Valeri Valentinovich Shmarov (russian: Валерий Валентинович Шмаров) (born 23 February 1965 in

Voronezh Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the ...

) is a Russian former professional

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and currently a coach.

International career

Shmarov made his debut for

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on 23 August 1989 in a friendly against

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. He was not selected for the

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squad.

Personal life

His sons Denis Shmarov and Yegor Shmarov are also professional footballers (in the third-tier PFL).

Honours

Spartak Moscow *

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

: 1987, 1989 Individual *

top scorer: 1990 (12 goals) * Top 33 players year-end list: 1995

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