Denis Borisovich Glushakov (russian: Денис Борисович Глушаков; born 27 January 1987) is a Russian international

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who plays for

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and the Russian national team as a

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and

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Career

Club

From 2005 to 2013, Glushakov played for

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...

. He then joined

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, of which he ultimately became Captain. He was a key figure in its 2016-17 victory in the Russian Premier League, assisting and scoring a number of crucial goals. On 19 June 2019, Glushakov was released from his Spartak contract by mutual consent. This was after a controversy, during which fans accused him of supporting the removal of manager

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, who was the first Spartak manager to win the

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in over a decade. On 29 June 2019, Glushakov signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second, with Akhmat Grozny. On 4 August 2020, Glushakov announced that he left Akhmat. On 1 October 2020, he signed with

. On 8 July 2021, he extended his contract the end of the 2023–24 season, and he remains a key figure in the squad

International

In March 2011, he was for the first time called up to the

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. He made his national team debut on 29 March 2011 in a friendly against

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. On 11 October 2011 he scored his first goal for Russia in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Andorra. He was confirmed for the finalized

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squad on 25 May 2012. He was left on the bench in the first two games, before starting the third group game against

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as Russia was eliminated at group stage. On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. He started all 3 games that Russia played at the tournament. On 15 June 2016, Glushakov scored with a header in a 2–1 defeat against

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. He appeared as a substitute in the first two group games before starting against

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. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up. He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.

Personal life

His uncle Valeri Glushakov was a professional footballer as well.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

Club

;Spartak Moscow *

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* Match Premier Cup:

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Individual

* List of 33 top players of the Russian league: 2013/14.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glushakov, Denis 1987 births People from Millerovsky District Sportspeople from Rostov Oblast Living people Russian footballers Association football midfielders Russia international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players FC Zvezda Irkutsk players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Akhmat Grozny players FC Khimki players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players UEFA Euro 2012 players 2014 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2016 players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players