Euro 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramiz Mamedov
Ramiz Mamedov ( az, Ramiz Məmmədov; russian: Рамиз Мамедов; born 21 August 1972) is a retired Soviet and Russian football player of Azerbaijani descent, best known as a defender for Spartak Moscow in the 1990s. Club career Mamedov's career as player started in 1991 and finished in 2003, during this time he played for Spartak Moscow, Arsenal Tula, Krylia Sovetov, FC Dynamo Kyiv, SK Sturm Graz, Volgar-Gazprom and Luch-Energiya. International career As a member of the Russia national under-21 football team, Mamedov competed at the 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in France. They were defeated in the quarter-final by the France. On 17 August 1994, he was called up for the first time to the Russia national football team in a friendly against Austria. Club statistics Honours Club Spartak Moscow *Russian Premier League: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 *Soviet Cup: 1991–92 * Russian Cup: 1993–94, 1997–98 * CIS Cup: 1993 Dynamo Kyiv *Uk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Tsymbalar
Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar (Илья́ Влади́мирович Цымбала́рь; 17 June 1969 – 28 December 2013) was a Ukrainian-Russian professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he represented both Ukraine and Russia on the international level. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and was known for set-piece ability and technique. Career After retiring, Tsymbalar became vice-president of Anzhi Makhachkala, before turning to coach by taking over Spartak's reserve team, moving on to the coaching team of FC Khimki FC Khimki (russian: ФК Химки) is a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. The club returned to the Russian Premier League in the 2020–21 season. History The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki .... In 2006, he became head-coach of FC Spartak-MZhK Ryazan, whom he led to promotion to the Russian First Division. In February 2008, he was named as head coach of FC Nizhny Novgorod. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuriy Nikiforov
Yuriy Valeryevich Nikiforov (alternate spelling Valeriovych; , uk, Юрій Валерійович Никифоров; born 16 September 1970) is a professional football coach and a former player who played mainly as a central defender. Club career Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Soviet Union, Nikiforov started playing professionally with hometown's FC Chornomorets. After one year with FC Dynamo Kyiv in which he appeared solely for the reserves he returned to his first club, playing in the inaugural edition of the Ukrainian Premier League. In early 1993, Nikiforov moved to Russia with FC Spartak Moscow, being an instrumental defensive unit as the capital side won three out of four Premier League titles, with the player also netting regularly. His first abroad experience came with Sporting de Gijón, to where he arrived at the same time as former compatriot Dmitri Cheryshev (he would also share team with another Russian while in Asturias, Igor Lediakhov). After Gijón's releg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Khlestov
Dmitri Alekseyevich Khlestov (russian: Дмитрий Алексеевич Хлестов; born 21 January 1971) is a former Russian football player. Club career He played for FC Spartak Moscow, Beşiktaş J.K. (Turkey), FC Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow and FC Sokol Saratov. After 2008 he played in some amateur teams. International He played for Russia national football team and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Khlestov is one of the two players (along with his former teammate Dmitri Ananko) who won the Russian League 9 times. Honours *Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ... winner in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 * Russian Cup winner in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003 References External linksProfileat RussiaTeam * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Cherchesov
Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov (russian: Станислав Саламович Черчесов, ; os, Черчесты Саламы фырт Станислав, Ĉerĉesty Salamy fyrt Stanislav; born 2 September 1963) is a Russian football manager and former international footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Soviet Union and Russia. He is currently managing Hungarian team Ferencváros. In August 2016 he was appointed as head coach of the Russia national team and helped his team reach the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He was dismissed from the Russian national team after the team was eliminated in the UEFA Euro 2020 group stage. Club career The goalkeeper played 57 matches in the German top-flight for former East German powerhouse Dynamo Dresden a couple of years after reunification between East and West. International career Cherchesov played for Russia at the 1994 World Cup and 1996 Euro. He also was named to the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
