Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh ( rus, Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Бесча́стных, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈɕːasnɨx; born 1 April 1974) is a Russian

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manager and a former player who played as

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. He is an assistant coach with Rodina Moscow. From 1992 to 2003, he played 71 internationals, and featured at two World Cups and

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. With 26 goals, was the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team until surpassed by

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in September 2014. He is also the record goalscorer in the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, with 20 goals for FC Spartak Moscow.

Club career

Beschastnykh's club career that started in 1991, with Beschastnykh playing for Zvezda Moscow,

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, Werder Bremen, Racing Santander, Fenerbahçe, and Kuban Krasnodar. In the 2004–05 season he played for

FC Orel FC Oryol (russian: ФК «Орёл») is a Russian football club based in the city of Oryol. From 2004 to 2006 FC Oryol played in the Russian First Division. History Football has been played in Oryol since 1911. In 1960 a team named '' Lokomoti ...

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(second-level division after Premier Liga). On 15 December 2005, Beschastnykh signed up with another First Division club –

FC Khimki FC Khimki (russian: ФК Химки) is a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. The club returned to the Russian Premier League in the 2020–21 season. History The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, ...

, a well-funded football team from a Moscow suburb, competing for a place in the upper echelon of the Russian championship. In May 2007,

released Beschastnykh. After playing for Kazakh Premier League side

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in 2008, he retired from playing.

International career

For Russia, Beschastnykh scored 26 goals in 71 caps, his first coming in 1992. Until

surpassed him in September 2014, he was the top goalscorer for the Russian national team. One of these goals came in the

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against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the

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tournament, as well as in

.He became the winner

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2003

Coaching career

On 16 October 2019, he was appointed manager of Russian Football National League club

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, with the team in last place in the table. He left Fakel on 5 September 2020.

Personal life

His identical twin Mikhail Beschastnykh also played football professionally.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

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

Honours

* Russian Championship:

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: runner-up 1994–95 *

Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS (Moldova ...

: 1991–92 * Russian Cup: 1993–94, 2002–03 * DFB-Supercup:

Individual *

CIS Cup The Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (russian: Кубок чемпионов Содружества, Кубок Содружества, Кубок чемпионов содружества стран СНГ и Балтии) is a defunct ann ...

top goalscorer: 1994, 2002

References

External links

Vladimir Beschastnykh
at RSSSF
Beschastnykh
at Legioner

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