Igor Mihailovich Shalimov (russian: Игорь Михайлович Шалимов; born 2 February 1969) is a Russian

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manager and former player. During his playing career, he played as a

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, primarily in the wide position.

Playing career

Shalimov started his playing career in

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. After a few seasons with Spartak Moscow he transferred to

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. He transferred to

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. He has also played in the Italian

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for

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and

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, as well as

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in Germany and

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in Switzerland. He was a member of the USSR national team which participated in the

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. After the dissolution of the

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he represented the unified

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team at the European Championship held in Sweden. He was one of a number of players who refused to play for then-coach

Pavel Sadyrin Pavel Fyodorovich Sadyrin (russian: Павел Фёдорович Садырин; 18 September 1942 – 1 December 2001) was a Soviet and Russian footballer and manager. Career Sadyrin played as a midfielder for Zvezda Perm and Zenit Leningra ...

at the

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. Two years later, in 1996, he became a member of the Russia national team for the European Championship held in England. Shalimov ended his playing career in Napoli after being banned for two years for testing positive for

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, a banned steroid substance. He has claimed that an anabolic, containing nandrolone was given to him while he was hospitalized in Moscow, to stop an internal bleeding.

Managerial career

Shalimov was appointed manager of Russia women's national team in 2008, before being promoted to deputy sporting director for national teams and selection at the Russian Football Union in 2011. He was dismissed as the manager of

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on 2 April 2018. On 5 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with

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. He left Khimki on 2 April 2019, with the team in 14th place and three points out of relegation zone. On 30 September 2019, he was hired by

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club

Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

. He left Akhmat on 26 July 2020 as his contract expired. On 10 August 2021, he was hired by Russian Premier League club Ural Yekaterinburg. Shalimov was dismissed by Ural on 8 August 2022 after losing the first 4 games in the

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season.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Soviet Union's and Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shalimov goal.''

Honours

Player

Spartak Moscow *

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Inter Milan *

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: 1993–94 USSR U21 *

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References

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