Igor Valeryevich Shapovalov (russian: Игорь Валерьевич Шаповалов; born 5 February 1985) is a former

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player.

Club career

He made his professional debut for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk on 20 August 2003 in a

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semifinal against

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. On 14 October 2003, he played his second game for Chernomorets in a Russian Cup game against FC Terek Grozny.

Honours

finalist: 2003.

External links

* * 1985 births Living people Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure players FC Sibiryak Bratsk players {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1985-stub