Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh ( rus, Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Бесча́стных, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈɕːasnɨx; born 1 April 1974) is a Russian
football manager and a former player who played as
forward. He is an assistant coach with
Rodina Moscow.
From 1992 to 2003, he played 71 internationals, and featured at two World Cups and
Euro 96. With 26 goals, was the all-time goal leader for the
Russian national team until surpassed by
Aleksandr Kerzhakov in September 2014. He is also the record goalscorer in the
Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
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, with 20 goals for
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dyn ...
.
Club career
Beschastnykh's club career that started in 1991, with Beschastnykh playing for Zvezda Moscow,
Spartak Moscow,
Werder Bremen
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,
Racing Santander
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,
Fenerbahçe, and
Kuban Krasnodar. In the 2004–05 season he played for
FC Orel in
Russian First Division (second-level division after
Premier Liga).
On 15 December 2005, Beschastnykh signed up with another First Division club –
FC 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,
FC Khimki released Beschastnykh. After playing for
Kazakh Premier League side
FC Astana in 2008, he retired from playing.
International career
For Russia, Beschastnykh scored 26 goals in 71 caps, his first coming in 1992. Until
Aleksandr Kerzhakov surpassed him in September 2014, he was the top goalscorer for the Russian national team. One of these goals came in the
2002 World Cup
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against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the
1994 tournament, as well as in
Euro 96.He became the winner
Cyprus International Football Tournament 2003
Coaching career
On 16 October 2019, he was appointed manager of
Russian Football National League
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...
club
Fakel Voronezh, 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:
1992,
1993
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,
1994,
2001
*
Bundesliga
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: runner-up
1994–95
*
Soviet Cup
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:
1991–92
*
Russian Cup:
1993–94,
2002–03
*
DFB-Supercup:
1994
Individual
*
CIS Cup top goalscorer: 1994, 2002
References
External links
Vladimir Beschastnykhat RSSSF
Beschastnykhat Legioner
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beschastnykh, Vladimir
1974 births
Living people
Soviet footballers
Soviet Union under-21 international footballers
Russian footballers
Russia under-21 international footballers
Russia international footballers
Bundesliga players
SV Werder Bremen players
FC Spartak Moscow players
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
FC Kuban Krasnodar players
La Liga players
Racing de Santander players
1994 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 1996 players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
Association football forwards
Russian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Germany
FC Zhenis Astana players
Russian Premier League players
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
FC Dynamo Moscow players
FC Khimki players
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Süper Lig players
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Russian twins
Twin sportspeople
FC Oryol players
Footballers from Moscow
Russian football managers
FC FShM Torpedo Moscow players
FC Fakel Voronezh managers