Vladimir Volkov ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Волков; born 6 June 1986) is a retired professional

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. Born in Serbia, Volkov represented

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internationally.

Club career

Early career

Born in Serbian capital Belgrade,RADNIČKI PREDSTAVIO POJAČANJA
at FK Radnički Niš official website, 17-1-2017 back then still Yugoslav capital, Volkov started playing football in youth categories of

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when he was seven years old. Later, already as a senior, he played for

FK BSK Borča Fudbalski klub BSK Borča ( sr-cyr, Фудбалски клуб БСК Борча) is a Serbian football club from Borča, City of Belgrade. It is the football club of the Sports Society BSK Borča, ''BSK'' stands for ''Borčanski sportski klu ...

from 2006 to early 2008, when he was moved to

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. After that, Volkov spent the first part of the 2008–09 season with

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburm ...

, before moving to

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n champions

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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

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and

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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

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, called-up Volkov for two friendly matches against

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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

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Personal life

Born in Belgrade, Volkov grown up in the urban municipality

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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

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in 1917. Besides his native Serbian, he also speaks

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and

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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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: 2008–09, 2009–10 *

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: 2008–09, 2009–10 * CIS Cup: 2009 Partizan *

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,

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, 2014–15

References

External links

*
Player profile on Serbian National Team pageVladimir Volkov
at utakmica.rs * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Volkov, Vladimir 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