Denis Alexeyevich Kolodin (russian: Денис Алексеевич Колодин; born 11 January 1982) is a Russian

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coach and former

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. He was called up to the Russia squad for

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in Austria and Switzerland.

Career

Club

During his career, Kolodin has played for a number of Russian clubs. He started his career at

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where he remained for two years, scoring an impressive fourteen goals in 66 appearances before moving to FC Uralan in 2003. He made 44 appearances for the club and scored three goals. In 2004, he left for Krylia Sovetov, making 39 appearances and scoring two goals. He moved to one of Russia's bigger clubs,

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

in 2005, and has had a successful time there, making 130 appearances and scoring fifteen goals along the way (as of 22 May 2012).

International

Kolodin received his first international call-up for the Russian national team in 2004. As of 21 June 2008 he has made thirteen appearances for the national team .

Euro 2008

Kolodin got the chance to appear in his first major international tournament at

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. He played in all three of Russia's group D matches, against Spain, Sweden and Greece. In the

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against the

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he received a yellow card midway through the second half and was then shown a second yellow in the last minute, meaning a red card. However, the referee reversed his decision after consulting with his assistant on the basis that the ball had gone out of play before Kolodin committed the tackle. This was a controversial and much-debated decision at the time. Russia went on to win the match 3–1 in extra time.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 11 August 2010''

Honors

International

Russia *

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bronze medalist:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolodin, Denis 1982 births Living people People from Kamyshin Russian footballers Russian people of Belarusian descent Russia under-21 international footballers Russia international footballers FC Olimpia Volgograd players FC Elista players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Rostov players FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players FC Sokol Saratov players FC Altai Semey players Russian Premier League players UEFA Euro 2008 players Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Association football central defenders Sportspeople from Volgograd Oblast