Vladimir Volkov ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Волков; born 6 June 1986) is a retired professional
footballer
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. Born in Serbia, Volkov represented
Montenegro
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internationally.
Club career
Early career
Born in Serbian capital
Belgrade,
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at FK Radnički Niš official website, 17-1-2017 back then still Yugoslav capital, Volkov started playing football in youth categories of
FK Radnički Beograd
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The club is often referred to as FK Radnički Novi Beograd, although the club is officially named simply as FK Radn ...
when he was seven years old. Later, already as a senior, he played for
FK BSK Borča
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from 2006 to early 2008, when he was moved to
Portimonense
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. After that, Volkov spent the first part of the
2008–09 season with
OFK Beograd
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, before moving to
Moldova
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n champions
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
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in 2009.
Partizan
Volkov was transferred to
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...
before the end of the 2010–11 season, signing a three-year contract on 14 May 2011. He quickly established himself as first choice of coaches
Aleksandar Stanojević
Aleksandar Stanojević ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Станојевић, ; born 28 October 1973) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player.
Playing career
Stanojević started his playing career in Partizan youth squad. ...
and
Avram Grant
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mostly because of his good games in qualification stages of
2011–12 UEFA Champions League.
Mechelen
In summer 2015, Volkov signed a two-year deal with Belgian side
Mechelen. He was officially presented the following day and was given the number 3 shirt.
Lech Poznań
On 30 January 2016 he was loaned to
Lech Poznań on a half-year deal.
Radnički Niš
On 13 January 2017, Volkov signed with
Radnički Niš. The official presentation was on January 17 at club media-center, where Volkov,
Anid Travančić and Ryota Noma were presented as the first signings of the winter-break and crucial reinforcements of Radnički for the second half of the
2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga.
Rad
In January 2019, Volkov joined
FK Rad.
International career
On 4 November 2011, the caretaker of the
Serbian national team Radovan Ćurčić
Radovan Ćurčić (; born 10 January 1972) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
Playing career
Ćurčić started out at his hometown club Javor Ivanjica, before going on to play for OFK Beograd, Gorica (Slovenia), and Borac Čača ...
, called-up Volkov for two friendly matches against
Mexico
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and
Honduras. He debuted on 15 November, playing the full match against Honduras.
Under new FIFA rules, a player who has dual citizenship and has played only one match for one of the two countries can change the decision to play for the other national team. As the Serbian national team "showed no interest", Volkov accepted Brnović's call to join the Montenegrin national team. On 25 May 2012, Volkov made a debut for the
Montenegrin national team as a starter in a friendly match against Belgium. He earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 2015
European Championship qualification match against
Liechtenstein
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.
Personal life
Born in
Belgrade, Volkov grown up in the
urban municipality New Belgrade
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along with
Pavle Ninkov and
Ivan Čvorović. As a coincidence, all of them represented different national teams. Vladimir's paternal great-grandparents migrated from
Russia
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to
Serbia
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in 1917. Besides his native
Serbian, he also speaks
English
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* English people
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,
Portuguese
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and
Russian
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.
[http://www.moldfootball.com/?index=news&news=4134&print=on] As of 2017, he is in a relationship with Serbian singer
Sandra Afrika.
Career statistics
Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol
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Moldovan National Division
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:
2008–09,
2009–10
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Moldovan Cup
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Finals
The finals were:
Goalscorers
Soviet time winners
* 1945: ...
:
2008–09,
2009–10
*
CIS Cup:
2009
Partizan
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Serbian SuperLiga
The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...
:
2011–12,
2012–13
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,
2014–15
References
External links
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Player profile on Serbian National Team pageVladimir Volkovat utakmica.rs
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1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Belgrade
Montenegrin people of Russian descent
Montenegrin people of Serbian descent
Serbian people of Russian descent
Association football fullbacks
Association football wingers
Association football utility players
Serbia and Montenegro footballers
Serbian footballers
Serbia international footballers
Montenegrin footballers
Montenegro international footballers
Dual internationalists (football)
RFK Grafičar Beograd players
FK Železničar Beograd players
FK BSK Borča players
Portimonense S.C. players
OFK Beograd players
FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
FK Partizan players
K.V. Mechelen players
Lech Poznań players
FK Radnički Niš players
FK Rad players
Ermis Aradippou FC players
FK Borac Banja Luka players
Serbian First League players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Moldovan Super Liga players
Belgian Pro League players
Ekstraklasa players
Cypriot First Division players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Montenegrin expatriate footballers
Serbian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Moldova
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbian expatriates in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina