Igor Yevgenyevich Sklyarov (russian: Игорь Евгеньевич Скляров; born 31 August 1966) is a former Russian footballer.
Background
Igor grew up in Russia, playing football his whole life, and eventually got the chance to play in the 1988 Olympics with the USSR. He helped his team win the gold in the Olympics. He won 1 cap for the
Russia national football team
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in 1993.
He married his wife
Natalia Yurchenko
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, who is a 5-time world champion in gymnastics, in November 1988. The family moved to the US in 1999, settling in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania where Igor coached year round football and Natalia was a gymnastics coach. In January 2009, Igor accepted a position with a professional soccer club in Novosibirsk, Russia. Now he lives in Chicago coaching the u-14 team, FC Drive.
Honours
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Soviet Top League bronze: 1990.
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Russian Premier League bronze: 1992, 1993.
European club competitions
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UEFA Cup 1987–88
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with
FC Dynamo Moscow
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: 4 games.
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UEFA Cup 1991–92
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with FC Dynamo Moscow: 4 games.
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UEFA Cup 1992–93
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with FC Dynamo Moscow: 6 games, 2 goals.
Coaching and Training
* Gold Medal winner Men's soccer team, 1988 Olympics, Seoul, Korea
* Pro Player FC "Dynamo", Moscow, 245 Premier League games
* 1998 Evaluator U-18 National Youth Team
* Head Coach, Saucon Valley High School boys team
* Head Coach, ENCO U-17 boys team
* Head Coach, Western Lehigh United U-15 boys team
* Director "Pro Olympic Soccer Program"
* European soccer scout of USA, Present of Spain, Germany, France, England, Ukraine, Russia
Education
* Bachelor's degree in Physical Education
* Diploma of Physical Culture and Coaching
* International Coach License 'B'
* NSCAA Coach License
References
External links
Profileat RussiaTeam
1966 births
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Russia men's international footballers
Soviet men's footballers
Olympic footballers for the Soviet Union
Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Russian Premier League players
FC Dynamo Moscow players
FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players
Sportspeople from Taganrog
Footballers from Rostov Oblast
FC Metallurg Lipetsk players
Olympic medalists in football
FC Taganrog players
Soviet Top League players
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football defenders
FC Spartak Ryazan players
Russian emigrants to the United States
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